I also personally witnessed multiple friends who dropped out of college due to IRC addiction in the early 1990s.
I am curious if anyone else has a similar memory of IRC.
How quaint
Care to elaborate?
I also knew people who had MUD addictions.
These were very similar to how in later years people became addicted to Second Life or EverQuest and essentially dropped out of society.
I don't know if there is a modern-day equivalent, to be honest.
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