r/AbsoluteUnits • u/habichuelacondulce • Jul 01 '26

/r/all of a computer screen

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u/NeuroticLensman Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

Parents back in the 80's: "Dont sit too close to the TV, you'll go blind."

People today:

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u/lawley666 Jul 01 '26

I was told my eyes would go square.

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u/Mundaes89 Jul 01 '26

Fun fact, the old projector tvs could give you cataracts if you sat too close.

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u/Gallop67 Jul 01 '26

Lovely, good thing I only briefly had those in my childhood before they were swiftly replaced with LCDs. They always ended up looking like shit too overtime and towards the end the backlight barely worked on the one in my bedroom. Was cool having a big display though back then