It’s a fast-paced world now, and sometimes it sucks."
“Going to the movies!
“I miss people not expecting you to be available all the time.
tweety27
3.
This was in the ’90s.
Nowadays, kids can’t go off on their own like that.”
“Flip phones were soo satisfying to slam shut after a particularly frustrating and infuriating phone call.
The snap of metal against metal was ~delicious~ and cathartic.”
“I kind of miss entertainment being more ‘rare.’
It made things seem more special, and I appreciated it more.”
buzzcat99
6.
“I remember coming home from school and hearing my dad blasting music from halfway up the street.
There was something so special about having to lug around a gigantic boombox.”
When I left school, I left the bullies there, too.
Now, with kids on their phones every second of the day, it never stops.
You don’t get to ‘leave the bullies at school.’
They follow you home and bombard you online.
p46bf3ddf0
8.
“Cars used to be smaller and slower.
anniemosity
9.
“I grew up in Michigan, so we had snow days often.
God, that feeling was the best!
Nowadays, notices are sent through email.”
“Going to Disneyland on a whim.
Now, there are all these different passes and tiers, and you have to book in advance.”
“I miss having proper storm days.
radiantmagician98
13.
“Camping out to get concert tickets was so much fun so fun, it was almost ridiculous.
“Analog controls in cars were awesome.
I think digital in cars can be done well, but it often isn’t.
That’s so dumb.”
popculturemama
15.
“Gen X’er here.
It used to be such a big deal back then!”
crafty_gm
16.
“Not knowing what songs were playing was actually pretty fun.
I was born in the ’90s, but I still taped songs off the radio for a while.
When the DJ didn’t, I’d wait days until they played it again.
(Fun fact: One of the songs was ‘Take On Me.')”
“Checking your answering machine when you got home.
u/chasonreddit
18.
“I really do miss the older days sometimes.
You had more time to just sit and listen to those around you, especially to older folks.
It’s a fast-paced world now, and sometimes it sucks.”
I just told them, ‘Nothing.
Sometimes we just sat and did nothing.’
And it’s true.
Sometimes we would walk around together, other times we would ride our bikes.
We’d find rocks to sit on and talk, and sometimes we just wandered.
Back then, it was okay to just be bored.
I feel like now, so many people expect to be entertained all the time.
It seems like modern technology has literally changed the way we think.”
