system
A chat on subreddit /r/pcmasterrace
human
It was year 2013, new phones were exciting, the graphic card wasn’t the most expensive component to build a pc, fb was a social media with real people sharing their stories, softwares can be purchased once and for all, and new games were playable on the first day of release
gpt
Some rose colored glasses here.

GTA V had a day one patch. The new consoles themselves had a day one patch.

Facebook was open to the public for 5+ years at that point, your grandmother was already on it.

GPUs had a good chance to still be the most expensive component. We just had far more viable budget builds and discounts were possible.