▲ 117 ▼ What was around or ended more recently than people think? (lemmy.autism.place) submitted 2 years ago by VirusMaster3073@lemmy.autism.place to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 108 comments fedilink hide all child comments I think the best example is the PlayStation 2 being discontinued in 2013, as well the PlayStation 1 in 2006
[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) And Emmett Till could still be very much alive, had he not been lynched. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) As brutal as that verb is, it's an understatement as to what he went through. Going out on a limb guessing kids aren't learning this anymore. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Breadhax0r@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I agree, I'm in the military so I end up working with a lot of 18-19 year olds. One day a few years back, a bunch of us were sitting around the table talking, and I don't remember what the conversation was about but this kid lookes at the black guy and says "that's how you get lynched" There was a collective gasp and we then had to explain to him what that meant. He just though it was something offensive to say to someone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) As brutal as that verb is, it's an understatement as to what he went through. Going out on a limb guessing kids aren't learning this anymore. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Breadhax0r@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I agree, I'm in the military so I end up working with a lot of 18-19 year olds. One day a few years back, a bunch of us were sitting around the table talking, and I don't remember what the conversation was about but this kid lookes at the black guy and says "that's how you get lynched" There was a collective gasp and we then had to explain to him what that meant. He just though it was something offensive to say to someone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Breadhax0r@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I agree, I'm in the military so I end up working with a lot of 18-19 year olds. One day a few years back, a bunch of us were sitting around the table talking, and I don't remember what the conversation was about but this kid lookes at the black guy and says "that's how you get lynched" There was a collective gasp and we then had to explain to him what that meant. He just though it was something offensive to say to someone. permalink fedilink source parent