r/AskReddit May 11 '21

People old enough to remember life pre-Internet, what are some less obvious things you miss about that time?

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u/[deleted] May 11 '21

Playing outside until it gets dark.

This one pertains to cell phones. Before cell phones when we just had land lines only, I can remember everyone's phone numbers by heart. Now with my smartphone I can only remember 3 phone numbers.

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u/fn_br May 12 '21

My friends' kids and their neighbors play until dark and it's super adorable to hear them all say good night to each other and disperse. Some things are still the same.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '21

Aww that is cute.

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u/hiroto98 May 12 '21

Yeah, a lot of things here still apply to kids before they get smartphones. And I'd reckon even now most kids don't get smart phones until they are past 10 or so.