defunct_punk@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWhat do movies always get wrong about your job/hobby?message-squaremessage-square253linkfedilinkarrow-up1167arrow-down11
arrow-up1166arrow-down1message-squareWhat do movies always get wrong about your job/hobby?defunct_punk@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square253linkfedilink
minus-squareAnalogNotDigital@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 hours agoBecause it’s a movie trope. And if people did it the ‘right’ way people wouldn’t believe it. Like, phones sound like ‘phones’ because we have the tech to make them sound crystal clear, but people don’t want that they want the phone sound.
minus-squaremoopet@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoEvery bad connection in the year 3453 still sounds like analogue static. Every dodgy video connection from a FTL spaceship gets VHS tracking lines as it breaks down.
Because it’s a movie trope. And if people did it the ‘right’ way people wouldn’t believe it.
Like, phones sound like ‘phones’ because we have the tech to make them sound crystal clear, but people don’t want that they want the phone sound.
Every bad connection in the year 3453 still sounds like analogue static. Every dodgy video connection from a FTL spaceship gets VHS tracking lines as it breaks down.