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In 1985 I'm sure they didn't use computers for gaming. I think it's a little more profound than that, I think its about people mindlessly letting tech run their
by mping 10y ago
In 1985 I'm sure they didn't use computers for gaming. I think it's a little more profound than that, I think its about people mindlessly letting tech run their lives, never stopping to think the impact.
I found it surprising that people had these concerns about radio and tv in the past, just as we today have about computers and cellphones, etc - eg: just watch parents with their kids and tablets.
- mikestew 10y agoIn 1985 I'm sure they didn't use computers for gaming. Umm, am I misreading your sentence? Because the 1985 me would like to discuss the finer points of Atari's Star Raiders that I had on my Atari 800. Oh, you mean professional computers used for professional stuff like accounting? Yeah, those ran things like Spacewar! just fine. But again, I probably missed something in what you're trying to say. I found it surprising that people had these concerns about radio and tv in the past TV was first described as a "vast wasteland" over 50 years ago (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_N._Minow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_N._Minow). One could say that "they" will always have something negative to say about technology. OTOH, turns out "they" are often right to a large degree. For every Sesame Street are at least a half dozen reality shows.
- mping 10y agoI meant generally accessible gaming as it is today. But maybe you're right and it always has been this way.