Coralie Mercier (W3C)Apr 4, 2023

Has the #web changed your life? In what way(s)?
Are there features that are particularly life-saving, or very convenient to you? (e.g., WebRTC for live videoconferencing, or Web Payments API for ecommerce, etc.)

I want to write a @w3c article at the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the release of the World Wide Web into the public domain, for general use and at no cost, by CERN on 30 April 1993.

Any insight from the fediverse to complement our own research is welcome! Thanks in advance! <3

Yes, the Web has changed my life
94.6%
No, sorry. The World Wide What?
1.7%
Just show me the results
3.7%
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Show threadSabrina Web  ðŸ“ŽApr 4, 2023

@koalie @w3c I'd like to copy here something I recently wrote in a forum. It is long so I will make a thread of it.

What benefits did the internet bring in my life? A lot.
Thanks to the internet I met a person with whom I have been in a relationship for several months, to begin with.
Thanks to the internet I discovered a lot of things about introvertion. I'm an introvert raised by extraverts in a way that would suit an extravert better.

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Show threadSabrina Web  ðŸ“ŽApr 4, 2023

@koalie @w3c
I've always thought that I was the wrong one, before learning, at the age of 43, that my brain simply works in a different way. I received the support I didn't even know I needed.
I have learned, at 47, about executive function disorder, and recognized myself fully in the description. I used to think I'm lazy, or messy, then I discovered that I might have autism or ADD (and I've never been diagnosed none of them).

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Show threadSabrina Web  ðŸ“Ž

@koalie @w3c
And when I learned this, I approached my issues from a different angle and I'm less messy (in a way - I can't do miracles).
I have taken some courses on Coursera, only as a hobby, because I was already over 40 when I took the first course, but it's still interesting to learn new things. And I'm sure I'll take other courses in the future. I have met interesting people in various social media.

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Show threadSabrina Web  ðŸ“ŽApr 4, 2023

@koalie @w3c
I have written some code, only for myself, but I might write some code in the future that could be useful for other people too.

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