Yup. I was there, using the web, back then. I used Altavista dozens of times a day. It wasn't very good.

I never thought of it.

I never thought of the Million Dollar Homepage, either.

It's still there! https://milliondollarhomepage.com/

I remember the first ever HTML CV (résumé) being published.

I am Slashdot user #6030. I used it for ages before I created a user account.

I was already paying for my own personal email address in 1991 when timbl revealed the WWW to the world. I thought it was a gimmick. It'd never catch on. We already had Gopher and Archie and Veronica.

deep sigh