Ahh, boomers…

  • EhList@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    In 1991 video games were not seen as a good use of time as theoretically you weren’t gaining any skill from them.

    Cars are a false equivalence as they aren’t purely entertainment like SNES was.

    Finally in 1991 most news media still had a “wall” between reporting/editorial staff and finances so things like ad placements weren’t as much if a factor. Removing that artificial division, which meant media was run as a company first rather than as a news source first, is behind a lot of the decline in news quality.

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      1 year ago

      Well, VCRs or TVs then. Microwaves. Vacuum cleaners. Lawn mowers. Plenty of expensive shit that broke every 5 years

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        1 year ago

        Sounds more like someone bought cheap shit

        The microwave we had as a kid, my brother still uses. It’s gotta be 40 years old or more.

        We had tvs growing up that were 10-20 years old and I’m sure some of the newer 80s/90s tvs are still working, just aren’t used.

        My brother still uses the electric lawn mower my parents bought in the 90s.

        VCRs, well, I haven’t used one in years, so I couldn’t tell you the shape those are in.

        My vacuum is over ten years old.