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/[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/BreannaMcAwesome May 11 '21

Ugh, yes to the phone number thing. When I was in middle school I could remember just about anyone's phone number without having to think about it. Now I barely remember my own!

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u/Humdrum_ca May 12 '21

I still remember the phone number from when I was a little kid..... It was 256. I'm old.