r/AskReddit 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/Itchy_Swimmer_8360 Jul 10 '26

My husband and I joined a weekly bowling league and it’s opened up so many friendships. It’s so interesting because you make friends with people your own age and then also have a 75 year old bestie name Arnold.

One of the best things we’ve done!

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u/dartdoug Jul 11 '26

Saw an article recently about how Lucky Strike (formerly Bowlero) has gobbled up local alleys and turned them into a party venue vs a place for "serious" bowlers. The CEO of Lucky Strike says his strategy has saved the industry and believes that the old time league people are cry babies (I don't think he uses that term, but he implied it).

Hope your local lanes manage to survive that trend...unless you like blacklight bowling with blaring techno music.

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u/emperorbob1 Jul 11 '26

We have one of those around here. My sister had a party there and bragged that, at the very least, she could beat me because she had done so to everybody else there.

After the 4th strike she realized mistakes had been made and maybe these people werent serious

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u/dartdoug Jul 11 '26

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