When I was in middle school, Battle.net was our main tool of communication. I hung out in channels with my friends from school and we chatted and played together. Diablo and ICQ were our way of texting.
I guess the comparison is fair if it's based on the social interaction without face-to-face engagement. People would have been on the phone for hours but that used to be prohibitively expensive. Other people from school hung out on the basketball court and smoked weed, not really a great alternative either. I know it's a false dichotomy but those were my relevant options at the time.
I guess the comparison is fair if it's based on the social interaction without face-to-face engagement. People would have been on the phone for hours but that used to be prohibitively expensive. Other people from school hung out on the basketball court and smoked weed, not really a great alternative either. I know it's a false dichotomy but those were my relevant options at the time.