Technology Might Have Peaked With Magnetic Tape

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MDonaldson →
8 months ago

Something I’ve been thinking about lately: the main reason most new TV shows + movies seem like they’re set in the late 20th century (and much before!) is not so much nostalgia but simply because it’s easier to write interesting plotlines pre-mobile phone, pre-digital ubiquity.

MDonaldson →
8 months ago

I think it goes deeper than the visual constraints. Watching an episode of Seinfeld and noting how soon the premise falls apart if everyone had cell phones is a funny and illustrative game to play.


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