I've been noticing it more and more. It sucks cause I used to like the internet.

  • NaturalsNotInIt [any]
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    4 years ago

    I think it is because boomers started to use the Internet more because of staying inside more etc.

    It was happening pre-Covid as well. The biggest thing imo is that the internet in general has become the new cable TV, not just Netflix/Hulu. These people would have been watching Westerns all day long on TMC 20 years ago.

    • CarlTheRedditor [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      These people would have been watching Westerns all day long on TMC 20 years ago.

      This is thankfully still my dad, who got rid of the only computer he ever owned after he retired and no longer was obligated to use e-mail. What a blessing.

      • medium_adult_son [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Reminds me of an old plasma TV my friend got from his grandfather with the Encore Westerns channel logo still burned in, lol.

    • Pezevenk [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      An ideal socialist society would entail mandatory TCM hours for all boomers.