I had to explain what a portable CD player was to a kid wearing his i-phone once... was odd enough trying to explain how we listened to music before it became digitally downloadable and on the go...

This is the truth in so many strange ways. I had someone ask me what my NES was. It made me sad.

To be fair, many of us wouldn't have believed that gramophones originated as cylinders instead of records, and that open reel tape players were the norm before cassettes. And what about 8-Tracks?

On the other hand, the fact that younger generations can't make the connection (CD is digital. MP3s are digital. Just a different version of the same technology), is what saddens me. First time I saw a laserdisc, I knew the pictures were in there in a similar way to tape, though I didn't know how or why it worked the way it did. The lack of a sense of wonder, of curiosity, of hunger for knowledge... it's about the same as in the dark ages, when illiteracy was common, and reading was for the rich. Some people are just happy knowing that they can drag and drop Lady Caca's most recent "hit" on a screen, and start listening. Others will want to know how, and keep on seeking answers to other questions after the first one has been clarified.

Sorry, lack of rest does this to me.