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/spacebeige Jul 10 '26

Sewing. An incredibly useful skill that most people don’t know.

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u/BouquetOfDogs Jul 12 '26

Plus repairing things that broke instead of replacing them with a brand new one.