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Max Rose
is on page 109 of 336
Very long chapter that was all about categorizing the different waves of internet users. Interesting to learn that age is not the only factor but otherwise I was a little bored and had trouble keeping up with the taxonomy. Still very interesting and filled with great paragraphs about how different generations use “lol” or an ellipses.
— May 13, 2026 10:22AM
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Max Rose
is on page 133 of 336
Still good but the chapters are very long and sometimes the author will spend 5 pages on something from the 90’s or 2000’s and it’s harder to relate to.
— 52 minutes ago
Max Rose
is on page 85 of 336
The first wave of internet users went online to “meet” or talk to strangers. The next wave(s) went online to talk to their friends.
— May 12, 2026 12:04PM
Max Rose
is on page 40 of 336
Very good so far! One fact I’ll remember for a while: women are almost always the leaders of “linguistic change”. Meaning they pick up on, adopt, create, and spread new ways of speaking far more than men.
— May 04, 2026 06:05PM
