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most impactful tech moments in(...) 09/02/25(Tue)11:57:22 No.106463932

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most impactful tech moments in your life Anonymous 09/02/25(Tue)11:57:22 No.106463932 Archived

These are moments where I distinctly remember thinking that this will truly change the way I live:

>1999: Dad bought a PlayStation 1 with some games, 6 year old me - realized I could play games endlessly without having to pay (only knew arcades)

>2006: discovered Google Images - I was a hardcore weeb and enjoyed drawing at the time and recorded Dragon Ball Z episodes on VHS, so that I could trace them on paper - realized I could now look at any picture I wanted whenever I wanted.

>2007: discovered Skype - realized I could talk endlessly with my group of friends without having to pay a phone bill

>2007: discovered YouTube - realized that I could now watch whatever I wanted whenever (entire movies, shows etc. back then noone gave a fuck about copyright)

>2010: bought iPod Touch 4th generation - first time with a camera - realized I would never have to carry a camera with me ever again, only had a some crappy Sony Ericsson before. Also realizing I could use a practically infinite amount of Apps anywhere at anytime without carrying a handheld or Laptop.

>2023: discovered ChatGPT 3.5 - coworker introduced me to - realized I could now do a bulkload of work in an instant

>2024: discovered Dall-E 3 - as a hobby artist, I realized I could now conceptualize ideas in an instant or generate inspiration for my projects (color palettes, composition...)

>2025: discovered Gemini 2.5 / Whisk feature: again as a hobby artist, I realized I could composit pictures with my own assets and an insane accuracy

I distinctly remember all these moments thinking "WOAH, holy shit!".

Anonymous
09/02/25(Tue)12:32:30 No.106464246

Anonymous 09/02/25(Tue)12:32:30 No.106464246

kliaro

Anonymous
09/02/25(Tue)12:44:35 No.106464359

Anonymous 09/02/25(Tue)12:44:35 No.106464359

>>106463932
>~2012: discovered redtube

Anonymous
09/02/25(Tue)12:51:35 No.106464423

Anonymous 09/02/25(Tue)12:51:35 No.106464423

>2014: discovered you could... le tinker with computer stuff

i'm a zoomer, okay?

Anonymous
09/02/25(Tue)12:57:08 No.106464473

Anonymous 09/02/25(Tue)12:57:08 No.106464473

When I was like 12 or something I got one of those fake virus alert popups that give you a phone number to a scam call center. I called it but because I was 12 and didn't have any money they didn't want anything to do with me and just kept telling me to get my parents. I very quickly realized that they were complete fucking morons so I gave up and taught myself how to use Linux instead.

Anonymous
09/02/25(Tue)12:57:28 No.106464474

Anonymous 09/02/25(Tue)12:57:28 No.106464474

>>106463932
You weren't paying for shit at 14 and youtube wasn't netflix back then.

Anonymous
09/02/25(Tue)13:17:56 No.106464664

Anonymous 09/02/25(Tue)13:17:56 No.106464664

>>106463932
>I'm an artist
no, you're not. you're a prmopt monkey that anyone can be

Anonymous
09/02/25(Tue)13:30:23 No.106464784

Anonymous 09/02/25(Tue)13:30:23 No.106464784

>>106464474
>most impactful tech moments in your life

my parents were you fucking retard.

Anonymous
09/02/25(Tue)13:31:24 No.106464796

Anonymous 09/02/25(Tue)13:31:24 No.106464796

>>106464664
shut up you have no clue what you're talking about

Anonymous
09/02/25(Tue)14:56:07 No.106465555

Anonymous 09/02/25(Tue)14:56:07 No.106465555

2024: I discovered fourchan!

Anonymous
09/02/25(Tue)15:04:34 No.106465654

Anonymous 09/02/25(Tue)15:04:34 No.106465654

>>106465555
Checked
>>106463932
Probably when my dad gave me his hand-me-down iphone 5 ts was peak didn't even need anything to prop it up