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How & Why I Use Modern Tech Like its 2004

It’s 2004. I change the batteries in my discman and pop in Nirvana’s cd version of Nevermind on my walk to school. I don’t have a cellphone, so I have no idea what I’m missing. Music listening exists in a silo. No notifications rouse me from the chorus of the song. I’ve heard of MySpace, but I’m a precocious teen and I’m not interested in joining. I laugh with my group of fellow nerdy friends on lunch break as we eat a bag of popcorn in the school stairwell, considering if we should prank call a teacher on the weekend.
Later that evening I sit on the couch and flick through the fifty-odd channels on our boxy old television, searching for the best viewing option on a Wednesday night. Murder mysteries, reruns of laugh-track-heavy comedy shows, or the newest episode of American Idol are the main contenders. My mom and I settle on an old episode of Friends before retiring to bed. I set the alarm on my funky round clock before turning out the light.
I wonder if we will look back at 2024 a decade from now and think these were simpler times? Or will we recognize that these times were so hectic that we had nowhere to ground our tired minds? Or, more optimistically, will we look back and say, “things are simpler now.”
Reaf more:
https://medium.com/@ashely.crouch/how-why-i-use-modern-tech-like-its-2004-3a3af5b6a39c
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