iheartchaos:

Yes, that’s right. The photo isn’t a lie— the one gadget, that in the past 50 years has been adopted more quickly than any other is the boombox. Faster than the CD player, the cell phone, the digital camera and the answering machine among others.
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This actually did surprise me. It really shouldn’t, as cell and mobile phones are bigger around the world than than in the US (see how revolutions spread information). Intriguing none the less.
iheartchaos:

Here’s the deal… being weird and being a nerd aren’t mutually exclusive. These things overlap, but not as often as they used to. Popular conception of what a nerd is has changed drastically in recent years.
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This is more true than most people understand.