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A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment
In before anyone assumes I'm making a blanket statement: Not all podcasters are crackpots, but all crackpots seem to have a podcast.
Never listened to AM radio in the 90s, OP? FM too with Rush "I feel sorrier for the lung cancer" Limbaugh?
I'm not saying the concept didn't exist then. There was just a higher barrier to entry than buying a microphone.
Sure. But also some of my favorite media is podcasts, and many of these exist because of the low barrier to entry. Eg:
Econtalk - a hypernerdy, super in-depth, and sometimes winding and verbose semi-academic economics podcast that sometimes dips into poetry, philosophy, political science, and anthropology.
Hardcore History - Dan Carlin's much-acclaimed history podcast where he gives book-length lectures on gruesome historical events.
The Power Company Podcast - a podcast exclusively about training for rock climbing
There's no way any of these shows would have been syndicated on old radio stations. But the freedom of podcasting let them create something awesome and find their niche audience.
On the contrary, HAM and CB radios have been popular since WWII (and somewhat before). I have a radio capable of picking up shortwave frequencies… holy shit the stuff you still hear on there.
Given that today you also need an Internet connection I’m not sure the barrier of microphone and smart device is all that different from microphone and HAM receiver.
The lowest barrier to radio entry once the web came around was shortwave. Dirt cheap, really and worldwide with the right conditions.
Holy shit '90s shortwave was nuts
Nah, back then you bought a microphone and broadcast your conspiracies via Citizen Band radio.
Oh, boy, that brings back memories of being a teenager in the early 90s. Grandpa gifted me his old CB, got it setup and tuned in, and immediately turned it off.
It's just that back then, those people weren't glamorized with fancy titles like "podcaster" or "influencer". They were just garden variety cranks everyone knew to just ignore.
We didn't call them influencers, but people like Glenn Beck and Billy Graham were absolutely influencers. My parents whole church hung on their every word, so you really can't say everybody knew to ignore it either lol.
Yes, technology has improved somewhat in the last thirty years, you're right. Funny how that works.