• @TheOneWithTheHairOP
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    3410 months ago

    I’m that old, too. Can you imagine a student back then saying, “I’ll have a calculator, flashlight, camera, video recorder, music collection, and games to pass the times I have to wait on others.”

    • @SpaceNoodle
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      3010 months ago

      “Oh yeah and it’s also a phone”

      • SuperDuper
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        1910 months ago

        “Oh yeah and it’s also a computer that’s more powerful than any computer you’ve ever laid eyes on that has access to an unimaginable wealth of human knowledge via a wireless connection to the Internet.”

          • Altima NEO
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            10 months ago

            The Internet is a communications tool, used the world over, where people come together to bitch about movies and share pornography with one another!

      • kratoz29
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        010 months ago

        I listened recently to somebody on a podcast saying that only psychos or close family would dial you in this day and age… And I kinda agree.

        • @SpaceNoodle
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          010 months ago

          Or medical providers, professional contacts, service providers …