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equinox23
To be fair, in 1992 the Internet was very much a toy for the average person
JhericFury
I mean, some of these look like unbiased sources. Of course a horse salesmen would tell you there's no future in cars.
JhericFury
And by unbiased, i, of course, meant biased. Commenting while half asleep is a bad idea.
gondring
Annnnd....the Carleton professor was right!
SaintMaceToTheFace
Last panel guaranteed a downvote -1
ascarya
I will personally blame you if Trump does win the elections now.
dickbuttceilingfan
Thanks Obama
SauceOfTheBoss
There's always gotta be an agenda..
subtextsuplex
SpaceX will get to Mars the same way every other aerospace corporation has: Through government contracts. SpaceX just has better marketing.
subtextsuplex
Also, in the words of Carl Sagan, the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses.
misanthropology
The fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses... 1/2
misanthropology
They laughed at Columbus...but they also laughed at Bozo the Clown" - Carl Sagan
SpeedyCerviche
It would be kinda cool if trump won the next election. Its about time some other country took over the world. I'm thinking maybe China.
AkujiMalice
If it wasnt equally packed with rampant corruption and an even larger allotment of power to be corrupt with, that would be great.
TheLimpinBiscuit
mattbl
#7 made me think a little... but the work/time is so much even if it were cheaper, and I'm guessing it's now far more expensive for horses.
ShadowOfMagnus
To be fair, in 1983 the great video game crash happened. The industry literally died for 2 years
Pineapplelover
Given the tech and info at the time, most of these are understandable. No different than criticizing time travel today.
Topnotchcrotch
I wonder what the news on global warming will be... The possibilities on these things are endless! Muahahaha :D
Xenarion
#6 Well, that's kinda true.
CaptainRedbeardButOnlyTheBeard
That last one is an example of optimism, not pessimism.
imgurrapist
Any rational person disagrees with you.
CaptainRedbeardButOnlyTheBeard
I was trying to make a joke, but still, he optimistically believes that Trump will not be elected. So ... my statement/joke stands.
medici
I remember about color printers having 'No business value' when they first came out. And 'personal computing devices' had no place at work.
RaddRadda
My prediction is Hillary staves off Bernie (barely) and loses to trump in the general election. I'm not happy about this.
Cipher3
Popping back in to say:
Cipher3
Nice.
ImFreakinAwesome
"There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home." Ken Olsen, the founder and CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation 1977
HaliStallions
Horse vs Auto was probably pretty on point in 1915, long time for the infrastructure to be in place for cars to truly crush the horse
kraftmegaroni
Agreed, the argument for cost was convincing as well. I say we go back to riding horsies
AxelSss
True of most of these. To be practical, a lot of new technologies need to be adapted en masse first.
HaliStallions
Yup like alternative fuel sources..
AxelSss
I'm trying to stay optimistic about Tesla Motors. Part of me actually wants gas prices to go back up, tho I can't afford a Tesla yet so...
HaliStallions
Agreed, it's not time for an alternative to gas yet, but we're getting there. Slowly.
FlatPlutoSociety
Guys, regarding #5... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_video_game_crash_of_1983
SuicideByAccountant
Yeah I was like between atari and the ps/snes it was aweful.
Wombatfisher
I thought of that too, but it still doesn't make the claim right. It was just a bump in the road.
Crimebot9001
A bump in a railroad maybe. It was a complete train crash. The market had to be rebuilt by SEGA and Nintendo when the next console gen came.
Anlysia
Nintendo couldn't even sell as a "game console". It had to be a "toy". Hence R.O.B. and the Zapper, etc. And Mattel selling it in the US.
FlatPlutoSociety
Why not? All the article said is "the boom is over." That particular boom was absolutely over.
Wombatfisher
But not the big picture boom
TheThingNoNotThatOne
The article never made the claim that video games were going away.
GoddammitKaren
Well, if you have somewhere to keep a horse, having a horse can be cheaper than a car
HiMyNameIsKevinIHaveChangnesia
If you don't have far to travel everyday and plenty of time to get there and hopefully no more than 1 passenger.
GoddammitKaren
Well, most people, at least in my city, deal with tons of traffic and are usually alone in the car so a horse could be even faster
PumpkinMasher
I always wondered what happened to all the horses once most people switched to cars. Was there a horse genocide we don't hear about?
HiMyNameIsKevinIHaveChangnesia
I guess it depends on the area. Where I'm from most people have a decent drive to get anywhere.
tutorp
*Did* you need the internet back in 1992?
TheLimpinBiscuit
Well considering I was a toddler that year, probably not.
Rodltwo
Nope
SaltCollector
Yeah that one wasn't all that bad, and the tweet completely ignores the rest of the answer.
TheThingNoNotThatOne
Some of these aren't bad either - there was a massive video game crash, early cars sucked compared to horses, color film didn't make 1/2
TheThingNoNotThatOne
people anymore likely to see the movie (just like how 3D isn't a selling point to most people), and car radios do cause accidents. 2/2
SciaticNerd
Had it and loved it.
VodkaReindeer
Did you use it to download erotic stories?
SciaticNerd
I spent more time using Archie, Veronica, FTP, Gopher sites, and IRC.
UsuallySpecial
I did! Amongst other things.
tylor
Do you "need" it now?
fraxinusoleaceae
Yes. Because my job was invented for a world that involves it, and job is how I buy food.
LuckyLuke193
I and many people actually do need it for their jobs. Besides, how else should be get our daily dose of dank may-mays without the internet?
nacko
At this point, I think lack of Internet access puts one at an economic and educational disadvantage, so yes, "need" in the first world sense
idrinkcheapbeer
Very much so.
XenophiliusLovegood
That might be the most meta-question I've ever read
vielleicht
actually the internet is increasing the producivity of large industries.....so yes.
tylor
The article was referring to internet in your home. Businesses can justify it, but my grandparents wouldn't use free internet.
ascarya
Where I live you are now obliged to have internet in order to do your taxes. So yea, I'd say we need it..
vielleicht
it is also improving my life at home. i don't have to leave my house anymore and see people.....i hate people......they're the worst.
tutorp
It is a great convenience, and needed in my work. I'd manage without it at home, at least if I had a phone with email.
idrinkcheapbeer
But that would be the internet.
requit
Do you "need" electricity or indoor plumbing?
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
Well idk about you but I'll take both of those before internet....
requit
1The point was that there's tons of things that aren't absolutely required for survival, but still drastically improve your quality of life.
requit
3(among a host of other things) but aren't needed to keep the human animal alive.
requit
2 It boils down to biological needs and societal needs. Running water/Electricity/Internet are needed to have society as we know it function
Icantthinkofaname2
For real, though, teachers should fight computers, which do undercut literacy in terms of comprehensive understanding, vocabulary, etc. (1)
VodkaReindeer
In many jobs you need the skills to operate a PC more than you need the things your mentioned.
nacko
Because of computers, I have read and learned more than I otherwise would have and, by necessity, have learned to write better as well.
IHateApostrophes
https://xkcd.com/1414/
Icantthinkofaname2
Reading/writing isn't like physical training. And I'll question what tests he's referencing; I have plenty showing otherwise.
Corrodias
I'm afraid I can't understand your comment, because it has been written on a computer.
Icantthinkofaname2
When Apple sold computers to schools for its first big payday, it was rightly called by dissenters "a solution in search of a problem" (2)
emberfish
If you won't see how computers help education then I would call you willfully ignorant, which is a polite way of calling you something else.
Icantthinkofaname2
And I, in turn, would accuse you of missing the greater point while focusing only in the lesser, more relative truth.
emberfish
Please, spare me the doomsday scenario. I'd much rather spell things wrong if it means I can talk to anyone on the planet, like we are now.
LokiShinigami
Well to be honest, look at how most of the youth of today conduct messages to each other and tell me if illiteracy is rampant.
emberfish
Look at how they conduct messages today compared to what? The not-messages you weren't sending when you were in school?
freakinunoriginal
Exactly. Email/text messages means frequent contact by writing, whereas physical letters and notes-in-class were much less frequent.
Glumerlink
They choose to type that way because it reflects the way they speak, it isn't like they don't know how to read
Icantthinkofaname2
Hardly the articulacy befitting a bona fide literacy. We're talking about content and quality, not quantity and barest ability.
purplestew
To be honest, most of what you find are those fake text messaging jokes that random people make. I, being 18 myself, have many friends that
purplestew
Are quite literate and possibly have a larger vocabulary and vernacular than their parents.
IHateApostrophes
https://xkcd.com/1414/
HerroDer
I mean, people who spoke Latin said exactly the same thing about the formation of French. Is it illiteracy or evolution of language?
4chansbboard
Pls no i dont want ENG to lok liek dis in lik 10 yrs
CTMGame
You do realise that was literally how people used to write telegrams?