I'm old enough to remember when using computers daily went from a dorky interest to something the cool kids were doing (MySpace etc). Obviously, how the two groups approached computers was quite different. Even how they approached social spaces on the internet.
Idk, haven't thought about it much but I remember being pretty depleted about being interested back then. The things I was learning with basic coding and stuff could now be done in a couple of clicks, the resources were now more scarce, and the space became filled with money-people interested in promoting their brand
I dissociate and fawn pretty much constantly in most social situations. I do not feel in control. What most people know me as is a bunch of trauma responses. I feel like I'm watching myself have conversations and making "decisions" from another room.
I'd say I was around that age. Maybe earlier, 10? But only because my dad was into linux. This was back in 1998 to 2000 though. I wasn't actually allowed access to a computer's hardware (and therefore the ability to install an OS, given my extremely restricted access) until I started uni with an old computer that didn't even have onboard sound.
It took me a while to figure out what movie you were talking about. But it's "dragons invade the modern world, with Christian Bale!" (I can't remember the name)
My first thought, having lived in an area with trees but inadequate funding for clearing leaves, is that every sidewall just gets buried and slick with wet leaves.
I remember reading an article about how unkillable and fast growing kudzu vines were as a kid, but that was in the 90s and the US is still there