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Everyday things that would have seemed really weird back in the day
Scoham
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Deliberately crashing a plane for social media views.
https://youtu.be/v5lc35Cq5nE
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1998: don't talk to strangers
2008: don't meet people from the internet alone
2023: summoning a stranger from the internet to get alone with them in their car (Uber)5 -
To be fair everyone thinks this was really weird.Scoham said:Deliberately crashing a plane for social media views.https://youtu.be/v5lc35Cq5nE
No different to calling a stranger and asking to pay them for a lift... Also known as a taxi for the last however many years.Ross said:1998: don't talk to strangers
2008: don't meet people from the internet alone
2023: summoning a stranger from the internet to get alone with them in their car (Uber)
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Meeting a partner online. Back in the day it was generally seen as being a way for old divorcees or weird loners to meet someone.
Now you can pretty much swipe right and meet someone within a few hours.1 -
Not being able to commercially fly supersonic.1
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Sharing pictures of your dinner17
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‘Celebrity’ Women setting up their camera phone in the gym, or bringing in someone to film their lower half doing a variation of squats and pelvic raises that have no sexual connotations whatsoever, whilst wearing almost painted on lycra, to then put online to gain followers2
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Onlyfans. Being an "influencer" for a living
Actually those things still seem ridiculous to me7 -
Spending your day on the computer arguing with people you’ve never met
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What gym do you go to? Asking for a friend.AFKABartram said:‘Celebrity’ Women setting up their camera phone in the gym, or bringing in someone to film their lower half doing a variation of squats and pelvic raises that have no sexual connotations whatsoever, whilst wearing almost painted on lycra, to then put online to gain followers10 -
Monetising being thick on TV.5
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Yes, but I didn't really know just how many people were wrong about everything back thenAFKABartram said:Spending your day on the computer arguing with people you’ve never met
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I guess the bottom line is, anything to do with the internet. That's why there's unlikely to be another remake of The Hitchhikers Guide - what once seemed a fantastical idea is now just Google.
For me, seeing a plane flying overhead and idly wondering where it's going. Within seconds, I can have a flight plan in front of me, I know where it's been, where its heading, how fast it's travelling, every place that plane has visited in the last month, what the pilot had for breakfast and that the passenger in seat 38C is a bit miffed about the lack of legroom.4 -
Fascinating tracking planes but what seems really strange is watching the planes descending and then disappearing behind buildings to land at what was once the old dock.Stig said:I guess the bottom line is, anything to do with the internet. That's why there's unlikely to be another remake of The Hitchhikers Guide - what once seemed a fantastical idea is now just Google.
For me, seeing a plane flying overhead and idly wondering where it's going. Within seconds, I can have a flight plan in front of me, I know where it's been, where its heading, how fast it's travelling, every place that plane has visited in the last month, what the pilot had for breakfast and that the passenger in seat 38C is a bit miffed about the lack of legroom.1 -
I don't recognise this behaviour. Perhaps you have some links that may help me to understand?AFKABartram said:‘Celebrity’ Women setting up their camera phone in the gym, or bringing in someone to film their lower half doing a variation of squats and pelvic raises that have no sexual connotations whatsoever, whilst wearing almost painted on lycra, to then put online to gain followers1 -
A football club having four different owners in a decade.1
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Leaburn scoring a goal every 153 minutes played20
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Being able to see someone across the world on a screen and talk to them at the touch of a button
Restaurants listing allergens and calorific content of everything
Drive thru coffee shops from Seattle2 -
Brown dog poo.10
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Even better is arguing with people you have met and you know who they are but they haven't got a clue. Short arse 🥸🥸AFKABartram said:Spending your day on the computer arguing with people you’ve never met0 - Sponsored links:
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England winning a test in 2 days and 2 sessions, plus scoring runs at over 6 an over in tests.4
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Having bus stops telling you when the next bus is.0
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The number of people who seemingly walk along the road talking to themselves.3
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It’s called InstagramAlwaysneil said:
I don't recognise this behaviour. Perhaps you have some links that may help me to understand?AFKABartram said:‘Celebrity’ Women setting up their camera phone in the gym, or bringing in someone to film their lower half doing a variation of squats and pelvic raises that have no sexual connotations whatsoever, whilst wearing almost painted on lycra, to then put online to gain followers1 -
Never getting to eat peanuts on an aeroplane0
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Going on an aeroplaneAFKABartram said:Never getting to eat peanuts on an aeroplane0 -
Carrying 100’s of books in the palm of your hand0
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Paying three and a half quid for a coffee2
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How much has changed really?Your dad in the 90s:
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You just missed the boat H.BR7_addick said:Monetising being thick on TV.You got the looks and the brains for it 👍🏼1
