Post #3276518
2026-06-04 06:16 UTC
@fluffy@plush.city @broadwaybabyto@zeroes.ca I remember such comments being made about single parents on low incomes in the UK in the 1980s owning VHS players.
In terms of providing entertainment/distraction for your children the economics of a video player (whether bought honestly or "second hand") were hard to beat.
A trip to the cinema was out of the reach of many people. Videos could either be rented, copied or swapped which gave such families access to new films that they would otherwise not have had.
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@u0421793@toot.pikopublish.ing 2026-06-04 14:01
@the_wub@mastodon.social @fluffy@plush.city @broadwaybabyto@zeroes.ca killed the radio star, though