This is what life was like before the internet

The World Wide Web (www) was created by English scientist Tim Berners-Lee in 1989. If it was a person, it'd probably be just out of university and working a 9-to-5.

And yet, in a short space of time the very fabric of our interactions with one another, the way we get our news and even watch films and series has changed irrevocably.

In light of that, there’s a new hashtag to get you through to the end of the week: #BeforeTheInternetExisted.

It does what it says on the tin. And it’s brilliant.

Here are some highlights:

It's like a warm bath of nostalgia, isn't it?

Okay, so now we just feel old.

Ancient.

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