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CaptYossarian

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6. When some of these go away, our overlords will have even more

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Sat May 23, 2020, 03:02 PM

May 2020

control over us. There will be no more freedom.

DVDs, iPods, and headphones with wires make me able to choose my entertainment. And Big Brother won't be able to keep score of what I watch or listen to (unless Blue Thunder flies overhead).

When the Post Office disappears, they'll be controlling the mail that gets delivered, just like in Attica.

On the bright side, vinyl records are making a comeback, so there is hope.

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15 Things in Your Home That Are About to Become Obsolete [View all] mfcorey1 May 2020 OP

"tvs"... I'd bet all those who spent many thousands $$ on the largest, latest flatscreens will love hlthe2b May 2020 #1

I've already made many of those things obsolete in my home tulipsandroses May 2020 #10

Printers, stereo systems, blue ray aren't going away. Mosby May 2020 #2

Was going to say the same ... there may be lots of streaming movies mr_lebowski May 2020 #4

I still have a VCR to play my old movies, lol. Mosby May 2020 #9

i still have a landline phone and an old style analog phone that works when the power goes out. AllaN01Bear May 2020 #3

We have a landline phone because Verizon sucks DBoon May 2020 #7

"These days, most of the bills we owe are either automatically debited from our bank accounts" DBoon May 2020 #5

I agree. If I have a dispute with a company... ekelly May 2020 #12

When some of these go away, our overlords will have even more CaptYossarian May 2020 #6

I'm not grabbing my phone and hurling it across the room when it wakes me at 6 AM. Gidney N Cloyd May 2020 #8

TVs??? IcyPeas May 2020 #11

i need a NEW TAPE player. not tossing my CDs. pissed about rotary phones. but i am using pansypoo53219 May 2020 #13

I choose to be a dinosaur. BigmanPigman May 2020 #14