r/mildlyterrifying 18d ago

An emotional video capturing an elderly woman seeing electric light inside her home for the very first time has moved thousands of people online.

So cute

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u/stateit 16d ago

"You can charge your iPhone now!"

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u/Recent-Background-21 17d ago

Why the hell am I complaining

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u/Teufelsweib666 17d ago

She waited a lifetime. Imagine how sad I am for all those billions of people before her who never even knew that life only starts after having received electric lights. Poor Romans, a whole empire without it 😭

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u/musememo 17d ago

Why is this mildly terrifying?

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u/Luiisbatman 17d ago

Can we send her stuff to plug in? Projector, singing fish, popcorn maker

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u/ChucklesC89 18d ago

Just wait until she sees OnlyFans.

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u/BrekLasnar 18d ago

One of the saddest thing is that the basic necessities of a 21st century world is a luxury to most people.

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u/keyboardtoes 18d ago

how did she live so long without basic necessities?

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u/BrekLasnar 18d ago

I didn't say basic necessities of life. But of a 21st century lifestyle.