Recently, older adultssharedtheir nostalgic experiences that are basically non-existent nowadays.
It was kinda like theice creamtruck (but swimming!!!
Here’s what they had to say:
1.
“Being able to go outside and play for ages with other kids sounds amazing.
“Having so much freedom and not needing to be supervised sounds great.
Plus cheaper houses.”
“Cheap concert tickets!
The price of a front-row ticket back then is like a lawn seat now.
And dont get me started on the prices of merch.”
“Not recording everything at a concert, and a better variety of book and record stores.”
5.“Cost.
You want to get just a few groceries for the house?
Yea, that will be $100-$200.
Dang, even for a regular-size candy bar, it’s close to $4!”
A lot of it is just for shock factor/way too raunchy.”
“Having an excuse not to be available all the time.
My entire life, people have always had phones and expect you to get back to them immediately.
Now, with emails and texts, they know you get it instantly and expect you to reply instantly.
Maybe I just want life to move at a slower pace.”
“I miss the craftsmanship of older houses.
The walls, the paint, the cabinetry it was all awful.
“I wish people danced more.
In the olden days people danced a lot more I feel like.
“Freedom and free play.
I’m in the midst of readingThe Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt.
really has me wishing I had more independence.
It seems like the old adage is true: screens really did rot our brains.”
That way, there would be less brain-rot on the internet, such asSkibidi Toiletor common TikTok dances.
I would love searching for hours to find a good set.”
“Kind of a weird one, but I think the cars looked better back in the day!
They were more colorful, rounded, and pleasing to the eye.
I get that cars now are more aerodynamic, but we could still do fun colors right?”
“Cars being more easily fixable instead of overengineered.
And the engine being accessible instead of crammed in with a thousand computer parts and plastic .”
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I would particularly love to see the ’70s feathered hair come back and have a more frequent presence.
I want to see what it would look like for us in our current decade.”
“Honestly, landlines.
We had one when I was a kid so they’re not that old, but I miss ‘em.
Especially if we could go back to rotary phones, they were so charming.
A planet that isnt melting.”
“A sense of freaking safety.
Oh, and parents running their kids, not kids running their parents.”
And lastly:
19.
“I’m entering the teaching field, and I wish we could have less gun violence.
