It’s easy to reminisce and be nostalgic about the good ol' days.
But sometimes, you have to admit that certain modern inventions would have made lifewayeasier back then.
Recently, we asked older adults of theBuzzFeed Communitytosharethe present-day item they wish they had in their younger years.
Here’s what they had to say.
“The chickenpox vaccine.
I caught it when I was 12.
What a wonderful way to almost die.”
“As a child who loved to read, e-readers!
Now, as an adult with a Kindle, I wish I could send one to little me.”
elishajaelb
3.“Email.
My poor grandmother HATED writing letters but sent out at least five to seven each week.
Then, she discovered reel-to-reel tapes and started recording letters instead.
Cassettes were even better.
“I would have loved to have access to any music I wanted at the touch of a button.
Jen, 53
5.
Our playground growing up was four swingsets, one jungle gym with steel bars, and a teeter-totter.”
modernshield99
7.
I wish they had the access my children do to good medical care and necessary food.”
“Special education services.
I was gifted but would’ve been placed in a room with kids who had learning disabilities.
My parents chose not to test me for that reason.
The variety of services available today would’ve made life much easier.”
bethechangeyouwanttosee
9.
“For me, it would have to be a GPS.
I always had a hard time reading a map and got lost constantly.
I dreamed of having something like the GPS.”
“Standard A/C in cars.
Anonymous, 39, Texas
11.
“Modern skincare for acne-prone skin.
It was horrible because they just dried out the skin and ended up making acne worse.”
“I love the Flawless shavers!
When I was a teen, I had a stache!
If I had a Flawless in the 1980s'90s, I’d probably be more confident!”
crafty_gm
13.
No problem just go to the drive-thru.”
“Curbside pickup and grocery delivery.
Nikki, 40, Texas
15.
“An air fryer.
Burritos, for example.
So, it was either that or a conventional oven, which would take forever.
“I’ve been waiting for wireless headphones FOREVER.
delorienaz
17.
Cell phones are a wonderful safety measure.”
18.“Wikipedia.
During my school years, my mom had 20-plus-year-old encyclopedias.
Anonymous
19.
I’m super curious about how many steps I used to do in a day as a teenager.
“Central air conditioning in school.
The classrooms had windows, so there was no A/C.
My high school only had A/C in some classrooms.
My French teacher had an air conditioner in her classroom but CHOSE NOT TO USE IT.
I’m convinced she was a sadist.”
ihateredroses
21.
“Having access to the internet in high school might have made studying easier for me.
“Speaking for my parents, Google Translate.
rnd13001
23.
“It’s always going to be Venmo.
I was a student abroad 10 years ago and regularly had dinners with 10-plus students.
I grew up in the ’60s and ’70s in a small city in a very non-populous state.
My parents started teaching my brother and me how to cook by the time we were 10 years old.
But we only had the Betty Crocker cookbook to learn from.
