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[-] star_wraith@hexbear.net 35 points 8 months ago

Give me your downbears all you like: If you’re not old enough to remember having to call friends up using a landline to try and organize anything or just talk, it is nearly impossible to comprehend how much this sucks compared to group chats and texting. Making phone calls suck and I’m so glad I never have to do it anymore.

[-] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 9 points 8 months ago

When you were a kid your friends would be the neighbors due to proximity more than anything else. If you lived in the suburbs your parents probably knew the names and occupations of every person on your street. If you wanted to hang out or play you'd physically walk to the kids house and knock on the door.

When you were older and capable of driving or using other transit by yourself, you'd make plans with people at school, specify a time and place, and then that was pretty much it - you'd go there and have to be punctual and meet them. In contrast plans these days are always temporary and transitory since people can text each other in real time and say they're running late etc.

[-] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 6 points 8 months ago

Well, yes, pre-internet is too much. But pre-Web2.0 is just better.

[-] PigPoopBallsDotJPG@hexbear.net 6 points 8 months ago

Wanting to ask a girl out but having to talk to her parents first to get her on the line.

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