Steve
@sdv.eth
I remember being 11 combing through Lissa Explains it All trying to understand HTML tables. I remember being 13 on a forum asking how to put Corpse Explosion (a Diablo 2 spell) into a custom map on Warcraft 3 and a kind stranger named Shimrra patiently explaining how to code it line by line and answering all my naive questions. I remember being 14 on MySpace in an HTML Experts group seeing numerous people pushing the limits of what could be done with profile pages, sharing their learnings, while taking time to help others like myself troubleshoot their own problems. I was just a lost kid with an internet connection and silly ideas. I found my path with the help of many kind strangers online. Not to mention the countless free resources I relied on and still do to this day. I long thought there was a selfish reason for my desire to be helpful, a desire to be liked. But upon reflection I think I've engrained my gratitude for these strangers by trying to pay it all forward; if even to just another lost kid.
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elle
@riotgoools
i remember distinctly when i realized that the information i wanted was more accessible on the internet than at school. i had a hard time staying engaged in school but for some reason i loved learning things via the internet. i think it was bc it was bc u could feel that all these strangers really just enthusiastically wanted to share their knowledge
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Steve
@sdv.eth
100%. I went to public school and enthusiasm was a dice roll. I had a few wonderful teachers who put all they had into their students, and conversely some teachers that were just babysitting to collect a paycheck.
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elle
@riotgoools
i had a few good teachers too. i don't blame them for my lack of interest. it's a hard job trying to engage everyone ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Steve
@sdv.eth
They're now teaching in nightmare mode now with phones + tiktok + overly stimulated kids ( ✖ ︿ ✖ )
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