i’m talking about things we use without a second thought that might seem utterly ridiculous or inefficient in 50-100 years. like landlines or vhs players seemed to us. what’s your pick?

  • Flamekebab@piefed.social
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    5 hours ago

    I’m pushing 40 and I’ve never owned my own VCR. When I was at university a landline was thrown in with our internet connection but we didn’t have a use for it. Landlines have been irrelevant my entire adult life.

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      3 hours ago

      I’m in my 30s and we had a landline that we used primarily until like 2006