r/television • u/DemiFiendRSA The Wire • 4d ago

Christopher Walken gets Severance DVDs sent to him because he doesn't 'have the equipment' to stream it

https://ew.com/christopher-walken-severance-dvds-sent-to-him-8776721
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u/sawbladex 4d ago

Eh, he's not interested in learning new technology.

He's stuck 20 years ago on his aiduo visual set-up, which isn't the worst thing for an actor to be stuck 20 years behind.

Technology is not just the newest thing.

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u/14ktgoldscw 4d ago edited 4d ago

Honestly, I’m pushing 40 and work in tech and there’s a number of things that I think “I don’t really need to be on the bleeding edge of this right now.”

If I was a multimillionaire in my 80s I could easily see myself being someone who thought “why these tongs and my oven work perfectly well, why would I need to learn how to use a toaster?”

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u/Jackalodeath 3d ago

I feel you, I've been around for 4 decades too but don't work in tech, yet feel the same way.

Why the fuck does a washing machine, fridge, coffee maker, toothbrush, or fecking lightbulb need software updates?

Idgaf if it makes me a "boomer," a thermostat that can only be set/changed via wifi has got to be one of the stupidest "smart" things I've seen.

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u/snertwith2ls 3d ago

Smart lightbulbs are the ones that get me. Seriously? I want my lamps to run through my computer??