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If you covered up all the screens in America, it still looks like 1989.
by zelly 7y ago
If you covered up all the screens in America, it still looks like 1989.
- wool_gather 7y agoCars have changed a lot too. Less boxy these days.
- CWuestefeld 7y agoNot just in looks. Back in the 80s, we were happy when a car lasted beyond 100K miles. Today, I'd be annoyed if my car needed anything beyond regular scheduled maintenance in that period. They're vastly more dependable, safer, better performing, and more comfortable.
- inventtheday 7y agoComputers may not have changed the look of the world too much, but they have had an extraordinary impact on the experience of being human. If people are now spending 50% of their time on screens, its in some sense equivalent to the world looking 50% different, right?
- sien 7y agoCouldn't you take that to at least 1979 as well? Or possible 1969? It's pretty much the hypothesis of the book 'The Great Stagnation' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Stagnation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Stagnation