It was so fun back then. Not the yelling and moaning we have going on today.
Here on Lemmy, even in non-political discussions some is always whining about the current president or whatever.
Or calling for alt voices to be banned.
Back in the 80’s computer stuff and conversation was more fun and not so freakin’ political.
It was about games, DYI, trying to learn to hack, learning the new tech. It was awesome!
I was part of it, but not as much as I could have been because I was in a small town and couldn’t afford a lot. But I def had a foot in the scene, and it was awesome!
I was teen too. I know some of it is nostalgia glasses, but I had fun. But unlike a lot of my classmates from that time, I don’t think they were the highlights of my life.
Def fun tho, and I do think it was a simpler time. I think the 24/7 access to news and media and online bitching has made things a bit worse.
The world definitely was NOT safer back then, but we weren’t shown it 24 hours a day. The doomscrollers on Lemmy actually have made even lemmy less cool that it should be. Back then bad news was just for 6 oclock news or newspapers. Rest of the time was spent fucking around.
So it was easier to just play around, hang out, and 1980’s sci-fi books were awesome to read back then. Not everything was as dystopian as it is now.
Funny thing is, I am living that future. My gf was arguing with Alexa ai yesterday. I was cleaning out the robot vacuum cleaner that was filled up with some dog hair, and the computer I carry in my pocket as a phone is more powerful than any desktops back then.
But fuck all, it’s not as fun as I thought it would be! And OMG the bitching and moaning I hear from people and online all the time.
WTF?! That’s easily the most irritating thing about modern day. Give it a fucking rest and go out to a park and enjoy some trees and sunshine.