A new podcast exploring the cultural phenomenon of widespread disappointment.
www.sodisappointedpod.com
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So Disappointed
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I always enjoy editing the podcast and I’ve loved every one of our guests so far. Tonight, I get pleasure of editing a fellow podcaster’s contribution. @outonbluesix.bsky.social is an absolute JOY to edit. This is a man who has made so many podcasts he knows how to make it easy for the editor.
It’s 1976.
House prices are 4 times the average wage. Petrol is 17p per litre.
Gerry Ennui, Terry’s dad, has a good job as a programmer. He’s in the union. He’s got a tidy little modern house and hope for the future.
When his kid is his age, people will live on mars and cars will fly.
Children of the 60s, 70s and 80s had a tinfoil wrapped vision of Utopia full of Acorn PCs, Sinclair C5s and laser discs. What happened? Did we never reach our potential or did we get there and discover we hated it?
Hittin’ the Rode again!
(Gosh, it’s a lovely mic!)
Recording for our next episode is complete and Episode 1 of Season 2 will be in your ears very soon.
Whatever happened to the Future?
Terry asks: When was the last time someone offered up a utopian version of the future that felt reachable to you?
Have we stopped believing?
We spoke to our resident psychologist today for the next episode ‘What happened to tomorrow?’
Our conversation takes in George Orwell being right about the surveillance state, tv phones and the Pope’s opinion of AI.
Series 2 of SoDisappointed.com coming soon.
It’s 2026.
House prices are 8 times the average wage. Petrol is 158.95p per litre.
Terry Ennui’s job has been replaced by AI.
Cars don’t fly and we didn’t get to the Mars, in fact, we’ve only just been back to the moon.
Terry tries not to think about the future too much.
Gerry is going to be so disappointed.
I had a very enjoyable chat earlier with @outonbluesix.bsky.social, who's a star guest in the next episode of @sodisappointed.bsky.social. It's titled 'Whatever Happened to Tomorrow?' and tackles perhaps the biggest disappointment of all - the future. COMING SOON (the episode *and* the future).
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I’m still waiting for the silver jumpsuits and flying cars I was promised as a child. I’m starting to think they were gaslighting my 8 year old ass.
