ƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞspacemagick@mastodon.social
Jul 27, 2026, 6:59 PM@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon
Of course the other reason is that there was nothing to run it on.
#retrocomputing :-)
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Nazonazokiyoubinbou@urusai.socialJul 27, 2026, 7:49 PM@spacemagick @The_Whore_of_Blahbylon Personal computing actually did start around that sort of timeframe with some of the earliest PCs beginning around 1972-ish. And people actually were excited to actually have programs to do those sorts of tasks.
However there's a distinction in regards to apps: computer programs up until enshittification took over computing too were about helping people. Apps now are about making profits for the companies. They require apps for things like dish washing machines to gather private information about us for them to use against us or sell.
But really the OP itself is more about finances. Until the early 2000s or so ordinary people could afford ordinary things if they worked hard. Now good luck affording a place to live with only one job.
AKingsburyAlexanderKingsbury@mastodon.socialJul 27, 2026, 8:49 PM@spacemagick @The_Whore_of_Blahbylon
No, no, there's no meaningful material difference between life now and life 50 years ago. People back then all had microwave ovens, cars as safe and fuel efficient as we have now, and they all carried around portable phones with free long distance that also had more computing power than spacecraft of the era. There have been no meaningful medical, technological, or other advances. It's a pure, apples-to-apples situation.