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By *aggy dolls OP   Couple
34 weeks ago

Bradford

A thought triggered by a post I've just seen.

I personally feel sorry for people who are too young to remember life before the internet (as we know it) and smart phones etc, I know it's the same old cliché of "things were better in my day" but honestly I do feel that life was simpler and far more carefree before technology had us all rushing around and trying to make everything happen instantly as opposed to developing organically.

Mr H

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By *dambi00Man
34 weeks ago

Leicester

I agree, I wish I was born in an era where phones and social media were not around, or at least as popular as they currently are

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By *aggy dolls OP   Couple
34 weeks ago

Bradford


"I agree, I wish I was born in an era where phones and social media were not around, or at least as popular as they currently are"

I'm not saying technology is a bad thing but was great just going out and living without the constraints of social media etc.

Oh yeah and before anyone else points it out... Yes I do see the irony in raising this point on the internet

Mr H

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By *emorefridaCouple
34 weeks ago

La la land

Was it though? Or are we looking through rose tinted glasses?

I remember where you didn't have phones and the worry of jumping into a taxi at the end of a night out. Now we track each other or message each other to make sure we are safe.

Being able to keep in contact easily with people who now live abroad, without it costing a fortune.

All this technology made it easier for friends and family to stay in contact during COVID.

Yes it can be a source of bad but it is also really good. As adults if we are worried about the influence of constantly being on devices on our children. We can lead by example and put them down.

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By *urry BlokeMan
34 weeks ago

Stalybridge

I feel blessed to be of an age where I am able to use the Internet carefully and responsibly and recognise both its power and its many flaws

I don't think the young use it irresponsibly - more that they are still shaping and that their shape may be affected by what is available online

Absorption rates are high amongst the young and not all influences are positive

However, I think that mature folks don't always offer younger people the benefit of the doubt in the ability of younger people to make correct decisions and choices - decisions and choices that work for them

I don't know about others but I made plenty of bad decisions and choices, way before the Internet was a thing

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By *ealMissShadyWoman
34 weeks ago

St Albans/ Welsh Borders

Why feel sorry for a them? Over a way of life they have never experienced. Times change, we evolve

I am sure people said the same about our generation growing up...but you can't miss what you never had

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By *2000ManMan
34 weeks ago

Worthing

Being out all day either on bikes or footie with mates.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
34 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.

I think the internet and mobile technology has really affected work life balance.

There was a time when work finished that was it until the start of another shift.

Now people are able to contact you whenever.

My previous employer for example, I had to take some time off last minute to visit my dying mother in hospital,I told them straight away that she was dying and I didn't know how long I'd be off only for them to call me two days later asking for a rough idea after she died when I'd be back!!!!

Yeah they called me on my personal mobile number which they got from my personnel file, I was in the multi faith chapel praying when they called I only had my phone on incase I was needed back on the ward.

Like I said previous employer.

So whilst technology has advanced in many ways it's also far more intrusive than ever before.

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By *aggy dolls OP   Couple
34 weeks ago

Bradford


"I think the internet and mobile technology has really affected work life balance.

There was a time when work finished that was it until the start of another shift.

Now people are able to contact you whenever.

My previous employer for example, I had to take some time off last minute to visit my dying mother in hospital,I told them straight away that she was dying and I didn't know how long I'd be off only for them to call me two days later asking for a rough idea after she died when I'd be back!!!!

Yeah they called me on my personal mobile number which they got from my personnel file, I was in the multi faith chapel praying when they called I only had my phone on incase I was needed back on the ward.

Like I said previous employer.

So whilst technology has advanced in many ways it's also far more intrusive than ever before."

That is kinda the thing I'm talking about, I know technology has massive benefits also but there's a degree of freedom from being tech free.

Mr H

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By *ad HardcoreMan
34 weeks ago

A Chippy Near You...


"Was it though? Or are we looking through rose tinted glasses?

I remember where you didn't have phones and the worry of jumping into a taxi at the end of a night out. Now we track each other or message each other to make sure we are safe.

Being able to keep in contact easily with people who now live abroad, without it costing a fortune.

All this technology made it easier for friends and family to stay in contact during COVID.

Yes it can be a source of bad but it is also really good. As adults if we are worried about the influence of constantly being on devices on our children. We can lead by example and put them down. "

Yup: put these fecking Millennial kids... DOWN!

Feckless, spineless wee basturds

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By *agnar73Man
34 weeks ago

glasgow-ish


"Why feel sorry for a them? Over a way of life they have never experienced. Times change, we evolve

I am sure people said the same about our generation growing up...but you can't miss what you never had"

I don’t as they’ve never had to grasp every flaming new technology as it came along.

As the meme goes, ‘I’ve had to pay to listen to grunge 4 times’

Tape/CD/download/now Spotify

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By *ad HardcoreMan
34 weeks ago

A Chippy Near You...


"I think the internet and mobile technology has really affected work life balance.

There was a time when work finished that was it until the start of another shift.

Now people are able to contact you whenever.

My previous employer for example, I had to take some time off last minute to visit my dying mother in hospital,I told them straight away that she was dying and I didn't know how long I'd be off only for them to call me two days later asking for a rough idea after she died when I'd be back!!!!

Yeah they called me on my personal mobile number which they got from my personnel file, I was in the multi faith chapel praying when they called I only had my phone on incase I was needed back on the ward.

Like I said previous employer.

So whilst technology has advanced in many ways it's also far more intrusive than ever before.

That is kinda the thing I'm talking about, I know technology has massive benefits also but there's a degree of freedom from being tech free.

Mr H "

OP, I agree 100%

To a degree, it can be a bit of a weird culture, yes?

'FOMO', for example.

For me, growing up in the 80's, if I missed out on something... I missed out on something. And worry not: move on, life is still to be lived..!

;-)

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By *asisfan25Man
34 weeks ago

Essex

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By *asisfan25Man
34 weeks ago

Essex

It’s a double-edged sword for me personally, as I’ve had autism and ADHD from a young age and found learning hard at school, particularly math and English. I still struggle with having to use math in situations every day, like if I have to buy something with only change, as I really have a hard time sometimes counting up coins to give to someone and receiving change, as since I can’t count them up well, I have to rely on people's honesty and that’s not a given. Being able to use a card to pay for things has saved me a lot of anxiety and stress. Debit cards were created well before I was born, but I’m thankful for that piece of technology. I’m a lot better at English than I am at Maths and am able to spell most words, but really have a hard time writing and using punctuation correctly. Being able to type on a computer or a phone has made it a lot easier, and I’ve recently discovered grammar checkers and have used AI too to fix punctuation when I’m typing something. I’ve posted a lot recently on forums here on fab to open up about the struggles I'm going through. Being able to type that up has made it easier for me to express my thoughts and feelings, as I find it difficult to write a lot. I think being able to post on a forum and share my struggles has helped me a lot, and that is one of the good parts of technology in my life. But there are positives and negatives to everything in life, and technology is no different. It probably has made me less motivated to improve my English and math, as I can do most things on a computer or a phone now and, because of my ADHD, I end up scrolling through my phone often instead of doing something constructive with my time. The biggest benefit to me personally of having technology has been when I travel, as that's my passion in life and being able to use a phone for directions is invaluable. I've traveled extensively, and being in places like Tbilisi, Georgia, and Belgrade, Serbia, I don't think I'd find it easy without a phone. I'm sure if I didn't have technology, I'd find a way without it, as I'm extremely determined when I want to do something, and traveling is no different. I do have a lot of dreams and thoughts about living a life away from technology, especially after watching a Netflix program called "The Unabomber" about a guy in the United States called Ted Kaczynski who moved out to a remote cabin in Montana because he hated technology and modern life. He eventually began mailing bombs to people involved in technology. His actions are terrible, and I don't condone them, but I do empathize with his views on technology and modern life. Sometimes I think about just moving to the middle of nowhere without any technology and living a more productive life, as even though I use my phone a lot, I often go walking, do have music playing, but I turn my data off and take a break from it all. In hindsight, it sounds great living somewhere without all these phones and computers and everything else that encompasses modern life, but I think the isolation will do me damage. But one day I hope to live a simpler life without all these things we depend on in modern life.

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

Using the internet to say life was better before the internet

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By *ad HardcoreMan
34 weeks ago

A Chippy Near You...


"Using the internet to say life was better before the internet "

I see what you did there.

And (God, forgive me...)

I like it

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
34 weeks ago

East Sussex

My dad hankers after the simpler times of his youth. He was 12 when WW2 broke out, lived with rationing, was evacuated and often had to dive under the table when bombs were dropping. His rose coloured glasses are well used . He often insists that he couldn't live without the internet though

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By *aggy dolls OP   Couple
34 weeks ago

Bradford


"Using the internet to say life was better before the internet "

Yep I did point out that I realise the irony earlier in the thread

Mr H

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

Dial up connection

Wanking to magazines bought from the local paper shop, hidden by the newspaper

Sitting on the back of the bus wanking looking at the girls free of cctv on the freaking bus

Meeting your gf and going for fish n chips

"NEVER" Having a "engine management light" on your dashboard because car computers never existed

Replying to ads on "rendezvous" only to realise the majority of the women were "professionals"

NO BASTARD ULEZ CHARGES

fuel was deisel or petrol ..wtf is electric?

There were only two genders cock n pussy

3 fucking channels bbc1/ 2 and ITV

ANYONE ADD TO THE LIST

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

If there was no internet, I’d have nothing to wank over for free, and I’d probably still be a virgin… vivè la internet!

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

chokes in cars

having to listen t5o the same shitty tape over and over in your walkman

discovering the video you wanted to watch had been recorded over

having to actually pedal your bike

missing an important phone call because your sister spent hours on the phone

scratching ice off the single glazed windows

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By *ememberTheNameMan
34 weeks ago

barnsley

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By *emptation6580Couple
34 weeks ago

playa de ingles

Getting shit faced d*unk without the fear of some twat recording it and posting it all over the internet!

Xx

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By *9alMan
34 weeks ago

Bridgend


"Using the internet to say life was better before the internet

Yep I did point out that I realise the irony earlier in the thread

Mr H "

who remembers contact mags to meet swingers?

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By *ad HardcoreMan
34 weeks ago

A Chippy Near You...


"Dial up connection

Wanking to magazines bought from the local paper shop, hidden by the newspaper

Sitting on the back of the bus wanking looking at the girls free of cctv on the freaking bus

Meeting your gf and going for fish n chips

"NEVER" Having a "engine management light" on your dashboard because car computers never existed

Replying to ads on "rendezvous" only to realise the majority of the women were "professionals"

NO BASTARD ULEZ CHARGES

fuel was deisel or petrol ..wtf is electric?

There were only two genders cock n pussy

3 fucking channels bbc1/ 2 and ITV

ANYONE ADD TO THE LIST

"

Absolutely...

The simple wank. At 13/14. Over a girl (or 2... Or 3!), in high school. In the 'Sunday bath...'

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By *ad HardcoreMan
34 weeks ago

A Chippy Near You...


"chokes in cars

having to listen t5o the same shitty tape over and over in your walkman

discovering the video you wanted to watch had been recorded over

having to actually pedal your bike

missing an important phone call because your sister spent hours on the phone

scratching ice off the single glazed windows"

Scratching yer name on the frozen single windows, before council housing gave you central heating

And 'Crossroads' at 5pm. In bed. With every blanket/cover/jacket... and mammie's fur coat

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