I'm of the opinion that everything was better before. Yes, EVERYTHING. But most relevant here: digital entertainment. Not only do I find the games, movies and the music better, but also the way we enjoyed them was better. We didn't have access to half as much content as we do today, so when we got hold of a new game/movie/cd (remember those?) it was much more exciting than it is today. Popular movies are usually just computer-generated effects and loud noises on top of a predictable formula with generic characters. Now I skip through hundreds of songs in Spotify, only hearing a few seconds of a song before I dismiss it. And the wealth of information provided to me by the all-knowing internet eliminates a lot of the magic behind games. I know so much of a game now, before I play, that it fails to be genuinely exciting like they used to be. I remember at around 10; the way we learnt of new games or secrets within them was by word of mouth. A friend knew a guy who had heard of guy who had beaten the seventh temple in A Link to the Past! OMG! And another time a friend had managed to convince another friend to LOAN him his copy of Resident Evil 2. How exciting those two days were (he wanted back again pretty soon you see). I could lists hundreds of examples like this, but I think this should do the trick.
Since I hold those times so dearly, I often try to recapture those feelings. It can be as simple as watching an old movie I like, or a game from the same era. But there are much more creative ways than this. I have been toying with the idea of getting myself a VCR, and watching some VHS's on my CRT (acronyms galore...). The move from my big tv, speakers and crystal clear picture should be an exciting change of pace. I can actually see myself enjoying some movies more this way, when the movie itself is in focus, and not the presentation. I've also toyed with the idea of artificially limiting my access to the internet. Maybe only let me use two hours a day. If I want to see more movies on Netflix or listen to more music on Spotify after my hours are up; tough luck. I think this could increase my appreciation of all the stuff I already own physical copies of, though maybe not.
Can anybody relate at all to these feelings? Or have anybody else taken steps to "go back to an older time"? LET'S SHARE:
Since I hold those times so dearly, I often try to recapture those feelings. It can be as simple as watching an old movie I like, or a game from the same era. But there are much more creative ways than this. I have been toying with the idea of getting myself a VCR, and watching some VHS's on my CRT (acronyms galore...). The move from my big tv, speakers and crystal clear picture should be an exciting change of pace. I can actually see myself enjoying some movies more this way, when the movie itself is in focus, and not the presentation. I've also toyed with the idea of artificially limiting my access to the internet. Maybe only let me use two hours a day. If I want to see more movies on Netflix or listen to more music on Spotify after my hours are up; tough luck. I think this could increase my appreciation of all the stuff I already own physical copies of, though maybe not.
Can anybody relate at all to these feelings? Or have anybody else taken steps to "go back to an older time"? LET'S SHARE:
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