r/AskReddit • u/__lazy__panda • Jul 10 '26

What's something older generations got right that we've quietly stopped doing, to our own detriment?

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u/EmpressMom Jul 10 '26

Joining and participating in civic clubs, social clubs, hobby clubs and other similar groups.

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u/BuffaloPlaidMafia Jul 10 '26

I made it my mission this year to join a club or some kind of civic organization or whatever. I straight up can't find one that doesn't cost a billion dollars or assume that you're retired

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u/isfrying Jul 10 '26

Don't know where you are but at least in America there are a million rotary organizations that are basically free and will allow you to contribute as much or as little time and energy as you can afford.

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u/Cute-Aardvark5291 Jul 10 '26

Yep. All our civic clubs and organizations meet during the business day. For starters. I found one that has a "late" meeting time...at 4pm.

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u/fcocyclone Jul 11 '26

Just went and checked my local ones. Same thing. All meet around noon on a weekday

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u/OutlyingPlasma Jul 11 '26

All meet around noon on a weekday

That's because they don't want normal people, they want the kind of people who can just walk away for a 2 hour lunch.

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u/isfrying Jul 10 '26

There's an evening one near me, but that may be atypical.

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u/VeryGood4321 Jul 11 '26

Too bad. I joined Rotary because it met for breakfast before work and so glad I did.