media, nostalgia, tech, bad ideas 

Gods help me, I'm about to watch a show about "computer hackers" from 1983...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiz_Kid

youtube.com/watch?v=GDdVbOcUlT

media, nostalgia, tech, bad ideas 

@zebratron2084

I remember this show! There's a big deal in later episodes about the hacker kids getting permission from police for their investigations, lest the show be accused of proliferating delinquency.

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re: media, nostalgia, tech, bad ideas 

@xinjinmeng Yup, basically ALL the negative comments in its Wikipedia "Reception" section are classic 80s moral panic..

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