A 2011 video proves eerily prescient about what using a computer feels like today
AxomaticallyExtinct · reddit · 2026-10-07
A Reddit user shares a video made in 2011, noting how eerily prescient it was: its exaggerated depiction of computer use increasingly matches what using a computer feels like today, sparking discussion about the degrading modern computing experience.
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