Back in the day, “staying tuned” was actually two operations: finding and locking on to a frequency, and then staying on that channel. It was a form of waiting for updates. Today’s equivalent would be “hitting refresh”. “Never miss an update” is the hoped for connection.
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Back in the days, changing channels, or surfing required some effort (including the “finding the remote” step), “staying tuned” required none. That’s been reversed. The passive mode is surfing now. “Staying tuned” requires effort. You have to track continuity like a hunter.
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right but i mean we still have a 3.5" diskette icon that means 'save' so i feel there might be a bit of a queue for UI metaphor modernization
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Well, but that operation still has the same basic meaning. The problem with staying tuned is that it’s now a different non-default behavior and the default has shifted.
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You know what group is still tuned/tunes/tuning? Psychonauts.
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I have no idea what that is but I assume you’re one
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The modern equivalent is to "subscribe". Given the limited & constantly-in-flux bandwith of attention, subscribing is akin to utilising one of the limited presets on the old wireless device. You might tune in or you might tune out.
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Subscribe establishes a channel. It doesn't guarantee tuned active attention.
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With older analog radios, you literally had to keep tuning the knobs, as you drove or as the weather shifted, or you'd get off the frequency.
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