>> I observe that computer stuff (i.e. software) tends to 'rot' more quickly than non-digital stuff like books, boardgames etc. The non-digital stuff is often easier to recreate with lower technology.<<
That is true.
And even books are flimsy compared with cuneiform on ceramic.
>> And it's no wonder I prefer to stick with physical stuff like art or books or whatever over digital stuff I can play for 5 or 6 years then never again.<<
Exactly.
>> I still haven't been able to play an old computer game I had as a child, since we got rid of the computer it was compatible with. And I doubt we'd be able to find the software now, anyway. <<
Alas!
There's one old game that I knew as Worm, also called Snake, that just consists of a line and a dot. You move the line trying to catch the dot. But the line keeps getting longer, forever, and if you hit it then you die. It's the best kinetic explanation of baggage that I've ever found.
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Date: 2023-05-16 02:46 am (UTC)That is true.
And even books are flimsy compared with cuneiform on ceramic.
>> And it's no wonder I prefer to stick with physical stuff like art or books or whatever over digital stuff I can play for 5 or 6 years then never again.<<
Exactly.
>> I still haven't been able to play an old computer game I had as a child, since we got rid of the computer it was compatible with. And I doubt we'd be able to find the software now, anyway. <<
Alas!
There's one old game that I knew as Worm, also called Snake, that just consists of a line and a dot. You move the line trying to catch the dot. But the line keeps getting longer, forever, and if you hit it then you die. It's the best kinetic explanation of baggage that I've ever found.