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BleedingTeal t1_j1nafcn wrote

Not to mention that Google was founded in 1998. Prior to Google there really wasn’t an easy way to search out knowledge, let alone e-commerce being a thing. But the first credited search engine that I know of is Archie, which was created in 1990. This story takes place 6 years before I was born: in 1975. Either this story is completely fabricated, or the names & details have been changed to protect the innocent. Such as the “dad” in the story is actually OP, and this story actually happened within the last few years.

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not-my-day-job t1_j1nogy0 wrote

OP wasn’t saying they googled it at the time, they’re suggesting the reader should google it to find out what the item looks like

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AspenRiot t1_j1nip6g wrote

So? None of these things are mentioned in the story.

FWIW I'm slightly suspicious of the writer's story, but not because of... the age of Google and e-commerce?

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MangosArentReal t1_j1nzcwq wrote

>Not to mention that Google was founded in 1998. Prior to Google there really wasn’t an easy way to search out knowledge, let alone e-commerce being a thing.

Re-read the post. OP is telling Redditors to Google it. He didn't say they Googled it in 1975.

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