Especially in the case of video rental stores… Entering a space blasting concord dawn & massive attack after Pi was released. Having to discuss, sometimes literally for hours, movies I 've watched with an actual filmmaker that was working the shop like they owned it. Witnessing an absolutely androgynous person pushing back through art in a place where bigotry was unquestionably the norm being respected by everyone entering the space. Trading music (in the form of CDs or even worse cassette tapes). Even arguing about the worth of certain filmmakers, which sometimes even resulted in the obligatory (free) viewing of a film in much cared for private space built just for this purpose. Let alone actually making friends through this process. Actually having a person knowing my taste and instead of browsing endlessly I would just have to say a few words about my mood and I would get a new movie to watch (actually in VHS). I mean who wouldn’t hate all that. Thankfully digitalization and broadband first, then Netflix and the like, came along and rescued me and many other inefficient people from all this drudgery. Fortunately we are not going back.
Also, thankfully, younger people won’t have to go through such shit. The get a more efficient social life, without a doubt.
The television went from being a babysitter to a mistress
Technology made it easy for us to stay in touch while keeping a distance
I’m just slightly too young to have lived the video store junkie lifestyle and I really wish I could have. Even as a teen when I’d get the chance to visit the local rental place I’d spend so much time just talking with random people about movies, it was amazing, there’s really no equivalent space to it anymore. Same with videogame stores etc.
I agree with the sentiment.
Especially in the case of video rental stores… Entering a space blasting concord dawn & massive attack after Pi was released. Having to discuss, sometimes literally for hours, movies I 've watched with an actual filmmaker that was working the shop like they owned it. Witnessing an absolutely androgynous person pushing back through art in a place where bigotry was unquestionably the norm being respected by everyone entering the space. Trading music (in the form of CDs or even worse cassette tapes). Even arguing about the worth of certain filmmakers, which sometimes even resulted in the obligatory (free) viewing of a film in much cared for private space built just for this purpose. Let alone actually making friends through this process. Actually having a person knowing my taste and instead of browsing endlessly I would just have to say a few words about my mood and I would get a new movie to watch (actually in VHS). I mean who wouldn’t hate all that. Thankfully digitalization and broadband first, then Netflix and the like, came along and rescued me and many other inefficient people from all this drudgery. Fortunately we are not going back.
Also, thankfully, younger people won’t have to go through such shit. The get a more efficient social life, without a doubt.
The television went from being a babysitter to a mistress
Technology made it easy for us to stay in touch while keeping a distance
Til we just stayed distant and never touched
Now all we do is text too much
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA8hzUDXvtk
I’m just slightly too young to have lived the video store junkie lifestyle and I really wish I could have. Even as a teen when I’d get the chance to visit the local rental place I’d spend so much time just talking with random people about movies, it was amazing, there’s really no equivalent space to it anymore. Same with videogame stores etc.