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How Would You Describe Modern Life to A Victorian?

Meowzers

Member
I'm guessing it would be rather interesting.

Just like recently I described how winning silverware was to a Tottenham fan.
 

Meowzers

Member
I'd say that we don't take ourselves seriously in photographs anymore. You should see my mate Dave being fisted by that dwarf whilst on our holidays...on our honeymoon.
 
you can tap on this glass and talk to someone you've never met on the other side of the world

oh nice sword
 
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Riven326

Banned
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-Arcadia-

Banned
So much has changed, so much is possible, but people are roughly the same, and the same basic things that matter now, love, friendship, children, making your way in life, finding who you are, continue to drive things in the future.

In a sense, everything has changed, but nothing has.
 

Werewolf Jones

Gold Member
"Two fellas can kiss in public and don't get the death penalty."

"Brushing your teeth is still not mandatory but it's shamed if you don't."

"Them Orientals run everything in 2020."

"Charles Dickens is cool but you really need to play The Last of Us/Final Fantasy VII. The two greatest stories ever told by mankind."
 

Paasei

Member
Everything is still the same because humans are still assholes for the most part. It's just all A LOT easier/convenient to find out.
 

GreyHorace

Member
"Charles Dickens is cool but you really need to play The Last of Us/Final Fantasy VII. The two greatest stories ever told by mankind."

That's hilarious. Any of the Sherlock Holmes short stories that Arthur Conan Doyle wrote shits on these wannabe epic narratives.

I think Victorians would be quite shocked at how casually modern people talk about sex. This was an era of repressed sexuality.
 

Doom85

Member
I wouldn't, instead I imagine my conversation would go as follows:

"Know where to find some paleblood?"
"I'm afraid I have no idea of what you speak of, good sir."
"Hmm, in that case where's the nearest lamp? I need to get back to the Hunter's Dream to have the doll level me up."
"......sir, might I guide you to our nearest asylum?"
"Hey, I don't need that! My Insight is only at 25, I'm doing just fine!"
 

Nymphae

Banned
Inescapably horrifying and soul draining, but the available entertainment used to distract oneself from this reality is well produced and abundant.
 

TheMan

Member
mountains of porn, including movies that you can INSIDE OF (VR)
electric cars
computers in my pocket

fuck your tuberculosis, reginald, i'm in the future
 

Old Retro

Member
Technology is your god and money is your religion. You could escape being found or tracked until the end of the millennium.
 
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