WWF. Especially during the attitude era. It was like 1998 through 2000 that nearly everyone was into wrestling, especially with what the WWF was doing and some of what WCW was doing with NWO. But, as the years piled on, it seemed like the flaws became more apparent. I look back at that period now and was like “…why did we like this again? and what from it did people want?”. Because some people want swearing back, they want buckets of blood back, they want sex appeal back .etc

That was just car-crash television and I learned later that what both promotions were doing back then, were doing whats called hot-shotting. It’s a wrestling term where you’re booking things in a seemingly appealing matter that audiences want to see. That’s what they were doing and it did honestly work for a long time.

If there was anything I’d want out of wrestling anymore these days, is competent booking and for matches to feel like and be big-fight moments. The cat is out of the bag for what wrestling really is, it’s just about characters, smoke and mirrors and highly choreographed moves that when they look routine, stand out.

At least some of the video games were still fun.

  • bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works
    18·
    2 days ago

    That people would become more intelligent with computers. Woof.

    Also some early fps. I mean, I don’t like fps on controller in general, but some with single analog sticks are torture ! Still fun sometimes though.

    • HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 day ago

      People were becoming smarter on computers and still are in many ways.

      The problem is generally twofold:

      1. Computers/the internet is a tool, not an adequate education system.
      2. Corporatization and late-stage capitalism has turned virtually all mainstream Western websites into pro-faacist hellscapes with controlled opposition