31 Times People Were Traumatized By the Internet As Kids
The internet’s a cesspool now, but believe it or not, it used to be much, much worse. Terrifying stuff was only a click away, and an ad blocker couldn’t keep you from a barrage of beheadings and definitely illegal animal-related videos.
One Redditor was even traumatized by doing something as simple as shopping for a new bike. He booted up his trusty ol’ Internet Explorer and went to visit the DICK’s Sporting Goods site to see their extensive selection of two-wheelers. Unfortunately, the popular chain didn’t always own dicks.com. I think you know what he ended up seeing instead.
Other Redditors joined the virtual support group and shared the scars they still have from unfettered access to the internet as kids. Wounds caused by Slenderman, a dick stuck in a mousetrap and a URL chatroom that almost turned into an IRL kidnapping.
