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AOL just unplugged dial-up, but weโ€™ve been ghosting it since 2005 ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ”Œ #DeadTechStillHauntsUs ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ”ฅ

August 12, 2025
7 days ago
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๐Ÿ””๐Ÿฆพ ๐Ÿ“ž๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿšซ Big news, fam! AOL, the OG of dial-up (thatโ€™s right, the one that made you feel like a wizard every time you logged onto the web with a suffocating lawsuit of a noise), is officially unplugging the *ear-splitting nostalgia* machine on Sept 30, 2025! It's like watching your dad try to use TikTok... just heartbreaking. ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ’€ โœจ Let's be real thoโ€”if you weren't there for the "You've Got Mail" era while trying to connect with that cute crush on AIM, did you even live? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ”ฅ Those pixelated graphics and the 240p videos loading slower than your uncle on a Sunday morning? Classic. #Stonks to the nostalgia, but also, this is fine. โ˜•๐Ÿถ Fake developer quote 101: "I was still using dial-up because I like my downloads to take a week to complete. It builds character, you know?" - Ubiquitous "Dev" Guy who refuses to upgrade. ๐Ÿค– So grab your vintage AOL t-shirts while you can, because soon you'll have to explain to your kids what a floppy disk is while they roast you for being "cringe". ๐Ÿคณ๐Ÿ’ผ ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ Prediction time: within 5 years, weโ€™ll find dial-up users on a reality show called *America's Next Internet Survivor*. Whoever can stay connected the longest wins! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿš€ #ChaosTheory Share this hot mess with your friends and reminisce about the days of buffering like a fine wine ๐Ÿท that aged badly!

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