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[–] Rookeh@startrek.website 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I was born in 89, so remember a good portion of the 90s. It was a much simpler time but obviously we tend to romanticise the fun memories and quietly ignore how vastly more inconvenient daily life was.

Mobile phones were not really a thing yet so getting in touch with your friends required a combination of patience and sheer luck.

The internet was a different place entirely and was experienced in 30 minute chunks of time, just long enough to download a song or two before being kicked off for tying up the landline.

Daily entertainment was 4, maybe 5 analogue TV channels, plus a collection of VHS tapes which are all degrading by being rewatched constantly.

Every piece of life admin that you would normally do online today was instead done with pen and paper.

Honestly, I'm amazed we ever got anything done.

[–] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Cable tv existed in the 90s. I remember when DVR came out so you could record tv shows automatically and watch them later. You could even fast forward through the ads! No more doing the bathroom break speedrun to avoid them.

[–] Rookeh@startrek.website 1 points 14 hours ago

Cable wasn't as much as a thing over here except in specific areas, but if you were flush you might have satellite TV. Nothing so bourgeois for me though!