Sometimes I’ll re-read some of my favorite old Science Fiction and laugh/shudder at the things they got wrong. There’s a massive plot point in Starship Troopers that hinges on his aunt sending the hero a snail mail letter in the year 2200.
$400/year and all the news was from the internet. They printed very little local news of interest and most could be seen on the morning news, so I had to cancel.
Over the years I have watched as our local big-city newspaper (the only one in the city) has reduced from some 150+ pages to about 20… on a Sunday. I think more than anything that demonstrates what has happened to the newspaper industry. I can tune in Internet news any day, in any form I prefer. I can read comics at numerous websites. Local sales I receive constantly through the mail… and I honestly don’t need further advertising to warrant my buying the newspaper. Plus… think of the amount of trees not wasted and paper discarded as daily trash into the dump.
Newspapers served their purpose before the electronic media age. Just as we seldom use telegraph, 8-track tapes are a thing of the past, Betamax is dead, “full screen” analog TV has given way to 4k digital, and Superman now has to find a new place to change his clothes (seriously, when you can change your clothing at super speed, who needs a phone booth anyway?)… the Newspaper has become outdated. Perhaps the only reason they still exist is for the die-hards who refuse to politely bow out and let the future roll.
That said, there is nothing quite like a printed-on-paper 8-page Steampunk tabloid that one can read when sitting by a fireplace and sipping on brandy. Electronic media has no place in such a setting. Uh, not that I ever do so. But I saw a video of such on YouTube…
pauljmsn about 5 years ago
A very apropos question comes to mind: does Brewster appear in any actual newsprint newspapers? Or is he online only?
kaffekup about 5 years ago
“Of course, I only print one copy. Pass it around.”
Gent about 5 years ago
Does the newsbot print fake news too?
Differentname about 5 years ago
Sometimes I’ll re-read some of my favorite old Science Fiction and laugh/shudder at the things they got wrong. There’s a massive plot point in Starship Troopers that hinges on his aunt sending the hero a snail mail letter in the year 2200.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member about 5 years ago
$400/year and all the news was from the internet. They printed very little local news of interest and most could be seen on the morning news, so I had to cancel.
Radish the wordsmith about 5 years ago
The newspaper comic strip is about Walter the Coffee Machine, he was leaking again, snerk.
gantech about 5 years ago
Well…Old Bot…pretty much says it all.
Ermine Notyours about 5 years ago
“Station injuries are on the rise. Workers report a sharp increase in paper cuts. The source of this increase is under investigation.”
David Huie Green AmericaIsGreatItHasUs about 5 years ago
Oldbot is a metaphor for outdated, obsolete.
WCraft Premium Member about 5 years ago
You got that right.
cuzinron47 about 5 years ago
Are you still using the Gutenberg press?
Snoots about 5 years ago
Over the years I have watched as our local big-city newspaper (the only one in the city) has reduced from some 150+ pages to about 20… on a Sunday. I think more than anything that demonstrates what has happened to the newspaper industry. I can tune in Internet news any day, in any form I prefer. I can read comics at numerous websites. Local sales I receive constantly through the mail… and I honestly don’t need further advertising to warrant my buying the newspaper. Plus… think of the amount of trees not wasted and paper discarded as daily trash into the dump.
Newspapers served their purpose before the electronic media age. Just as we seldom use telegraph, 8-track tapes are a thing of the past, Betamax is dead, “full screen” analog TV has given way to 4k digital, and Superman now has to find a new place to change his clothes (seriously, when you can change your clothing at super speed, who needs a phone booth anyway?)… the Newspaper has become outdated. Perhaps the only reason they still exist is for the die-hards who refuse to politely bow out and let the future roll.
That said, there is nothing quite like a printed-on-paper 8-page Steampunk tabloid that one can read when sitting by a fireplace and sipping on brandy. Electronic media has no place in such a setting. Uh, not that I ever do so. But I saw a video of such on YouTube…
Scoutmaster77 about 5 years ago
I still use the local newspaper!