Post #1270199
2026-01-04 20:07 UTC
Years ago in college my mom tried to dump her old CRT TV on me with a roku.
“we’re leaving this tv with you”
“I don’t want it, if you leave it here I am throwing it out”
“Oh son you could use it to watch netflix”
“or mom i could watch netflix on my phone, my smart tv, my xbox one, my xbox 360, my ps3, my computer, my other computer, my other other computer all of which would be in high resolution. If you leave that here I am putting it where it belongs, in the trash”
This is a shortened version of the conversation that went on far too long with me getting more and more annoyed with being given garbage.
Replies (3)
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@Turret3857@infosec.pub 2026-01-04 20:31
I would take a CRT in a heartbeat. It makes watching 4:3 content feel right, especially older Star Treks.
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@llama@lemmy.zip 2026-01-05 01:36
They’re obsessed with this idea that people they perceive to be lower on the social hierarchy than them can somehow always have a use for their old stuff. As if using their old stuff is part of the process to become successful like them.
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@Agent641@lemmy.world 2026-01-05 05:54
It is chock full of yummy copper though!