Submitted 11 months ago by Mickey7@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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36 years old. Just grew up mostly without access to music until I got my first PC. But I did have the opportunity to use a radio with a cassete tape player a few times as a kid.
Only one that I haven’t done is paper checks. Those weren’t really a thing here.
Of course, a few of those have come back around to be used by younger generations. There’s teens who rediscovered Polaroid and other film cameras in recent years. Ten years ago, cassettes saw a resurgence and vinyl was also selling well.
They were. I remember going to a shop with my father to spend his checks before the banks phased them out. Even I had a checkbook that came with my children’s bank account.
I think the passing out happened in the 90s but apparently banks still accepted checks until 2021.
Two points. I’m 33.
Zero (born in '66). Can we add some more to the list?
21: had to wait for the television to warm up
Hand washing clothes with a scrub board.
Hey looks like i got one point!
Same here. Here’s some more… 22: I had a black and white television 23: The television didn’t have a remote control 24: On Sunday, television was closed, no programming other than religious stuff in the morning 25: At some point, often around midnight, the television went off the air 26: Cars didn’t have seat belts
I lived through all that too except for very early Sunday mornings our local station would show Felix the Cat and Popeye cartoons followed by Davey and Goliath. I think they got away with t because it was before church started and Davey was somewhat religious
5 (I’m 18 lol)
Zeeeero!
I’m with you there! So surprised at people being proud of having any points.
Same, seems like these are all from the 70s/80s/90s era basically.
My mothers maiden name is punjab.
7.5 because I never checked if the outdoor music was from a boom box or not
This is just the age calculator. Anything over 5 points and you are less than 25 years old. I’d even go as far to say less than 30.
Lived in a small city. No point in recording radio to tape… You’ll hear the same songs again tomorrow anyway.
I know it’s capitalized, but I read it as a generalization like Band-Aid, Frisbee, or Chapstick. Most people aren’t referring to only the name brand versions. Of course, maybe I’m wrong and I missed out on my perfect zero.
Could be yeah.
Walkman was the only game in town as I remember. Where there generic versions? Think maybe I had a shitty one, but Walkman was the gold standard.
And so were the headphones! First in-ear audio that actually rocked out. Again, not sure there was much of anything else, but Iron Maiden thumped in those things. Now I want another pair.
I would love to find a pair of the earbuds that came with the OG Game Boy. I don’t know if they were the best things ever, or if I wasn’t so much of an audiophile then.
There were alternative portable tape players. Maybe not right away but there definitely were.
Zero points.
No wonder. You have a 26 day old account. Welcome to the world babyface.
You also have it the wrong way around. It’s a point for everything you have not done.
Millennial with a big fat 0 over here
You an elder millennial by chance?
2 points cause we lived a couple blocks from the library so we never felt the need to own a dictionary or encyclopedia. Though really like 1.5 since my sister did have a CD from world book program that was like an encyclopedia for kids
My only point was I never listened to a boom box outside.
I learned to ride my bike one handed so I could carry my boom box. Tracking down 8 D Batteries was the hardest part.
Mine might be that we didn’t own an encyclopedia; I can’t remember if we did or not. But… I think we did.
I got 5, so which Kardashian am I? Not sure the point.
7
Every gen-x’er is gonna score a 20.
Or a zero if they read the point system correctly ;)
Well shit….
Reading is fun for mentals…
My town had a family video, not a blockbuster.
My town had a “Video Tonight” and we were allowed one rental per week, leading to the following regular exchange:
“Want to go to Video Tonight?”
“No, I’d rather wait until tomorrow.”
Same boat here small rural town, we had Video Giant.
Yep, 19 points here, never stepped foot inside Blockbuster
One point. I have never owned an encyclopedia unless Encarta counts. My parents owned one when I was a kid, and I used the library encyclopedia a ton. I’m in my early 50s. I’m surprised the encyclopedia is not the most common point.
I counted my parents owning Encyclopedia Britannica. 54 here.
1 point.
I have never sent a postcard. Bought plenty as a cheap souvenir/collectible thing; never actually mailed one to someone or even gave one to someone in person.
1 point for me as well, but I had never recorded radio to a cassette. Same age.
Mid 20s, and I got 10 points. 9 points if the blockbuster one does not mean blockbuster specifically
I rented videos, but not at blockbuster… Otherwise 0 points
Same same. No Blockbuster in Europe.
1 point. Never used a boombox. And yes, I have written a check at a store while people waited in line behind me. Their cold angry stares still haunt me.
All that and never had a ghetto blaster?! Hah, that’s a weird experience.
German newborns have to fax their crying to the hospital’s management for them to be declared healthy
I must have read this comment 10 times before deciding you are probably joking.
1 because despite being born in the early 80s, paper checks are for old people and Americans
Born in the mid 90s in Canada. You guys should’ve seen the state of book fairs in Canada. It was easier to pay via cheque than credit card.
I had to start paying my rent by check again landlord trying to dodge taxes by cashing checks instead of depositing them.
I considered claiming this point, but I used traveler cheques once, so um not sure
There’s also bank cheques.
0 points. I feel old.
Look at Mr Rich Guy here with enough money to afford to own an enciclopedia
I counted my parents collection. Uh, am I cheating?
I’m in my mid 20s. Maybe it’s because I grew up poor and was using outdated tech when I was a kid.
I didn’t use vinyl or a film camera until a few years ago though, I have been really enjoying the physicality and ritualism of analog tech recently
Now this is a unique post! Can’t imagine any 20-somethings scoring zero. Go go retro bro!
28 and I got 1 point. I’ve never sent a postcard.
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Scrollone@feddit.it 11 months ago
It did. Italy was filled with Blockbusters and their hideous blue signage.