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[โ€“] Carighan@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

How would that even register with people from 1923? What is a .... "tracking device"? Or an "entertainment device"?

[โ€“] optissima@possumpat.io 8 points 1 year ago

Its 1923 and the phonograph has been around for 45 years, and local radio has been around for 3 in some areas, so I think they would know what an entertainment device is. A tracking device, like a radio that tells people where you are without your input. These idea would not go over the heads of any citygoer, though you would struggle with any back country folks.

[โ€“] hackris@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I agree I should have phrased that better. Something like a "secret agent following you wherever you go" maybe?

[โ€“] deus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Maybe a communication device? That's how it started at least.