...I am a kid. Well, a highschooler at least.

Kudos to you. If only other high schoolers knew the history of tech they use, we (us 40+ somethings) would not be fearing for our future.

Yeah props to you, whatever your age! And fwiw I'm too young to have used the Usenet in its prime.

"<Imperative>, kids" is just an ideom. The proverbial kid would be somebody here that hasn't heard of the Usenet or didn't make the connection—not you.

>"<Imperative>, kids" is just an ideom. The proverbial kid would be somebody here that hasn't heard of the Usenet or didn't make the connection—not you.

Yeah, I know. I felt that it was an entertaining enough juxtaposition that I said it anyways.