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bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Yeah I get that. “Old” to me is maybe around the 80s. I grew up around a lot of 80s stuff.

The music i listen to (since I was little ) is usually 60s through 80s, because those are the records I had. Some 90s and select new indie artists now too.

An “old” car is a 1969 chevelle. A 1991 f 150 is not an old car. The Xbox 360 is new. Etc.

A huge thing about this is the tech. We went through insane technical revolutions in a super short period of time. Kids now dont have that. GTA 5 is how old, 14 years?

Tech basically peaked in 2012. Nothing has really been improving or groundbreaking for the common person since then. I think thats why when I think of 2012, I think oh yeah bout 4 years ago huh.

I mean my 2010 macbook still works perfectly. My 2001 windows 98 laptop, not as much.

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basxto@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I guess for music it also depends on the genres. For me 90s is ancient, since it’s basically the beginnig. 2000s is old classics with a sound that isn’t really produced anymore

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- bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I’m confused at this comment, but recorded works have been around since the 1800s.
  
  “Modern” techniques started in the early 70s for recording and multitracking.
  
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  - basxto@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    en.wikipedia.org/…/Hardcore_(electronic_dance_mus…
    
    2000s was the era of Mainstream Hardcore and Classic Hardstyle
    
    These genres are to some degree based on flopped synthesizers from the 80s, like Roland TR 909 and Roland Alpha Juno. Which made it possible for normal people to play around with that hardware in their free time due to low prices
    
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    bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Ahhh I see. you are speaking of the electronic bleep blorps! Yeah, I mean electronic one could argue started in the 70’s as well but yes.
    
    Also I’m not sure that hardware was ever that low priced. Good hardware has always been spendy. But anyone could still make that music today if they wanted to . The synths are still around. Propellerhead reason is still out there for free if you wanted.
    
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darthelmet@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Yeah, the tech thing makes sense. I used to get really excited by new pieces of tech. My first smart phone, a new game console, etc. Now? I couldn’t even tell you off hand what model iPhone I have nor what the newest one is. When will I get a new one? Probably when my old one breaks.

I think on the gaming side of things, the turning point might be around the Switch. Basically the point where Nintendo stopped experimenting with weird new things for their consoles. They basically just joined MS and Sony in releasing a standard console that could play modern games with the exception of it still having the motion controls from the Wii. The other companies also abandoned trying to do gimmick stuff like motion controls.

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- bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Very true.
  
  Theres no innovation any more. We basically saw the peak in the 2000s of innovation. It is now solely driven to suck us dry of every cent and steal our data to sell it back to us on a subscription model.
  
  Vr is one fun new tech though. Its also not new, we had vr in the 80s. It was awful ofc.
  
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