lnxtx@feddit.nl to Fuck Cars@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agoInnovation makes useful things smaller - overconsumption makes them bigger and more meaninglessnorden.socialimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1175arrow-down118file-text
arrow-up1157arrow-down1imageInnovation makes useful things smaller - overconsumption makes them bigger and more meaninglessnorden.sociallnxtx@feddit.nl to Fuck Cars@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squarelugal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up27·6 months agoTbf phones grew bigger at one point. Actually the display always grew bigger and the rest of it always grew smaller and at some point, the sum grew bigger
minus-squarePatapon Enjoyer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 months agoTVs might be an even better example
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoI don’t think so. They never shrank which makes them an even worse example for the meme or what do you mean?
minus-squarePatapon Enjoyer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoRight now I’m sitting next to 2 TVs. One 34’’ CRT and an OLED with 4 times the screen area. The CRT weights 7 times more
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoDonno why I didn’t think about the volume and weight but only about the front area
minus-squareeltrain123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·6 months agoWhen the screens started getting good enough to watch porn on, the size trend reversed.
Tbf phones grew bigger at one point.
Actually the display always grew bigger and the rest of it always grew smaller and at some point, the sum grew bigger
TVs might be an even better example
I don’t think so. They never shrank which makes them an even worse example for the meme or what do you mean?
Right now I’m sitting next to 2 TVs. One 34’’ CRT and an OLED with 4 times the screen area. The CRT weights 7 times more
Donno why I didn’t think about the volume and weight but only about the front area
When the screens started getting good enough to watch porn on, the size trend reversed.