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Some things were better when they were worse
Posted on 10/15/26 at 11:44 am
Posted on 10/15/26 at 11:44 am
Midnight release of Titanic for rental at Blockbuster in 1998
Look at the smiles, the excitement, people chatting with each other in line. I bet people who stood in that line have memories of it and can tell you who they were there with, etc.
Now if you want a watch movie things are infinitely more convenient, you don't have to physically drive somewhere, stand in line, you don't have to remember to rewind it and then return it later.
But that convenience comes at the cost of making it cold, sterile, boring, forgettable.
Look at the smiles, the excitement, people chatting with each other in line. I bet people who stood in that line have memories of it and can tell you who they were there with, etc.
Now if you want a watch movie things are infinitely more convenient, you don't have to physically drive somewhere, stand in line, you don't have to remember to rewind it and then return it later.
But that convenience comes at the cost of making it cold, sterile, boring, forgettable.
This post was edited on 10/15/26 at 12:14 pm
Posted on 10/15/26 at 11:47 am to StansberryRules
Some movies were better seen in the theater - E.T., Titanic, Avatar
Posted on 10/15/26 at 11:48 am to StansberryRules
To this day I still haven't watched that movie.
I've seen enough through osmosis to pretty much know it, but I have never sat down and actually watched it. I likelg never will.
I've seen enough through osmosis to pretty much know it, but I have never sat down and actually watched it. I likelg never will.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 11:52 am to LegendInMyMind
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To this day I still haven't watched that movie.
I don’t think it deserves the popularity that it enjoys, but it is worth seeing.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 11:53 am to LegendInMyMind
Same. I know he's poor. I know the lady lacks any semblance of loyalty, honesty or good character in general. Make the version where they highlight the angle on the federal reserve being created as a result of this "accident" and I'll watch. I don't need the tawdry floozy. I've seen that story many times.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 11:53 am to StansberryRules
Worked at a cd store in the Slidell mall in the late 90's - we got flooded for the soundtrack release, then again for the vhs/dvd release. We listened to that damned soundtrack for months on a loop until the Britney Spears/NSync/Backstreet Boys/98 degrees flood came then we couldn't escape the pop music. Turned a fun job into agony every Tuesday when screaming teenagers and weird 40 something mom's lined up for when we opened.
Couple of years later while in college I worked at Blockbuster when the ship was sinking. The one and only job I quit and just walked out on without notice. I was an assistant manager of the store and closed up shop, deposited my keys in the drop box with a letter saying I wasn't coming back. Walked away. Last ever retail job - got sick of being yelled at because nothing was ever in stock due to no late fees, then getting yelled at by management for not upselling 5 different things at the register when people were yelling at me for stuff being out of stock.
Couple of years later while in college I worked at Blockbuster when the ship was sinking. The one and only job I quit and just walked out on without notice. I was an assistant manager of the store and closed up shop, deposited my keys in the drop box with a letter saying I wasn't coming back. Walked away. Last ever retail job - got sick of being yelled at because nothing was ever in stock due to no late fees, then getting yelled at by management for not upselling 5 different things at the register when people were yelling at me for stuff being out of stock.
This post was edited on 10/15/26 at 11:59 am
Posted on 10/15/26 at 11:54 am to StansberryRules
Boomers on here act like Americans lives are so much better nowadays because they have money in their stock market account
A homeless person in 1998 lived a better life than someone with 10 million dollars in 2026
A homeless person in 1998 lived a better life than someone with 10 million dollars in 2026
Posted on 10/15/26 at 11:58 am to LegendInMyMind
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To this day I still haven't watched that movie.
Spoiler Alert - The ship is gonna sink!
Posted on 10/15/26 at 11:58 am to StansberryRules
Refrigerators, dishwashers, washers and dryers.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 12:03 pm to el Gaucho
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A homeless person in 1998
There were no homeless in 1998.
This post was edited on 10/15/26 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 10/15/26 at 12:07 pm to DeltaTigerDelta
Now that you mention it I never saw homeless people before 2016
Posted on 10/15/26 at 12:11 pm to High C
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I don’t think it deserves the popularity that it enjoys, but it is worth seeing.
This.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 12:11 pm to LegendInMyMind
quote:Bewbs
this day I still haven't watched that movie.
I've seen enough through osmosis to pretty much know it, but I have never sat down and actually watched it. I likelg never will.
Rose hogs the raft and Jack freezes to death.
/end
Posted on 10/15/26 at 12:12 pm to StansberryRules
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Look at the smiles, the excitement, people chatting with each other inline. I bet people who stood in that line have memories of it and can tell you who they were there with, etc.
Now if you want a watch movie things are infinity more convenient, you don't have to physically drive somewhere, stand in line, you don't have to remember to rewind it and then return it later.
But that convenience comes at the cost of making it cold, sterile, boring, forgettable.
You could replace "movie" with "sports" and be really close to the same argument. Expanded access to broadcast sports has, IMO, made the fan experience so much more sterile, boring, and forgettable.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 12:15 pm to yaherrdme
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Spoiler Alert - The ship is gonna sink!
Best part of the movie and worth watching just for it.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 12:18 pm to el Gaucho
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Now that you mention it I never saw homeless people before 2016
You don't remember that Snyder guy in the 80's.
There were 3 million homeless under Ronald Reagan.
I Googled motherfrickered it:
"In 2025, about 746,000 people were homeless in the U.S.—a decrease of about 25,800 from the record 771,000 recorded in 2024. Economic struggles and a lack of affordable housing continue to keep the count near historic highs."
Leftists have been making up shite basically forever. That 3 million number basically went unchallenged by the press.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 12:21 pm to RohanGonzales
That can’t be right
Pretty sure trumpflation and the great trumpression caused it along with the trumpioid epidemic
Pretty sure trumpflation and the great trumpression caused it along with the trumpioid epidemic
Posted on 10/15/26 at 12:24 pm to el Gaucho
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Now that you mention it I never saw homeless people before 2016
Thanks Drumpf!
Posted on 10/15/26 at 12:33 pm to StansberryRules
I do miss the old mom and pop music stores. Going to a place like The Compact Disc Store on Jefferson or Paradise by LSU and talking to the clerks about what new , getting suggestions, sampling tracks with folks in the store. Shopping back then for lots of things was enjoyable b/c the mom and pop stores were actually interested in the stuff they were selling.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 12:33 pm to StansberryRules
Ketchup in a glass bottle was a pain in the arse, but tasted so much better.
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