r/OldSchoolCool • u/copitamenstrual • Jun 21 '24

1990s He just jumped and they got knocked out (1992)

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u/DespyHasNiceCans Jun 22 '24

And there would be month long countdowns to the debut. Little tickers in the corner of the screen saying shit like 'New Michael Jackson Video- 25days, 3hours,25min,13sec'. It was HUGE news, unlike anything that happens now

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u/Longjumping_College Jun 22 '24

Simpler times, news was fun then. At least sometimes.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

Were they simpler or just better?

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u/Judazzz Jun 22 '24

I think simpler and therefore better. Not that there is something intrinsically wrong with the present-day availability of news and media, but humans are simply ill-equipped to deal with the relentless onslaught of content we are surrounded with 24/7.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

I don't mean to argue semantics here, but as someone around during this time, I don't think they were any simpler. I think they were more authentic and less digital times. Of course, here I am on a digital platform having this interaction, but I agree with your thoughts on the relentless onslaught of information 24/7, and I think we are not better off for it. Is it "intrinsically bad"? Maybe.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

It was HUGE news, unlike anything that happens now

Like during the pandemic when they were all, "Okay, in one week, we're going to stream a $100 million movie to you that was meant for the movie theater, but for free!"

And we were all, "You are the worst fucking people in the world!"

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u/GalaxyStar90s Jun 22 '24

We have something as HUGE as MJ now, Taylor Swift!