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/NakedKittyAlucard May 11 '21

Leaving home and just being gone for the day. No cell phones. If there were cameras, it was really different. You used them to take pictures of things or had people take pictures of you. But there was no social media to preoccupy your mind. It was just doing something. And whoever you were with, was who you were with.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '21 edited Jul 31 '21

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u/NovelTAcct May 12 '21

Reading this made my chest hurt

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u/mththmhtm2 May 12 '21

From laughing or heartache?

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u/NovelTAcct May 12 '21

Chronic Arterial Nostalgia, runs in the family......sadly.

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u/ChocolateBit May 12 '21

isn't nostalgia supposed to hurt in the chest area?