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A technology that has been at a stand-still for decades can't be expected to grab a foothold in todays always-connected world.
by mbakke 5y ago
A technology that has been at a stand-still for decades can't be expected to grab a foothold in todays always-connected world.
- mingus88 5y agoI feel like the antithesis of this whole discussion I recently bought a shortwave receiver for the first time in my life. I specifically wanted something useful for when the "always-connected" stuff fails. I completely embraced being online ever since BBSes of the early 90s. Been watching it become consolidated and controlled by an ever shrinking list of ever growing corporate influence. The internet of today is garbage compared to what we had in the late 90s. I think there's massive potential for a resurgence of shortwave in the 2020s, a medium that can't be controlled, can reach across borders, and has become so obscure that there's no real risk of corporatization