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The generations that follow Millennials will never know the joy of hearing dial up internet, reading song lyrics as away messages, and setting alarms with the speakers on high to rush back from the TV because your crush has logged on.

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Kiss you childhood goodbye because AIM is officially on death row and there’s nothing you can do about it.

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She was scared of speaking, and so she got buzzed to talk. She wrote papers tipsy, too. Her hands trembled in the flesh and blood spaces. Her finger tips went blue, pressed tightly against the things she had read and reread.

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AOL Instant Messenger, or AIM as it is known by anyone who has ever used it, was much more than a communication tool.

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Let’s be nostalgic today!

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“Are you sure you can handle it?” she questioned.

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Maybe it’s just me, but love just doesn’t seem real unless the interactions are taking place somewhere that necessitates some actual human decency.