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[-] MehBlah@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Because the internet didn't exist in the 90's. /s

Edit: I think I get it. OP didn't exist in the 90's.

[-] SleeplessCityLights@programming.dev 8 points 5 months ago

Search engines did not work that great back then and without imdb or wikipedia, there was`t concentrated places to see headshots of people that did something interesting.

[-] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 months ago

before google & wikipedia we used the CIA factbook and Ask Jeeves 😄

[-] myotheraccount@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Fotos were rare, and it took forever to download them

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