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It also launched during a time when most people watched video on a tube, hence the name. This may not be immediately obvious to people born after ~2005.
by rocky1138 7y ago
It also launched during a time when most people watched video on a tube, hence the name. This may not be immediately obvious to people born after ~2005.
- quickthrower2 7y agoEven in 2005 people were chucking out their Cathode Ray Tube televisions in favour of flatscreens.
- endgame 7y agoUnless they played Smash.
- userbinator 7y agoIt's interesting to see the generational shift --- ask someone why (often adult) video streaming sites are sometimes called "tube sites" and all of them will mention YouTube, but only the older ones will mention the CRT etymology; younger people may be reminded more of "the Internet is a series of tubes" instead.