I got the Internet in 2006. I feel like I missed out on so much :(<p>Invest anti-establishmentarianism and experiment with psuhing your own boundaries, and get rewarded with access to this totally new new <i>thing</i> - technology - that was everywhere, powering the world, and Important(TM)...<p>I can totally understand how that would be quite attractive :)<p>That said, this author seems to have had a bit of a lucky break with the authorities, and I can&#x27;t say I (or my family) would be particularly enthusiastic to have to deal with this side of things.<p>But I guess the fact that it was a two-sided coin added to the attractiveness in a way.