Young people won’t remember this, but there was a day not that long ago when our modems went from being able to handle 14.4 Kbps (thousands of bits per second) of data to 28.8 Kbps. The new thing called “the information superhighway” was suddenly blazing fast (for us, anyway). A photo took only a minute or two to download instead of 10. Amazing!
Nowadays, home routers can handle upwards of 2 gigabits per second (Gbps), so you can download hundreds of pictures per minute. And every day we hold a computer in our hand (our cell phone) that is far more powerful than the ones America’s astronauts used in their trip to the moon.
So you’d think we’d all be happy, and even more, wanting technology to continue its ever-upward trajectory. But no. Most people long for the old days — and it’s not just older people.
A new poll has found 77% of middle-aged Americans between 35 and 54 years old want to return to a time before society was always “plugged in,” a time before the always-on internet and cell phones in our pockets ruled our lives.
I would go back to 1985 in a minute!
1985 was a very good year for me. I was having the time of my life at 30.
Well, then the govt could Not control you like it does Today !!! Not happening
Only if I could know what I know now.