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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by dragonwriter on Thursday January 05, 2023 @06:26PM (#34268483)
> Gen X are those that didn't have any digital connectivity while growing up.

My (parents’) CompuServe and (due to living in the Central Valley but most of the BBS’s I had info on being in the Bay) phone bills fron the 1980s tell a very different story.

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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by ttymck on Thursday January 05, 2023 @06:46PM (#34268702)
I think the OP was referring to majority or plurality of Gen X, not necessarily dragonwriter's, or Central Valley's experience.
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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by t-writescode on Thursday January 05, 2023 @08:32PM (#34269770)
Cool story.

My family didn't have internet until around 1998

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