Were you born before 1985? Then you're a
digital immigrant, i.e. the last generation that will remember the world
before the Internet. And THIS is how you found information...
If it's not on the Internet, does it exist?
I Googled an old gay bar (it's now a vacant lot) that I frequented as a young Mistress, only to find absolutely no mention of the bar on the Internet.
Surely this drinking establishment wasn't a figment of my imagination? Surely I wasn't drunk ALL the time during my misspent youth?
Fortunately, I was able to confirm the bar's existence by visiting The Archives in my city. Yes, The Archives...a physical bricks and mortar edifice containing public records and other historical documents.
Not only did I find the bar listed in an old city directory, I also found old newspaper ads on microfilm, announcing events at the bar.
So I wasn't imagining the place after all. It existed. But not on the Internet.
It's not the first time I've searched online for something that happened before
1991, only to find nothing at all on the Internet. Not one link. Not one scrap of information. In fact, there have been countless times I've searched in vain for
events that apparently never happened or
people or things that apparently never existed.
A reminder that
not everything is on the Internet. You may have to visit a library or Archives to find what you're looking for.
Over to you now, Bitches. Have you found everything you were looking for on the Internet? Is there something you couldn't find online?