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I wonder how people lived before the internet and cell phones, like in the 90s and before that, life must have been so boring.
No, actually not. We had to get off our asses, get out into the world and meet people, do things and experience things. It's your life that is so boring, though of course you can't know that.
We had actual lives. I miss those days so much. Things were more real, more fun. We actually played outside and walked or rode bikes everywhere, like to meet up with real friends in the flesh and go on goofy adventures or build tree houses in the woods and smoke and drink stolen goods. It was great. I feel so bad for the kids of today. They think they're really living a grand existence surrounded by hundreds of "friends". Pfff. You have fun with that shit.
people have been having this conversation since the 60s at least,everybody keeps saying the same thing. in the 90s people were missing the 80s already. it was the exact same as now almost
True dat, and it will continue. The difference now is that I think things are progressing so much quicker than in the past. It freaks me out, personally. I will always miss the days of my youth and as far as I can tell, I'm glad I wasn't born any later. I don't like all the technology and whatnot. It's everywhere man! Everywhere!!!!!
The days go by faster behind a screen I find. I'm handicapped so going out isn't so easy. Usually without internet I just clean up the house to the best of my ability that particular day and watch cable. Which is productive, but extremely dull. I'm too use to the rapid stimuli the Internet provides, maybe it's an ADD thing or maybe not. But I only see it as a problem when it is preventing you from doing chores. I usually use my mobile to set alarms through the day to do things. Limits my use on here.
Even handicapped people had to get out and about before the internet. I do believe it was more healthy and satisfying to do that. Making the effort, taking it as a challenge and succeeding, rather than just being able to stay home.
However, I've no idea how tough the life of a handicapped person must be, so I mean no offense.
Ah, I see. I understand that not everyone can get out and about with ease, but the ones who choose not to because they'd rather be behind a screen boggle me. To each his own, but atfer too long one may start losing touch with reality and that can hinder many things. I was never into technology and I'm still way behind the times when it comes to what's new and all that. I just prefer the outside world over all else.
I think in so many ways life was so much better without the internet. I concur with TGS: we used to get off our asses and actually do things, meet people and experience things. There was no alternative.
You actually don't know what you are missing.
The only way you will know what you're missing is if you go offline (which won't happen) or you visit a country without internet for an extended period.
It seems we have the illusion of being so connected online when in fact we are more disconnected.
Friends were much more willing to meet up and actually do real things together way more than happens now.
You couldnt hang out online as the internet wasn't invented, so instead you would hangout IRL way more than happens now. On the phone we used to have REAL conversations and regularly talk for hours. Almost no one talks on the phone now.
I find people these days don't really connect like they used to. Everyone's hiding behind FB or something equally as alienating.
If you aren't old enough to remember the 90s you aren't old enough to be here.
Yes. I grew up in the age before all that crap such as internet, cell phones and the list goes on. We actually went outside and made our own fun.
Back in the day when I bought my first computer, a Radio Shack TRS-80, we communicated via 150 baud modems and bulletin boards. It was an amazing time. The crowd I hung with all learned to code, first in Basic and then Assembler, lots of us learned "C" and other languages.
It was when computers were a hobby unto themselves.
There were thousands of bulletin boards and many of them were underground. It wasn't the Internet but it was just as much fun at the time. All the Web really did was to go to a graphics based system as opposed to text based.
File sharing happened just as now. Even XXX picture were all over the place. There were few movies until the computers got more powerful but we swapped MP3 files and games before the internet existed and anything else small enough to send and receive.
That was about 30 years ago. We did have Cell phones but of course not for data exchange.
So life wasn't much different than it is now.
Life was different, not nesccesarily better. We had go to the library in rain or snow to do a report, but we learned something. We also had to talk to people on the phone, not send emails which don't convey your tone or laughter. And you can't count LOL. But one thing we had was privacy. Nobody looking up stuff on us to bully and discriminate against us.
Sounds like a good challenge for you. Turn off the devices for a day and see for yourself. There is whole world outside that awaits you.
It was actually pretty fun. I remember running around outside playing silly games like tag, red rover, or just pretending to be Ninja Turtles or Power Rangers. We walked or rode bikes to far places to hang out at restaurants or just around the town with friends. I guess what I'm trying to say is, we did more stuff and connected with others in ways the internet can't.
You were only 11 when the 90s ended though. So you're always going to be a bit biased because you were just a kid. Take anyone who's a kid today, and ten years from now ask them what their childhood was like, and they would say it was awesome. So it's hard as adults to say what part of our childhood was actually quality stuff and what part was just nostalgia mixed with innocence.
Anyone who thinks doing this IIN shit ain't boring as hell, is an idiot.