i remember standing in line for dvds. we were hacking regionlocked discs before nft was just a scammer’s wet dream. we were moulded by early modern technology.

Is so crazy to explain people I played games in an spectrum in 1987 back when many didn’t knew what a “computer” was in my country cause like less than 10% of the people in my country. And now you put a helmet and you’re inside the game!

It’s not that brain-melting. Taken one day at a time, the shift was very gradual.

As an elder millennial, I respect gen z and alpha for coping with modern society. It may just be a fond remembrance, but things seemed much simpler then. Creative jobs weren’t threatened by AI, the tech didn’t exist for corporations to spy on people, the US… well let’s not get into that.

I at least got to experience a decent time in history and built up enough context where I understand what is going on in the world today. That of course leads to irreconcilable sadness with where things are going, but at least I got to experience a wild culture shift.

But crypto is borderline useless that consumes more electricity than the entire AI industry while enabling alot of illegal activities and money laundering. I was quite susprised when my drug money found their way into normal people’s lives.

I wish that wasn’t painfully true.

Personally I love being part of the evolution of computers. I was born at a time where I could be part of “moderne” or rather “not too nerdy” phase of computers, and to see the whole evolution of electronics and so on. I don’t envy the younger generations that kind of skipped to the “end part” (computers being “easy”). I know that a lot of things will still be developed and we are only seeing the first of AI stuff now and VR is also still a minor thing but could evolve into a much bigger thing. Electrification of cars is in full swing. Robots do more and more things by theselves (lawnmowers, vacuums, cars) because the “brain power” in the devices are pushed all the time, enabling more advanced sensors to be taken more advantage of.

I stood in line for VHS tapes. I also know that the blockchain is slow as hell and that cryptocurrency is glorified gambling for people with too much money - and I had a friend in the early 2000s that was trying to make a Bitcoin exchange.

Crap. I’m an elder now?

I feel both cuddled and attacked

Nah fuck em. They invented nuclear physics and they can’t figure out a goddamned email? Skill issue.

Who is expecting them to understand cryptography?

This post makes my knees hurt

Ah yes the people who ran their video games on DOS are being left behind.

Help son, how do I open this app?!? With my finger???

Bet this guy doesn’t understand crypto himself… (And I wouldn’t expect him to either if not for this post)