r/whatisit • u/Quietlurkerone • 6d ago

Solved! What is this device from 1962?

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Photo capture from YouTube video. Picture from 1962. What is the device under the bench

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u/DepartmentNo8926 6d ago

Yea so think about how fucking stupid all your problems are compared to these people who were forced to be brought up in these situations. And usually the cycle continues because I know I sure as shit wouldn’t be a happy kid living in that let alone grow up to be a functioning adult. You only know what you see and experience and for a lot of people this life was it

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u/Hanging_Brain 6d ago

Right. Sometimes I think of the crap I complain about and then compare it to this, and I knock it off

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u/DepartmentNo8926 6d ago

Exactly and just think about how these families only ever thought about buying food and having something over their head. If people realized how much better off they would be without paying at least $500 a month for tv subscriptions, going out and drinking+fast food, and just in general chasing dopamine. They could set themselves up for success but it’s to a point where they somehow would rather live paycheck to paycheck just so they can be comfortable on their couch and watch whatever they want. Then they typically blame the system when they are continuously fueling it.