True Confessions of Internet Addicts in the Late '90s

[@prorobloxgamer5509]

Using the internet a lot in the 90s is called addiction. Using the internet a lot today is normal

[@Zeldarw104]

True! That's what I needed to hear, I guess I'm not addicted then. 🤔😏

[@xaylink2221]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ItzSonic69]

Pro Roblox Gamer lol

[@ceil5001]

So true

[@findlayjohns8165]

I think the same

[@mylifeisamememylifeispathe3140]

Lol they should see 2018 now 😬

[@asielmilian38]

MY LIFE IS A MEME MY LIFE IS PATHETIC Agree. Internet addiction is alot worst now.

[@Username-or9nr]

Your profile picture and username is the description of the internet now

[@asielmilian38]

User name True.

[@ohohvalerie]

MY LIFE IS A MEME MY LIFE IS PATHETIC 5.

[@angelinamangless9536]

This video was posted in 2018

[@fastfoodpitstops]

Remember when meeting someone 'online' was taboo? That's so 2010

[@DorkyGirl]

I met my husband online in the 90's. We have been married now for 14 years.

[@ntyrtypicalgranny9047]

On-line dating is desperation ! Regardless .

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

@@ntyrtypicalgranny9047 Cause in the South you have nothing but cousins to choose from 😁😁

[@lindsaydale307]

Ntyrtypical Granny ! It’s harder for people from my generation to find someone

[@WithoutRemorse12]

Actually they had online dating before 2010. If you mean on social media. Then that makes sense.

[@MitchellHang]

Who else thought that keyboard at the beginning sounded nice?

[@cosmictsunami]

Yup

[@saidcarrys2077]

Mitchell Hang yup

[@ydur-r4274]

ASMR

[@davidmunoz99]

_ASMR_

[@ohohvalerie]

I'd always hunt out the loudest keyboard in computer class

[@danbardos3498]

To be fair, half the time you were just waiting for the dial-up.

[@greenbean421]

Dan Bardos hahha

[@SuHaz-x2z]

😂😂😂

[@LacoteCohen]

Lol

[@EyeMemoryLane]

First time trying to connect always failed 😫

[@reyleondelaselva1789]

By the time I logged on, I'd forget why I was going online in the first place.

[@RudieObias]

The '90s had no idea how much we'd be addicted to the internet today. Also, 30 hours a week is nothing. The internet is my job, so I'm at 60-70 hours a week. Maybe more. In fact, I'm on the internet right now!

[@Mf7d89]

I'm 100 hours. It's my job too as a writer

[@steventopper9310]

@@Mf7d89 2 Sweet!

[@littlekernel]

I can’t go too long on the internet or else I get a headache, literally, not metaphorically

[@williambabin7350]

@@Mf7d89 lmao you telling me you spend 14.28 hours a day online? Thats like waking getting on at 7 in the morning and getting off at 9:10 at night...

[@ollac3758]

Lilly Rose actually you don’t write too much, don’t you

[@greysonheart5309]

god they would lose there minds if they saw 2018 (can’t wait for someone to one up this comment in the future

[@saidcarrys2077]

Greyson Heart god they would lose there minds if they saw 2038(can’t wait for someone to one up this comment in the future

[@greysonheart5309]

* MickeyBluu * lol i ment like in the actual future but that’s a good joke

[@Z.L.K.]

Greyson Heart hi from the future

[@sel7547]

God they would lose there minds if they saw 2019 (can’t wait for someone to one up this comment in the future

[@jacob-cs5fx]

@@sel7547oh tyeah sernea thats mne bobby j elvis from the fututre i detect you serena yayuhhhhh

[@emvvehicles_8]

Internet addicts still exist today, but in the form of smaller computers that you can also make phone calls with!

[@afganstealyourmanooooo9745]

Isn't that considered a phone?

[@gameshowguy2000]

Not to mention tablets.

[@ppabai8069]

@@afganstealyourmanooooo9745 Great observation!

[@miyooki3656]

@@afganstealyourmanooooo9745 No it's called an Android!

[@afganstealyourmanooooo9745]

Kiro The Otaku is that sarcastic aha

[@A7md-r9j]

I already know some of you didn't know Inside Edition was this old.

[@laura-pg3js]

I Live Under Your Bed OH IT’S OLD I TELL YOU

[@leeluv96]

Inside Edition still comes on.

[@evanpyle3174]

leeluv96 dumbass

[@IamArealLifeUnicorn]

Where’s debrah norval??? 😭 or Lisa guratro. Jim morray????? Sad...

[@deadchannel3610]

It’s been running for 32 years lol

[@sunnyskies8690]

Man I miss the 90s. These were the simple days. Now everyone is addicted to their cell phones. Lol

[@andalusiacadiz9986]

Me, too! I miss even the 80's; music, clothes, cars, food (yes, food!), everything! Those were the good ole days.

[@sunnyskies8690]

Amen they were

[@andalusiacadiz9986]

I am still using a 2009 Blackberry cell phone!...lol..I don't have to worry about someone tracking me down, or hack into my personal info.. It has not app's. Don't have any social media, or any info to be used against me!

[@asielmilian38]

Mrs. Yo mama Agree and I wish I lived in the 90s.

[@asielmilian38]

andalusia cadiz I wish I lived in the 80s. They had a much better president better president we have now.

[@toreyphillips878]

I missed the 90's too and I grew up in the 90's and I can't believe the Internet is about oldest me..!!!! 30 wow.

[@ChuckKeough]

I thought my biography got leaked!!

[@masonbeaton6384]

7 hours a week ahaha lol that’s nothing

[@Radio-sg3dh]

Rookie numbers

[@viggo.1901]

Thats one day for me

[@Vincent-rr8uw]

I spend 9 hours a day on my phone :/

[@4ElementGirl]

Back then that was excessive

[@callies4105]

i spend over 12 hours on my phone everyday lmfao

[@owenwalker1774]

The internet is a dangerous addiction. SAYS THE TV!!! Lol

[@jackster9785]

7 hours a week?? Dang that’s how much I’m on it per day lol

[@user-rt2ff1ut5h]

HAHAHA SAME I just checked and my average screen time per day is 8hrs 😭

[@Hoesphhoestarr]

Y'all tryna hide her face we all know that's Eleanor from Alvin and the chipmunks

[@RazCloset]

30 hours a week?! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I know people that beat that by Wednesday!

[@fad3dsloth501]

BEING AN ADDICT TO THE INTERNET?!

[@xman2738]

To be honest being an internet addict these days is better than being a social media addict.

[@nicholasp9041]

Kuznetsov yeet

[@Diana-yz6zx]

Isn’t everyone??

[@flashking107]

There were internet in 90s

[@bimbotm5789]

YOUR SO DUMB

[@HitmanTyHearns]

flash king 😂😂😂

[@SpironAnthonBriton]

you're* lmao

[@symbiotex3027]

@@SpironAnthonBriton lmao* lol

[@logangivens9483]

There was grammar in 2018?

[@arletteruiz7943]

I literally got rid of my social media now I'm addicted to KZbin Lmaoo

[@Blue-kz3vf]

Funny, now most of us would be considered internet addicts since we have it so easily accessible to the palm of our hands and frequently check. 🤷‍♀️

[@steventopper9310]

some people use AOL Dial-Up it hasn't went out of style yet!

[@lexiibug02]

"Internet addict" on only 30 hours a week. That's 4 hours a day. WEAK

[@Mr_Sandman-s3q]

About 5.6

[@doraluffy]

@@Mr_Sandman-s3q can you calculate?

[@HarryOsbornArt]

Inside edition for LIFE!

[@reyleondelaselva1789]

Legend says, Steve's wife is still online to this day. And she's the only AOL user left.

[@steventopper9310]

It remains a mystery!

[@RayMak]

Now this addiction has become norm

[@davidmanevski3226]

You should be on top comments section

[@ozzie2573]

7 hours a week?? Pfffft, it’s all about that 7 hours a day

[@4ElementGirl]

Then again, there wasn't a whole lot back then

[@mrmysterycake]

Now it's our mobile phones.

[@steventopper9310]

This addiction still exists! Everyone nowadays is hooked on the internet. Anyone else miss 1998? Fun year to live in! Simple times when being young was the it factor.

[@mrmysterycake]

@@steventopper9310 Runescape

[@xpaigemonax6113]

It's crazy how back then it was called an addiction but now it's the norm💀💀

[@nooraqueen2716]

When your born in 2000 and can’t remember not having the internet 😂

[@BF2042Pro]

7 hours a week was “normal” now people use it 7 hours a day

[@ramonabdiel10]

Lol this got recommended to me on the 30th anniversary of the internet

[@squirrel6102]

I just checked my weekly total and it’s doubled! 30 hours is nothing.

[@duckly5362]

“You got mail” god that brings back memory’s

[@MechNinji]

Congrats! You're no longer alone, we're all addicts now!!! 😃😃😃

[@angelagrayson222]

OK, Yea back then people may have spent several hours per day on the internet but half of that time was waiting for dial up, getting booted off bc your mom uses the phone line and having to dial up again, and waiting for pages to load inch by inch down the page.

[@steventopper9310]

That's the late 90's for you! We played outside most of the time and other times we spent hours online. Anyone else miss using AOL Dial-Up? We also had those chat rooms! Epic times from the late 90's.

[@avrahamvidal4255]

steven topper Lol 😂

[@steventopper9310]

@@avrahamvidal4255 Love this video miss the late 90's great memories of being a youngster!

[@gabrieleb05]

lmao, I wasn’t born in 1996. IM A YOUNG LAD

[@Dragonspawn24]

Just Gabi same

[@vexxcon8125]

Me too

[@ertertwert1]

I wonder if what became of jaime. She probably overdosed on emails

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

Who cares, she can't spell her name right😁

[@constanceaurora9513]

Yes, anyone know what happened to the lady?

[@0ptimal]

It's crazy, the internet has become a massive part of our everyday existence, but it's still so new. The whole world has dove in head first, yet no one knows where this goes. I remember like yesterday the days of AOL. Now look at us. What will it look like in 30 more years? Incomprehensible.

[@willyjoerockhead]

I miss getting an AOL CD in the mail every month...I wonder why they stopped sending them.

[@lonemaus562]

Almost 2022 and it’s getting worse lol people don’t even want to meet up in person anymore

[@kimoras.1937]

In the 21st Century everyone’s an internet addict

[@tapatioborracho]

They call him Steve, but show his face lol. And the other lady hides her face as if she is on witness protection 😂

[@dynamitedingo7720]

The internet is such a useful tool and it customized to what you want which is a reason it keeps your attention

[@sistersquad2937]

Most kids now in 2019 don’t even know about these computers 😂🤔

[@Patrick19833]

Most kids now use the internet on their smartphones than on a real computer.

[@DizzieDaCrazzie88]

and 20's years later they're still using AOL dialup on that same computer in their parents basement

[@steventopper9310]

AOL Dial-Up is still around people still use it! My grandmother uses AOL for e-mail only. Amazing how good we have it now! Back them people were addicted to the internet like crazy in the late 90's anyone else agree?.

[@avrahamvidal4255]

steven topper WOW 😮, WTF , Really, Lol 😂

[@HD-fd7tn]

considering the internet was fairly new at this point i'm surprised it had this affect on people this early

[@averagejoe9249]

I get up everyday to notifications on my phone. I check my emails and catch up on the news. According to the experts from the nineties, my life is destroyed, LOL

[@TheRealityPlugg]

RIP THE 90'S, SUCH A UNIQUE TIME ♥️

[@daveninava]

Yeah Me too Man

[@froylangarcia1303]

1996 "late 90's?" More like "Mid 90's"

[@kameafourstar1037]

*lol. have they not seen 2019?* 💀🤔😂

[@Menntes]

Then: most people spend 7 hours a week on the computer Me: you mean a day?

[@selener4336]

I remember these computers “U GOT MAIL.”

[@cosmokramer4703]

I bet the addiction got her not much longer after this. RIP Jaime

[@michaylaariel]

i bet she would flip if she found out there is a iPhone XR

[@Catsandgraffiti]

"She often spends up to 30 hours a week online." Uh, that's the norm now. If not more. Haha

[@TLDOtaku445]

I’m addicted to the cyberspace

[@NathanJReal]

Welp, were all interholics now.

[@srpk_khin]

Me too

[@MikeHawk-tj3dz]

I remeber there were CD's that you could put in your conputer and would get internet trials for a month.

[@clementine9187]

"Steve" won't say his real name but he'll show his face?! and his Home address?!?! lol wtf?????? Sure.

[@sh444.n]

Tuesday lmao

[@lyhaohao3441]

I like your username

[@clementine9187]

Hey Thanks Kxxwii Msp

[@lyhaohao3441]

Tuesday ywwww

[@mckenziemoore1996]

"YOU GOT MAIL "😂😂😂😂😂

[@ogadan3296]

"You got mail"

[@rosecherono5689]

Nowdays I don't even look at my laptop for month 😅,due to smartphones.

[@nehsangbong7259]

That you got mail voice brings back that nostalgic feel like for real. 😌

[@ashtenlastname4045]

.... she does 30hrs a week phew i do 100hrs ez

[@indhiraelsevyfgarcia6430]

They should find these ppl and interview them again. how do they style their hair now? what apps do they use? is the dad neglecting his children bcs of tinder? did his wife create tinder or bumble? wild thoughts....

[@ramonabdiel10]

Happy 30th anniversary internet 🎉

[@_jaydennrivera_]

You’ve got mail 😂

[@ollynamira]

We can't even say someone addicted to the internet nowadays, because we literally use it everyday.

[@prankgirl9112]

30 hours a week was addicted? We stare at our phones 30 hours every 2 days.

[@WithoutRemorse12]

When i was a teenager we had dial up. I would get bored after a couple of hours and do something else.

[@piznoctsauo8141]

30 hours a week? Come on, the average Human in 2020 is on the internet 30 hours an hour!

[@WPm.p.3]

That gaming setup holy

[@ashleyp243]

Gross. I'm glad technology has come such a long way since then.

[@alexsmith1207]

Life is more boring now, cant go out anymore lol. No parties, heh

[@RobinAlbatroz]

Things don't get better you just slowly accept them- anonymous

[@thericola]

30 hours is nothing now lol

[@squirrel6102]

I just checked my weekly total for the last week it says 60 lol

[@lexy4983]

I miss that. You've got mail!

[@heatherbilly4223]

0:38 I remember CompuServe. 😂. “The average user logs on 7 hours a week.” That’s nothing compared to today 😄. With WiFi/high speed internet. Dial up internet could take 10 minutes to load one page. Many people today would not have the patience for that.

[@Osterochse]

30 hours a week? Guys, I am spending 30 hours a day on the internet. :o

[@locagringabvc1365]

You got mail 😂

[@alliegrace2933]

Loca Valdivia Scooby-Doo😂

[@ChubChub_yes]

Were all addicted to the internet!😂

[@javierhernandezpozos9597]

You’ve got mail

[@Tt-di4mz]

Am I the only one who things 25 hours a week isn't that bad? I'm on my phone at least several hours a day and I don't see a problem with it 😂

[@vimos.9996]

Allison Kelly same, I do 30 hours a day and think it’s an okay time

[@steventopper9310]

@@vimos.9996 Social media has ruined this generation for the worse miss the late 90's we had video stores record stores landlines VHS tapes VCR's thing's were very simple than now!

[@_nom_]

"Do you lose track of time when you're online?" The most likely cause is alien abduction.

[@phlarbus7821]

I lowkey didn't know that inside Edition was this old

[@Itz_Ashley11]

Same i was surprised

[@jainysail2941]

Nah its the opposite for me, i thought inside edition were a thing since the 1880s.

[@lindsaydale307]

I just realized the internet is 9 years my senior

[@briannalopez8166]

Cant say I'm shocked everyone is addicted to the internet/phone

[@izzrax8113]

“You got mail”

[@AngjeloJano-ho4kb]

U GOT MAIL

[@michael85225]

That's normal now except we use the internet on a phone.

[@shacking6794]

My strange addiction:

[@aries2257]

The doctor died RIP.

[@pokadontus6040]

If 7 hours a week is considered addiction then I need a support group

[@quentinmanson3287]

2:45 did you see the chair he was sitting on!?! OUCH!

[@37Dayzzz]

...Its just fold out chair.

[@steventopper9310]

@@37Dayzzz I'm sure Steve uses it and uses that desk top computer it remains a mystery as to if he's still alive what he's up to and how his wife's doing nowadays!

[@razzzero9606]

What is that? A box that had screen? Nah I'm just joking

[@graciefecik9019]

Dude I spend more than 30 hours a week on my phone

[@sidraejaz8173]

2019: internet? Hahahahahaha...

[@MisterWhatWhat]

I miss AOL chat rooms 😆

[@777denmark]

I guess I must be addicted to Inside Edition. I check it daily for new stories😆

[@bretts5571]

Now everyone is glued to their phones

[@craftitcoco989]

90s:7 hrs a week 10s:7 hrs a day or more 30s:"who keeps track of time when u can be on youtube"