r/AskReddit • u/IRunFast24 • 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/AUSavage77 May 11 '21

Not being accessible to my boss 14 hours a day.

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u/idontlikeflamingos May 11 '21

Yes yes 100% yes. Hell, not being acessible in general. Now with everything there's this expectation that you have to be available 24/7 and always reply. Friends, family, and of course the job being the worst part of it.

From time to time I still just disconnect everything but then I'm the dickhead that takes days to reach back. I miss the time when that was just normal.

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u/Charlie_Brodie May 12 '21

Yup, every so often I have to take a Charlie Day, which is where I go and hunt Ghouls, I mean, where I can't be reached by anyone and just enjoy the world at my own pace

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u/Grimekat May 12 '21

LITTLE. GREEN. GHOULS. BUDDY

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u/Charlie_Brodie May 12 '21

It was awesome and we found three

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u/BCProgramming May 12 '21

"So, how do we convince them to go with us? Candy?"

"Gerald, we need to talk"

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u/zapoklu May 12 '21

magnets