RE: The Pace of Technology: The 1980s and 1990s

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i was only born around 1980, but i remember we had this pong game and it was "so cool"to have a video game at home(even though it was played on a 13 inch black and white tv).

eventually, we got a Nintendo but that wasnt until like 1991-didnt have a pc until 98. when i was about 12, we got a 2nd color tv, and i got my parents old black and white tv and i thought it was the coolest thing ever. i remember when we got a (used) wireless home phone-you know, pulling out the antenna-it got so much interference and feedback and stuff but we thought it was so cool as a 12 year old or whatever...oh i had rotary phones before that, too.

i always felt like i lived through such a magical, transformative time in the world....to have that extra ten or twenty(or 50) years or so, I'm sure it's even more so. i told my grandma in the past year that she got to live through an amazing time in history and that i was jealous of her because she won't have to see whats gonna happen in the world😂

i feel that many boomers/people my parents age were kinda late to embrace computers and tech...yeah, my dad and grandma use email and google or whatever, but my nephew is probably way more tech savvy them both of them and hes in like 6th grade.

i am curious as to if the kids now will be able to say all what i am saying and what you are saying...

you know "you young whippersnappers dont know what yr talking about-we used to watch a 2 DIMENSIONAL TV WITH IN ONLY 4K, we couldn't have our programs beamed into our mind"

"i had to read a book instead of downloading it to my brain"

etc

sorry for long comment, i could have turned this into a post!🤡



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You are right.

I will tell you, the kids of today will laugh at previous generations who used screens. Those will likely be gone in 10 years.

The time your grandparents lived through was one of little change as compared to what we have today. The 1980s and 1990s were enormous change, but the two decades before that were not much. It was similar to the 2000s and 2010s.

Now we are about to embark upon a period of radical change from the societal standpoint. By 2040 or shortly thereafter, what we do will be radically different.

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