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How heterosexual couples met in the US (files.catbox.moe)

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[–] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 20 points 5 months ago (4 children)

What is the definition of "online" for this chart? The first website wasn't even up until 1991, so how can the line start at 1980?

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 30 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Grandpa was trolling DARPAnet for skanks.

[–] I_am_10_squirrels 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Soon to be a custard fist comic

[–] CustardFist@feddit.nl 2 points 5 months ago

Hmmm…. 🤔

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

BBS'es and Fidonet through modem were there before the web.

Don't think many found each other on BBS's but at least they could download low res porn.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 6 points 5 months ago

In the early 1980s, ASCII porn :) NSFW: GIRL82.TXT, ripped by Usagi Electric

[–] thomas@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 months ago

It's a survey, so it relies on the surveyed to tell accurately the date they meet and how, so I won't be surprised that the line here is incorrect.

Or maybe they refer to using classified ads in the newspaper or over of those "romantic meeting agency" (I don't know the name in English, in French it is agence de rencontre) that existed back in the day

[–] dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago

University hosted BBS in 1989 here.