Ok, I'll pay you the 1995 price
-
We Do Not Have
WiFiUse The Hotspot On Your Phone Like A Normal Person
Or Get A Data Card For Your Laptop IDK Or Care
except that in america at least lots of data plans somehow block you from using the hotspot function, i do not fathom how the fuck it's possible but people keep talking about it so i have to assume it's a real thing..
-
Portable … toilet?
I too own a bucket.
this made me look up "bucket toilet" and actually you can very much make an actual toilet like that, which is good to know.
big bucket, plastic bags, some sawdust in the bag, and a toilet seat ontop.
-
The 1996 McDonalds Monopoly game was one of the games that the sweepstakes company fixed, right?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Former police officer stole the winning pieces for years, made $24 million for him/friends/family apparently. Was supposed to go on trial September 10 2001. The next day 9/11 happened and no one paid attention to what happened.
3 years prison for postal fraud or some shit. One year he sent the pieces into a charity, that may have been 1996 like you asked
-
except that in america at least lots of data plans somehow block you from using the hotspot function, i do not fathom how the fuck it's possible but people keep talking about it so i have to assume it's a real thing..
What? That's... that's insane
-
McDonald's STILL has newspapers sitting in a rack next to the counter where I am. Growing up these places had magazines and newspapers available to read. People "back then" didn't just randomly talk to strangers, they just kept themselves busy with other things.
Yes, there's a problem with people not interacting physically anymore, but it's not cause we have electronics, it's cause people don't have a place to go outside the home anymore. This is a problem with a lack of community centers and walk-able neighborhoods, not a problem with phones.
i partially agree with you. but most social media is carefully designed to make you keep interacting with it. because of phones, you can bring a nearly endless stream of distractions everywhere you go. the newspaper you can read a maxim of once.
it was impossible to get more than a "Mmh" out of my grandfather, while he was reading his newspaper. so i know what you mean. but when he was done with it, he was done with it. after his 0.5 h per day of newspaper, he was an amazing conversationalist and always had time for whoever wanted something. so i would say there is a difference.
-
There’s a place near me that I don’t go to very often, and almost never if I’m alone. They have great food and it’s pretty cheap, but they don’t have WiFi.
That normally wouldn’t be a problem, because I rarely use any of my cell data, but it’s a super old building full of interference and I can only get cell signal if I happen to get one of the 3 seats within 10 foot of the front windows.
If I do go by myself, I get weird looks for bringing comic books or video games and just existing by myself, but there’s nothing else to do while waiting for food so..
Yeah, I think there's about two games you can download to your phone that will run without an internet connection. Even fucking Balatro—what do you need internet for? People have paid for the game!
-
i guess i am getting old. but i really think it is sad, when a group goes to the restaurant/coffee/bar and everyone is staring at their individual screen
I feel the same ! Like are we this brainwashed ?? Plus theyre not even reading articles or anything to improve themselves, it's endless TikTok scrolling. Also, im not old, and I can still see it. So it's not really an old person thing. More of a "have we literally become idiots addicted to a shiny screen" type thing.
-
who talked to random strangers at coffee shops even before phones?
Well Jimmy, people used to be humans and converse in person hard to believe I know.
-
Im one of the few on here that actually has a life outside of just my phone and computer, sorry guys. Those things are great but many are far too dependent and addicted to a fleeting thing.
-
i partially agree with you. but most social media is carefully designed to make you keep interacting with it. because of phones, you can bring a nearly endless stream of distractions everywhere you go. the newspaper you can read a maxim of once.
it was impossible to get more than a "Mmh" out of my grandfather, while he was reading his newspaper. so i know what you mean. but when he was done with it, he was done with it. after his 0.5 h per day of newspaper, he was an amazing conversationalist and always had time for whoever wanted something. so i would say there is a difference.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Exactly. Keep the poors in their dumb little walled garden social media so they don't ever learn everything. The average person now is terrified of the Internet if it isn't Google or meta. Ironically, the things they trust are the most evil of all by far.
-
I spend most my time on the phone socializing anyway. I'm addicted to feeling connected with people I care about not "little flashy lights". I'm not at coffee shops to meet people I'm there to change pace for a minute and reset before I move to another task. If I'm specifically with someone then sure I talk to them but usually I want to be anywhere else because coffee shops in Seattle are so loud I can't hold a conversation
You have a good point. But it's there in your post; "feeling" connected. But for many people, they actually aren't. They feel connected because of notifications and little dings that give them dopamine, much like a rat in a test lab hitting buttons for treats. Thats why I am surprised no one sees this.
-
What? That's... that's insane
the US is completely fucking insane, all the stuff we hear about countries like china and north korea basically actually happen in the US and no one gives a fuck, and americans just find it so normal that they don't realize others would think it's fucked up
-
Well Jimmy, people used to be humans and converse in person hard to believe I know.
then you and i must be in different parts of the world because here, most people in coffee shops just used to read the paper.
-
This post did not contain any content.
I didn't like talking to other people in 1995, and I sure as hell aren't going to start enjoying it now.
-
This post did not contain any content.
I never use any public WiFi on my phone, why would you use wifi like it's 2005?
-
this made me look up "bucket toilet" and actually you can very much make an actual toilet like that, which is good to know.
big bucket, plastic bags, some sawdust in the bag, and a toilet seat ontop.
Why not just hold the bag and poop directly into it? You can save on all that other stuff and you can do it anywhere. Even better: just shit on the ground. It's the end-times, it's fine.
-
Why not just hold the bag and poop directly into it? You can save on all that other stuff and you can do it anywhere. Even better: just shit on the ground. It's the end-times, it's fine.
because that's gross?
-
Imagine a bundle of sticks all rolled together….
But what why would they be riding their loud motorcycles in a coffee shop?
-
Same thing. Check the mussolini party
-
50 a month at MetroPCS, it's not rocket science, and I'm not rich. I literally live on the streets.
I pay about half that per year for my data plan
