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That hurts a little (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] can 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

This is a really great reply and I agree with all your points. Very well laid out. I'm glad my admittedly low-effort/boilerplate comment could prompt it.

What are your thoughts on "vintage"? I mod [email protected] but I don't want it to be that restrictive so I settled on adding "retro" to the community display name. The name was form a reddit community I think but someone requested it here so I made it. But now I'm thinking maybe I should have just with "old" or maybe "outdated"?

[–] mindbleach 2 points 3 months ago

Vintage implies a level of appreciation. Presumably you wouldn't post a page of dull classified ads that look barely removed from modern fare, or even generic colorful flyers for amusingly-dated PC hardware. There's a similar separation: vintage ads are interesting in their own right and for their reflection of culture, not because they're effective at making you want to buy Doctor Schnortonheimer's Tincture Of Cocaine In Suspension Of Cocaine.