psion1369@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agoHow has technology made your favorite hobby worse instead of better?message-squaremessage-square130fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down16
arrow-up1108arrow-down1message-squareHow has technology made your favorite hobby worse instead of better?psion1369@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square130fedilink
minus-squareAngry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months ago… we’ve had boomboxes since the 70s yo…
minus-squareskyspydude1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 months agoBut they were at least limited in their portability and loudness and battery life. Now you can have a tiny speaker that gives up any semblance of sound quality for loudness, but will also manage to last 8+ hours.
minus-squareAngry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoSome of those bad boys would pack 8 D batteries and you didn’t ever have to charge it, just crack open a new pack of batteries every few outings. Hell you can GRILL with 8 D batteries.
… we’ve had boomboxes since the 70s yo…
But they were at least limited in their portability and loudness and battery life. Now you can have a tiny speaker that gives up any semblance of sound quality for loudness, but will also manage to last 8+ hours.
Some of those bad boys would pack 8 D batteries and you didn’t ever have to charge it, just crack open a new pack of batteries every few outings.
Hell you can GRILL with 8 D batteries.