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RE: When was the first time you realized you were obsolete?
January 17, 2016 at 2:36 pm
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When Skynet became self-aware and caused the apocalypse.
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RE: When was the first time you realized you were obsolete?
January 17, 2016 at 2:45 pm
Several years ago encountered a 'kid' at his folks house that wanted an electronic device of his connected to their home theater set up. I had no idea what the device was at the time.
Suddenly, I felt old and decrepit.
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RE: When was the first time you realized you were obsolete?
January 17, 2016 at 2:50 pm
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about 5 years ago. It is a very painful and terrifying realization.
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RE: When was the first time you realized you were obsolete?
January 17, 2016 at 2:55 pm
For me it when was when I failed to get a single award on this forum.
Are you ready for the fire? We are firemen. WE ARE FIREMEN! The heat doesn’t bother us. We live in the heat. We train in the heat. It tells us that we’re ready, we’re at home, we’re where we’re supposed to be. Flames don’t intimidate us. What do we do? We control the flame. We control them. We move the flames where we want to. And then we extinguish them.
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RE: When was the first time you realized you were obsolete?
January 17, 2016 at 2:58 pm
I grew up learning to ride horses. No, I wasn't posh - my father takes care of horses and teaches horse-riding for a living.
At some point I realized there are no hitching posts anywhere in town anymore and that "Eau de Horse-sweat" is not a very popular scent - that clued me in to the fact, that perhaps my skill-set at that point didn't prepare me quite adequately for the future...
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RE: When was the first time you realized you were obsolete?
January 17, 2016 at 3:00 pm
I think I was 16 when I realized I'd never do anything 'great'.
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RE: When was the first time you realized you were obsolete?
January 17, 2016 at 3:38 pm
My obsolescence became painfully apparent the first time I saw a 19", V-8, diesel powered vibrator.
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RE: When was the first time you realized you were obsolete?
January 17, 2016 at 3:53 pm
I will stop all progress so I will never become obsolete.
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RE: When was the first time you realized you were obsolete?
January 17, 2016 at 4:56 pm
I think I'll be there when greater than half of my graduating high school class is dead. 40th will be this year. Guess I'll find out then. We have a class ghoul that enjoys keeping track.
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RE: When was the first time you realized you were obsolete?
January 17, 2016 at 5:41 pm
I'm not interested in viewing myself through a societal lens.