1 point because cheques have always been rare in my country.
2 if you are strict with the Blockbuster thing, we had Videoland instead but I have rented video tapes from a video rental store like Blockbuster.
I guess 2 points, I’ve not owned my own dictionary or encyclopedia. Born in 1989.
Never had a blockbuster, a fax nor cheques. I can’t remember using my boombox outside, C Batteries were expensive and cumbersome.
So 3 points.
Why is the 8-track never on these lists?
Cause it’s too old for the list writers to know about? Also, their adoption rate was pretty poor.
I’m gen z but I still only got 3 points. I live in the sticks, so no blockbuster. Also no walkman, though I have used portable cassette players. And never recorded from radio to cassette. Maybe you could give me another point, because my dad had to send a fax for me, but I felt involved in the process.
Born 1992
5 points- No typewriter ( would kill for a real TTY though)
- Haven’t listened to vinyl ( I really want to get into that, overwhelmed with stuff I need to learn)
- No boombox ( and thank god for that - this shit looks heavy af)
- Not recorded music to a cassette ( only from lack of trying, had a radio accepting cassettes with “record” button)
- No postcard ( not a big thing around these parts)
I don’t understand why people want to listen to vinyl records vs. digital
As someone who listens to both: because they’re fun
I’m no audiophile, but there is a difference in sound. To me it’s not enough to invest in the type of equipment that maximizes that difference, but it’s still there
Plus turntables have become another niche technological LEGO set, to customize and improve until the hole in your chest is filled
there is a difference in sound.
Yeah, there is: vinyl is objectively worse.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyquist–Shannon_sampling_theorem
Eeehhh, I don’t think worse is the right word. Less fidelity, yeah, but the sound is… warmer? I dunno, like I said, I’m not an audiophile, but I know our ears are analogue and all the things in nature that make me feel good have curves
Your mom, for instance
From what I understand, vinyl records are often mastered differently than digital recordings, and they do have a bit of a different sound overall due to their mechanical nature (like how different headphones can produce vastly different results.) So vinyl could very well be actually better depending on the mix, and depending on the preferences of the person listening.
Purely ideological at this point.
I want to own my media, CDs aren’t being produced anymore, vinyls are resurfacing.
- If you count me messing with stuff as using it then 9. But they didn’t work unfortunately. Born 2005
Typewriter, vinil, fax, and payed with check, those are the only 4 things I never done. The boom box I don’t know what it is.
A boombox is one of those big rectangular radios that can work on batteries
I can’t remember whether I’ve ever sent a postcard. I certainly have received them and I remember buying stamps in Barcelona so that my wife could send postcards. Does that count? I’m either 0 points or 1 point.
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…. 0 points…. 🙂
Hello old friend
Yeah, the hurts-to-get-out-of-bed is real.
None. Zip. Zilch. Zero.
Let’s just say that at some places, I get senior discounts. Not ALL places, but some.
I am also at zero. Makes me wonder what is so relevant TODAY that will be completely out of style in 20 years
The only one I got close on was I never had a chequebook of my own, but did on a couple of occasions use bank cheques for mail-ordered things.
Presuming we’re counting that, big fat goose egg.
7 Points. Born in 2004 🤔
20 points! Finally a test I aced!!!
How on earth?
