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> There have always been people around who embrace anachronism, TBH I love tech from the 1990s and before: CGI, terminals, sixels etc and I refuse to carry a c

by csdvrx 3y ago

> There have always been people around who embrace anachronism, TBH I love tech from the 1990s and before: CGI, terminals, sixels etc and I refuse to carry a cellphone (though it's ok to have one at home, plugged 24/7) I didn't realize it before, but I now I can see how I embrace being anachronistic :)

bee_rider 3y ago
That’s just good taste, technology peaked in the 90’s, before dark patterns infected everything. The 40’s were a while ago.
- csdvrx 3y ago
  I'm not fully retro (I use Wayland for hyprland) but I'm sure there must have been some great stuff in the 1940s. It's just that I don't know it. Maybe if I did, I would love it like he does?
- zozbot234 3y ago
  https://gwern.net/improvement https://gwern.net/improvement has a good counter to that particular argument.
  - csdvrx 3y ago
    I posted it on https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38689459#38689872 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38689459#38689872 along with a summary of this discussion to provide context
    - zozbot234 3y ago
      Discussed: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22441865 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22441865
- AniseAbyss 3y ago
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