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As the article mentions, "-stat", and "-matic" are two other suffixes that were used to convey high-tech in the mid 20th century. Another one was "-rama" (presu
by jhbadger 3y ago
As the article mentions, "-stat", and "-matic" are two other suffixes that were used to convey high-tech in the mid 20th century. Another one was "-rama" (presumably derived from the Cinerama panoramic technology created to attract viewers back to movie theaters in the 1950s when TV was beginning to take away their audiences).
- s_dev 3y agoOr even Futurama from 1939: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama_(New_York_World%27s_Fair) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama_(New_York_World%27s_F...
- stereo 3y agoOr -ola a few decades before - Pianola, Motorola, Victrola, Crayola, Granola, Cola...
- hyperthesis 3y agoEmblems of "newness", like coolness, lose that quality pretty quickly. Even post-modern is old hat. What currently connotes newness? Or is the present age so dystopian and pessimistic that we lack one?