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1 year agoPole Position. It was part of an Atari arcade pack on my Gameboy Advanced. I would press and hold the A button so hard that the letter would be imprinted on my thumb, but I could not pass the qualifying round despite my best attempts.
As an adult, it suddenly hit me one day. I did not realize, as a kid, that I needed to change gears to go faster.
So I tried it out in order to test my theory. The graphics barely showed up on the screen because the gba was like 15 years old or older at that point.
Passed the qualifying race my first try just by gearing up.
100% agree. Same experience here with YouTube and YouTube shorts. I waste far too much time there.
My dad, a boomer, has been watching videos, reading news and listicles, and playing games on his phone more and more lately. 10 years ago, he was still using a flip phone, and just a few years ago (and tbh even still today) needs help using/navigating his phone and there internet.
But yeah, I’ve noticed him getting sucked into it - he probably uses his phone more than I use mine, since I’m on my computer more than my phone (unless we count my phone playing my music in the car and while at work, but that’s not exactly the phone use we’re talking about, so I wouldn’t include that rn).
Similarly, my grandparents, also boomers, are doing more on their phones all the time. For boomers specifically, it could have a little to do with retiring during this age of technology and finally having the time to explore something that seems more difficult for them to grasp.
TLDR: big word dump to echo the sentiment and show that I’m experiencing the same things as you.