You didn’t give dates but there were definitely telegraph cables crossing the oceans prior to 1900’s
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 15 hours ago
Early Chinese immigrants had to write letters to get physically carried across the pacific ocean… which took like months I think. I don’t think a telegraph cable even exist across the ocean back then.
Now I can just video chat my aunts in China in HD in real time… (tbh I haven’t even talked to them since I left when I was 8, I only ever like briefly say a few words when mom was calling)
So bizzare to be born in this time period…
Like I could just summon any information on a glass thingy whenever I get curious
Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 hours ago
someguy3@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Were regular people able to send communication or was it just political/military/business communication?
Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 15 hours ago
I can literally get to know someome 1400kms away and be a buddy with, and can do this with whoever i want in the world in about seconds if i just feel to, that’s crazy shit if ya ask me
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 15 hours ago
Hey you
BE MY FRIEND¹
HI HI HI
OMG THIS IS CRAZY
THIS IS JUST ELEMENTAL WITCHCRAFT
This message isn’t real
You’re just hallucinating electrons
Lol
¹Just kidding… unless… 🥺👉👈
Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 11 hours ago
Dear wizard, i , axolotl, indeed want to be your friemd if you feel to
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 11 hours ago
Lol so um… like… how do we do this? do we just click the button on the diplomacy menu and then… like… chill for the next 30 turns? (Civ Reference)