Post #1784306
2026-04-22 09:54 UTC
The 1900s would still only be like 1909 at the latest. You've got too much precision and called out the wrong decade. This floppy form factor was invented in 1981, peaked in popularity and was replaced by CDs by 2000. Spanning 2 decades in the late twentieth (20th) century, not the late 1900s. See the difference in the number of digits? That difference in the number of stated digits is significant.
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@lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2026-04-22 11:57
OP didn’t say 19th century, they said 1900s. As in years 1900-1999. They are correct. Saying the 20th century is also correct. But their way makes it sound old timey for humorous effect. Which is the point of the post.
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@tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-22 12:00
While this ‘mistake’ is sometimes made by accident, I’m also pretty sure it’s sometimes made on purpose specifically because it really annoys 80s and 90s kids to be told they lived in the “1900s” and makes them feel ancient. Source: am an 80s kid