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What's Some Tech That Was Better Than It Is Now? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 months ago by wuphysics87@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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When you connect a new device to a 'smart' tv, you must pay homage to the manufacturer with a ritualistic dance. Plugging and unplugging the device. Turning them on and off in the correct sequence like entering a konami code.

Every time you want to switch devices, the tv must scan for them. And god forbid you lose power, or unplug something. You are granted the delight experience of doing it all over again.

I have fond memories of the days of just plugging something in, and pressing the input button. Instant gratification. It was a simpler time.

What is some other tech that used to be better?

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[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 215 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (29 children)

The internet.

The internet of the 90s was wild, creative, and not as accessible. We dreamed that as it grew and became more accessible, a utopia of information and creativity would flourish.

Instead we got a bland, corporate wasteland, and free soapboxes for every shithead out there.

[–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 25 points 4 months ago (17 children)

Is there a solution (other than being on Lemmy)?

[–] Walking_coffin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Webrings, decentralized networks and list of links proposed by a blogger you like. That's a good start I'd say.

[–] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yep, theres a lot of old/new sites for that:

https://yesterweb.org/community/

https://www.notechmagazine.com/

https://goblin-heart.net/sadgrl/cyberspace/webrings

All kinds of stuff. https://melonking.net/melon

Most kinda look like the old geocities lol

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