• FinishingDutch@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    The other day I got a press release about disaster preparedness for grade school kids.

    It made mention of teaching kids how to use a battery powered radio to get information. And it suddenly struck me that my 8 year old nephew likely has never even SEEN an FM radio, much less would know how to tune one to a specific station.

    Shit like that makes me feel reaaaaaaallllly old…

    • RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.works
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      39 minutes ago

      I’m in my 30s and really never actually used an old radio like that. Like there were some laying around that nobody used anymore and I kind of played with them as a kid, but I’m right on the cusp of not knowing how to use one.

    • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz
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      4 hours ago

      My elderly father was confused when he bought an old style fm radio and found out it was only a Bluetooth speaker.