things to script for anachronism stew 🌱 (or what i am scripting so far !!)
→ The world is set in an ambiguous time period drenched in vague rose-colored nostalgia for yesteryears. It is common to phone someone by rotary, to disregard computers as ‘nerdy’ / ‘stuffy’ / ‘formal’ / 'office-y formal' despite having the modern 2020s hardware speed, to hang at the pastel pink colored mall, to watch music video MTV on a static analog screen with modern day hardware graphics, to go to drive-in’s, and such. In some way, the world is also highly futuristic in frutiger aero optimism.
→ Personal Computers (PC) or computers are not common place, but computers in media rooms (libraries, schools, churches, offices) are. It is considered nerdy to have a PC outside of work, but is not considered nerdy to be on the internet. Most people are on the internet from their TVs instead of PCs.
→ Internet, Cellular data, and phone numbers are free of charge.
→ The internet isn’t dead, it’s very fun and more healthy.
→ Social media is less toxic, less crowded, and not advertised to children.
→ Social media is more customizable and more fun.
→ Social media is considered a hobby and not the main purpose of the internet. Social media is the equivalent of playing a flash game, it's supposed to be fun, futuristic, nerdy, and lighthearted.
→ It is way more common to be watching online videos on YouTube or Internet Archive than any other social media platform.
→ YouTube copyright system is fair, like you can sing songs without punishment and uh, it’s just more fair.
→ The blogging sites are Tumblr and Myspace. A photo sites is Pinterest. A fanfic sight is AO3 (Archive Of Our Own). Wikipedia is commonplace, of course.
→ On Instagram, you can add music to just one specific image, and it’s fully customizable.
→ Children aren't targeted by scummy tech companies, social media, and such. If anything Children aren't on social media at all, it doesn't seem to be cool among them at all.
→ All technology has been waterproof / heatproof since the early 1980s.
→ Technology companies cannot sneak hidden deals or regulations in their terms of service.
→ Technology companies cannot steal data from their users.
→ People just weren't gagged for the cellphone or PC when you could already do all of that on the TV for cheaper lmao. You can text on TV, you can take pictures, you can play video games AND flash games, you can do social media, you can easily browse the internet, you can online shopping, you write documents, you can video chat, you can make phone calls (w/ a plug in rotary cord, as seen on some of the cellphones!!) like… People were not gagged lmao. People think it's stupid that you’d wanna carry around something that small and something that expensive lmao, at least, the PC makes a little bit of sense. Yeah, the tech company underestimated how people really don't wanna change or ‘adapt to the future’. especially since the future is vintage mixed w/ futurism 🤭
→ The world looks like as if it were put through filters/color grading to make it look as aesthetically pleasing as possible.
→ The world has a heightened sense of smells to it (ex: the city smells like the color grey, it's busy and industrial, ex: the country smells like frutiger aero).
→ The world has a subtle soundtrack or aesthetic instrumental twinkling in the background.
→ The world overall has new super mario bros dsi musical instrumental aesthetics, mixed in with musicial turquoise (ex: “expectations” by olivia rodrigo, “I <3 U” by marina).
→ Other acceptable music synesthesia may include musical greenery (ex : "remember the time" by michael jackson, "view" by shinee, "good evening" by shinee), musical blue (ex: "hype boy" by newjeans, "that's where you take me" by britney spears), musical brown (ex: "10 minutes" by lee hyori, "don't go knockin' in my door" by britney spears), musical cherry lipstick red (ex: "1 of 1" by shinee), and whatever else comes to mind.
→ This world has a soundtrack containing aesthetics and vibes similar to "january 2015 nintendo eshop", "wii news channel main theme", "tilt city - wii fit plus soundtrack", "menu 7 (eshop) - nintendo wii u", "lobby (tv) (wii u chat) - nintendo wii u", "the homebrew channel music", "wii fit music credits", "amiibo settings - nintendo wii u", photo channel - channel intro", and similar sounds.
-> "parental controls (tv) - nintendo wii u" plays when people fall in love or are enamored with their lover / partner, (especially in the winter months), following the tempo / beats of their hearts.
→ Disco isn't dead (anymore).
→ The most popular hang outs are obviously the mall, the drive in, the roller rink (especially on Sundays at 7:00 PM for disco and bowling), arcade, internet café, animal café, doll café, American Girl Store, doll repair store, Blockbuster / videos stores, cinemas, off-broadway theater, and the connivence stores. Don't forget about Toys R Us being heaven on Earth, it's like somewhere between a store and a museum about the history of toys / dolls / collectibles. Don't forget libraries, museums, ethical zoos, and dozens of parks.
→ Connivence stores always have enough snacks, open 24/7 (autonomous workers at night only), more than enough microwaves / kettles / mini electric stoves, an analog TV constantly playing MTV, and a mini photobooth where people can take cheesy cutesy photos. In the winter, the connivence store is gracious enough to give out free hot chocolate and warm beverages. In the spring, it's umbrellas for the rain. Very similar to Connivence stores in Asia.
→ Food tastes and smells not only exactly how I imagine it would, but also better in every way universally and intergalactically better.
-> Studio Ghibli looking neighboring cities.
-> All the weather seasons are romanticized, aesthetically pleasing, and a testament to how gorgeous mother nature truly is.
-> Hairspray didn't and will never kill / damage the ozone layer.
-> This reality has ending credits at night (or before I sleep, whichever comes first) that thanks and praises me for my contributions, efforts, and such as a reality shifter that only a select section of people can see. either way, i am acknowledged and praised for my efforts in everything i do.
