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Do you consider "retro" to be a specific time period or anything 20+ years old? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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We have modernism and also post-modernism that are tied to a specific range of dates. I'm wondering if people feel the same way for "retro"

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[–] craftrabbit@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

Retro marches on and on with the passage of time. There is no clear cutoff; it's whatever is old enough for you to not just be able to buy and run it. Blink and you'll miss how people start calling GTA V retro...