I’m not saying we’re deep in middle age, but there is considerable excitement in this household about the arrival of a new washing machine tomorrow.
@adders Washing machines are usually taken for granted these days, (until something breaks, then they’re not). If we think about the advancements made to ordinary peoples everyday life between 1880 and 1980, it’s quite amazing. There has been things happening afterwards also, but nothing as important.*
(*) Ok, the internet is pretty cool sometimes.
@adders Congratulations on your new machine! It’s hard to do without. Hope you’ll be satisfied with it.
@odd I grew up without the internet and it didn't become part of everyday life until I was around 50. I can't say it's changed life radically -- certainly not obviously for the better. My grandmother was born before cars, or airplanes, or washing machines, or telephones, were common. She saw much bigger changes in everyday life than I have.
@JMaxB The same with me, and my family. We got our first (landline) telephone around 1980. I got my first computer when I was 25, and I was an early adopter. I’ve been working mostly with computers in my adult life, but if they weren’t around, I’d find something else, (and maybe less brainchurning), to do. And I’m with you on the internet, it’s both good and evil, and sometimes in between.