technology related sensory memories from my childhood
- sliding the metal cover on floppy disks
- the slight resistance of inserting cassette and video tapes
- ripping off the strips of holed paper off of dot matrix printer paper
- rolling the wheel on a disposable camera to take another photo
The heaviness and rubber texture of the roller ball in a computer mouse, and the little ring of lint
Unkinking the curly cord of a telephone while you talked
The -peww sound and slowly fading image of a crt monitor turning off, and then running your finger through the static on the dusty glass
The crunch of opening or closing a plastic Disney vhs cover
The sound effects in kidpix
Extending and collapsing metal antennas and using them as magic wands
…God, it is so weird these things aren’t around any more. Cause it’s true, the sensations are so distinct. It’s bizarre to think about missing these tiny relics.
There’s a word for that. Nostalgia. Because those things are now impractical. But it brings you back to a time where you didn’t have to worry about debt, economy, war or trump and Hillary being presented. You just had to worry about how to beat the fucking great bay temple in majoras mask.
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i liked touching the tv to feel the static!
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no one’s brave enough to talk about how good tv static used to taste 😒
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