Anyone else remember then being the cool new thing instead of a mandatory one?

  • Drusas@fedia.io
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    14 minutes ago

    I remember when it was socially unacceptable to be glued to your iPhone when you go out with people.

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    I remember them being big stupid bricks that nobody would be caught dead with.

    But, then again, i’m 52 and didn’t see the internet until my second year of college.

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    2 hours ago

    I want my jailbroken iPhone 6 back.

    That thing was sick. Simpler, yet more customizable than iOS currently is.

    And I realize everyone probably has a “things were better back then, shakes fist” opinion, but I have reason to believe my exact setup would blow kids’ minds, transported forward in time.

    …Other than the camera. For sure. I’d give kids a mirrorless camera to go with it, and it’d still be cheaper than a modern top end iPhone.

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      And I realize everyone probably has a “things were better back then, shakes fist” opinion

      At some point, we have to start admitting that things were just better before. A lot of technology/software peaked ~15 years ago. Before it started sliding into the fucking mess we have these days.

      • Jay@lemmy.ca
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        2 hours ago

        I’ve been looking into a new phone, and I’m seriously considering one of those “Unihertz Titan” ones with the physical keyboard.

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          27 minutes ago

          There was a brief moment when there was a tech being talked about that would shift the glass coating to give tactile feedback on a touchscreen…

          Going back to something I might finally stop having to completely relearn from changing phone sizes, just sounds better somehow, even though they arent perfect.