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I don't know. The sheer amount of effort they put in replicating artifacts and mundanities of everyday Victorian life is admirable, but there's no way I can ign
by vezzy-fnord 11y ago
I don't know. The sheer amount of effort they put in replicating artifacts and mundanities of everyday Victorian life is admirable, but there's no way I can ignore the fact that their use of networked computers stands out like a complete blot.
It's hilarious how she notes she's never owned a cell phone, but ignores that crucial detail.
(They maintain a website at thisvictorianlife.com and Sarah A. Chrisman appears to have a Facebook page, so I'm extrapolating that they use computers.)
Looking at some of the pictures on their site is eery. Here they are dressed in Victorian attire... with a landline telephone in the background. [1]
The exercise here isn't Victorian life, it's an odd retrofuturism at best - lots of clashing between anachronistic time periods.
[1] http://www.thisvictorianlife.com/leisure-activities.html http://www.thisvictorianlife.com/leisure-activities.html