Stop filming people in public!

“Oh gosh, the quality of stuff is absolute crap now.

I bought the exact same pair of sweatpants this year as a pair I bought 10 years ago.

Character Regina George in a scene from "Mean Girls," with caption expressing her outfit frustration

Same brand, same ‘line’ within the brand, same everything.

The pair I bought this year are falling apart already.

The pair I bought 10 years ago are totally fine.”

Homer Simpson sitting at a table with a caption about GPS ending the 'I got lost' excuse

“[QR code menus can be] an option, sure.

But not the only option, c’mon.

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3.

Two women at a table smiling, one holding a small dog, with plates of food and glasses of wine

“My complaint is that young adults don’t know how to navigate without GPS.

If you’re going somewhere new, I get it.

But you should know how to get back home from the places you frequently go.

Two individuals at a restaurant table, one using a tablet, with pizza and salads in front of them

If I couldn’t memorize the route, well, I’d be sleeping in a pine forest!”

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5.

“People need to stop normalizing bringing their dogs everywhere.

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“AI is pathetic, disgusting, unethical, and ruins everything it touches.”

You chose to have kids, its your responsibility to teach them.

A tablet is not a babysitter.”

Two people having a candlelit dinner and toasting with wine glasses

“People seem to have forgotten what a true emergency is.

Because we can contact someone 24/7 now, everyone thinks everything is urgent.

It’s not.”

Child focused on writing with a pencil on paper, resting arm on the table

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9.

However, it is SOOOO cookie-cutter now.

“I once saw a video of some wannabe influencer filming a worker at the cafe without her consent.

Screenshot from "Mean Girls"

When the worker asked her to stop, [the influencer] called her a ‘Karen.'”

“I CANNOT tolerate the feel of paper straws in my mouth!

I would rather forgo the straw or drink from a toilet pipe than use those damn things.

Oprah Winfrey, seated, gesturing, wearing glasses and a white outfit with earrings

It had to be said, even if it makes me a boomer.”

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12.

“People need to put their phones down or away when theyre talking to someone.

“Im an elementary school teacher, and my school board just reintroduced cursive!

“As a teacher, I have one: Kids should not have cellphones in class.

“So I guess my REAL boomer opinion is that school should be a place for learning.

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15.

“I miss owning things.

Everything is a subscription now.”

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17.And finally: “Give me a legitimate reason to have a phone before 16.

And ‘Because my friends have one’ is not it.

We always knew where he was and could get in touch with him if needed.

He’s 18 now, so this was only six years ago.

The only thing having a phone did was create an addiction.”