>Tech when I was a kid
"WOW cool, I want this"
>Tech now
"Tsk, disgusting, who needs this expensive garbage?"
"WOW cool, I want this"
>Tech now
"Tsk, disgusting, who needs this expensive garbage?"
@coolboymew I think it was because back then the evolution of technology was rapid and people had more optimism where as technology now has stagnated and the only advances seem to be for more nefarious purposes of advances the surveillance state / spying on people.
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@ooignignoktoo @coolboymew I want to explore the stars, not stuck in a pod with a VR headset strapped on.
@ooignignoktoo @coolboymew The closest thing I had to a VR headset was some weird LCD game that took the form of binoculars. You had to aim it at a light-source to even see the thing. I remember it involving shooting airplanes and defending some hot-air balloon that looked like a RE/MAX balloon. There were buttons on the binoculars itself, it wasn't motion controlled or anything like that.
I have no idea where it went though. My parents probably gave it to Goodwill long ago.
I never saw the obsession over VR. It always felt gimmicky at best whenever it was implemented.
Sure Beat Saber and Half Life Alyx are curious novelties but I'd rather just veg out on a couch than wear a headset and flop around wands like an autismo. That was part of the reason why I hated the wii because the wagglin mad it a console you couldn't really veg out on a couch on.