I miss going through the catalog at Christmas time and picking out the toys. Internet has kinda of eliminated that one.
What I miss about the days before internet
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Me, I think it's grand. I've been on other, more irascible, forums where:
1. You post on a subject that's been discussed before. They cry, "Oh, no! There's already a thread on this! Use the search function!"
2. You find an existing thread and add to it. They cry, "Oh, no! Zombie thread! Just start your own current one!"
I would say for me, not watching hours being spent on video games.
The breakdown of communication has been distressing. People can say hateful, hurtful things because they remain distant and/or anonymous, without seeing the normal human reaction to such incivility. It encourages them to express without a filter. Not good. Human social interaction needs filters.
When I was a kid, that was the highlight of my year!
I can still remember the "smell" of the paper that these catalogs were printed on!
As much as my parents tried to be a big part of my life, I was basically taught much of what I know today by video games. My Dad introduced me to video games when I was three or four years old, and I've been playing them pretty consistently ever since.
I hope if I ever have kids I can keep them balanced about video games, and have more to do with their lives than my parents did.
The only games i played was Pacman and Space Invader. Didn't learn much from them. I guess that just shows what a dinosaur i am. Just about ready for extinction!
The internet is like anything else, I suppose. It's a choice to use or not to use or to use sparingly. And there's a time and place for all three.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
I remember the paper football that you would flick across the room for a note to someone. That was the text message system.
Reminds me of study hall..............
Oxymoron that. Study Hall? Who ever did any studying in Study Hall? Shoot, that was our social hour in my school!
