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The Nineties: A Book
ou weren’t here when we had to stay up past midnight to even see a band we loved on MTV. You’re here now, wherever’s here to you. When you ask someone my age if they were into Nirvana, they claim of course they were, loved Nirvana. Same way they were all against the war in Iraq. You don’t understand that we never heard these bands when someone else... See more
Most people just weren’t ready to live online. Perhaps most importantly, using the internet was still a novel, infrequent activity. Unlike today, where most of us now spend several hours online daily – back then, it was something you’d “turn on” a few times a week at most.
chrisrempel.com • Part 1: the internet is having a kodak moment – Chris Rempel's Blog
the 139-year gap between the publication of Anna Karenina and today is much vaster than the 139-year gap between 1877 and 1738. This acceleration is real, and it will be harder and harder for future generations to relate to “old” books in the way they were originally intended.
Chuck Klosterman • But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
In the future—not the distant future, but ten years, five—people will remember the internet as a brief dumb enthusiasm, like phrenology or the dirigible. They might still use computer networks to send an email or manage their bank accounts, but those networks will not be where culture or politics happens. The idea of spending _all day online_&... See more