What's a completely normal sentence today that would have made no sense 50 years ago?

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I replaced the clock on my phone, because I didn't agree with the privacy policy of the old one.
- "What's privacy?"
- Now im wondering if my clock is spying on me :(
  
  Only time will tell.
"Poland is asking germany to build more tanks"
- And "Poland is inviting German military to protect it's borders".
"Where are you?" is a pretty new one.
- Only in the specific scenario of being on a phone call. Historically a perfectly normal sentence in other contexts.
  
  Even in the communications context. We've had two-way radio comms for a really long time. Walkie-talkies have been around for almost 90 years.
"Donald Trump is President of the USA."
- "This is Donald Trump's second time in office, and this time around, his administration is using AI generated videos to mock protesters who are outraged by his policies responsible for kidnapping innocent people and implying he should be in office for eternity."
  If you told this to someone 50 years ago they would have put you in a mad house.
There's actually a pretty good example. In the tv show Two And A Half Men, Charlie Sheen attempts to do laundry. He asks "how will I know when it's done". Jon Cryer then responds "It'll call you on your cell phone", facetiously.
I do not only get a notification on my phone, I get one on my watch. So 50 or even 20 years ago saying the washing machine would call you when it's done or answering the doorbell with your watch were insane statements. Today that is very possible.
Well German Lemmy waking up is my cue to go to sleep
- Gute Nacht! 🌙
  
  Danke! 🙏😴
- DIE ASS DE LAUB
  
  The ace of foliage?
"What's the WiFi password?"
"I'm getting sick and tired of having to pay for multiple streaming services that I'm going to start pirating movies again through torrent."
I got two
While running a speed test on my fridge, I discovered it was involved in a Denial of Service attack that took down the Fox part of Disney's library, which explains why some of the Marvel movies weren't loading on my phone.
I have to pay for my pizza in installments since views have been down on Only Fans foot videos.
- I have to pay for my pizza in installments since views have been down on Only Fans foot videos.
  — fartographer
  We truly are living in the future.
"how to kill a parent without killing the child?"
- This is a programming qustion, right?
  ...
  Right?
Slide into my DMs and we can Netflix and chill
I'm so tired of the President of the United States doing commercials for his private line of cheap Chinese products from the White House.
Meredith tooted Signal is down because of AWS
"Apple or Android?"
You gotta wonder what the answer to this question is, when asked 50 years ago.
It really makes you think.
Hmm mmmm!
Anyway, "I'm going to nut" is my answer.
My phone is acting weird. I think I need to reboot it.
i like floorp, it's a fork of firefox.
- That's a modern day tongue twister
Can I plug my book in to charge?
Sorry I’m still charging my cigarette
"Send me a text" 50 years ago meant a telegram, snail mail, or posting a personal listing in the local newspaper classified ads. Computers were largely just at universities, and at that point in the microprocessor evolution, personal devices were about as useful as a base inference generative AI model. That is 8080 age.
Just google it.
Ah, damn. I forgot to charge my watch.
- Timepieces have needed to be wound for a very, very long time, as have rechargeable batteries. Battery-powered watches have been around since the 1950s. A rechargeable watch in 1975 would be futuristic/cutting edge, but not insane.
  Even taking calls on your watch was a common trope, albeit (mostly) limited to science fiction. And let's not forget about everything James Bond could do on his watch.
  Telling someone in 1975 that these devices and capabilities would be common, and that we mostly use them to look at cat videos and troll people, THAT is insane.
  
  People are watching cat videos and trolling people via their watches now??
I love Dubai chocolate while playing with my labubu
"I'm realy looking forward to go to Marks and Roberts wedding this weekend."
- Oh that's a good one! Followed up by "their surrogate IVF baby is due early next year"

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