Retro tech

 Everyone I meet these days is really big on physical media, and while I see the merit in novelty, growing up I never thought much of it. Thanks to my really cool parents I was exposed to a whole lot of "retro" technology during my upbringing, like watching Pac-man or Tom and Jerry on VHS late at night when I was five, gaming on the PS2, Nintendo DS, Super Nintendo and Atari, or flipping Laserdiscs halfway through movies. Even the radio alarm clock I use now is something like 70 years old. 

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 I do wonder if the push for simpler devices is in part caused by short form content / AI, making entertainment nowadays somewhat an exhausting experience. When you sit down and watch a film or series that has been pre-encoded into a polycarbonate plastic plate, You are served up a unique experience, leaving a lasting impression and feeling of contentment. Online media consumption for most means multiple hours scrolling, with no discernible progression leaving your senses overloaded and head full of regret. No two sessions are alike, yet all blend into one olive-brown sludge. This is an essay I'll leave right here, I said goodbye to the forced "social media bad" narrative when I dropped high school English. 

What point am I trying to make? Dunno, I live for the yap when given time to collect my thoughts. 

AI is the downfall of man, play good music, peace out.


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