i feel like lemmy skews older than the rest of the internet
i also made an anonymous poll because data is cool
https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/fGestKFfPddlgaPA4zOONy4GGq9DBUXoDfS-cqUsaPE/
Four words: Sonic the Hedgehog One
I was confused watching Reading Rainbow because I didn’t understand how a blind man could be reading to me.
Lil bonus, I know first hand why floppy disks are called that, but only because my dad had some old games.
to start, i first found out what 9/11 was through memes
And you’re old enough to be online? That doesn’t seem correct
(This comment also serves to say how old I am)
Why? 2024-2001=21. That’s definitely old enough to be online
Edit: 23, definitely old enough
I saw the original Star Wars in theaters.
I grew up with the Star Wars trilogy on VHS box set and phantom menace was one of my first movies in a theatre.
Old enough to remember the fourth TV channel launching.
I got an original Nintendo new for Christmas.
I did too, but it was a famicon because I was living overseas.
Old enough that I don’t follow trends anymore and I just kind of do my own thing.
I am Toy Story years old
Old enough that I briefly encountered floppy disks but still young enough that someone tried to explain to me what the “save” symbol means.
Floppy floppies we’re the first I touched. Internet access didn’t exist.
Lycos search on Netscape Navigator
Silver hawks was my favorite saturday morning cartoon.
I once took a Toledo Salamunca sword and cut off my own head.
Badger badger badger badger badger badger Badger badger badger badger badger badger Mushroom mushroom
Snaaaake! A snaaaaaaaake! Ooooooohhhh it’s a snaaaaaaaaaake!
I wondered if the Turbo button on the computer really did anything.
Yes, it slowed down the processor frequency for games that would otherwise run too fast.
I look almost the same as I did when I was twice as young as I am right now and I understand that during this decade I’ll probably leave the age bracket where this is possible.
