if you played Jim Croce’s “Operator” for a zoomer would there be a single reference in the narrative that they could relate to?

have they ever spoken to an operator? one that could look up a phone number for them? have they seen a matchbook? would they understand why people wrote phone numbers on them? would the operator keeping the dime make any sense at all?

media preservation by itself can only go so far.

(please support @mediaarchaeologylab in their efforts. and singer/songwriters. and your fedi admin. and your servers. try the cherry cobbler.)