I cannot imagine people (or at least tech people) didn't have life altering experiences at the dot com bubble times. I was 9 when I logged onto my first bbs begin 80s and in coming years I started to believe that was far more important than plumbing. You could make friends, exchange software, plan meetups etc all without leaving my desk. When internet came, I definitely would've had that, if this was needed, if it meant crapping in the bushes.