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People born after 2000 have never seen the cosmic microwave background on their TV set. (startrek.website)
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The static on old CRT TVs with rabbit ears was the cosmic microwave background. No one in the last 25 years has ever seen it.

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[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 points 4 weeks ago

While I've grown up with CRTs (90's kid) I've never seen the actual static in real life, only simulations.

I don't think channels ever went out, and if the TV was listening to a connection that didn't give anything it just shone bright blue.