Cassette Futurism - Images of 70s and 80 tech and media - eviltoast
  • sag@lemm.eeOPEnglish
    21·
    9 hours ago

    Not a new community but I resurrected it from graveyard xD.

    • ElJefe@lemm.eeEnglish
      8·
      9 hours ago

      I dig it. Great work on all your posts! So much cool shit. Makes me feel like back in the 70s and 80s we had big dreams of where the human race was heading. Many people who didn’t make it past those decades would probably be severely disappointed.

      • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        4·
        8 hours ago

        back in the 70s and 80s we had big dreams of where the human race was heading

        Eh, we might not have flying cars and moon bases, but we’ve still done pretty well. We have the internet, smartphones, electric cars, and 3D printers. Medicine continues chugging along nicely, infant mortality is down, and literacy is up.

    • insomniac_lemon@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      5·
      8 hours ago

      Seems a bit odd to have so much standard, correct-era tech. Having anachronism seems like the point, the futurism bit. Like Quadrilateral Cowboy, or often Cowboy Bebop.

      The one exception may be the stuff like that Nissan 300ZX (1985) digital dashboard, that feels anachronistic in an entirely different way. I could imagine a 3hr video essay on how expensive the design was, or perhaps a Technology Connections breakdown of the functionality/workings/issues etc.

      • BougieBirdie@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        1·
        2 hours ago

        You’ve found a way to sum up how I feel. I haven’t been able to put it in words, but the place definitely has a different vibe post-ressurection

        That’s not to say I’m not happy to see more activity. I just miss the “fantasy retro” computers