- A generation that walked to school and then walked back.
- A generation that did their homework alone to get out asap to play in the street.
- A generation that spent all their free time on the street with their friends.
- A generation that played hide and seek when dark.
- A generation that made mud cakes.
- A generation that found, collected and washed & Returned empty coke bottles to the local grocery store for 5 cents each , then bought a Mountain Dew and candy bar with the money.
- A generation that made paper toys with their bare hands.
- A generation who bought vinyl albums to play on record players.
- A generation that collected photos and albums of clippings.
- A generation that played board games and cards on rainy days.
- A generation whose TV went off at midnight after playing the National Anthem.
- A generation that had parents who were there.
- A generation that laughed under the covers in bed so parents didn’t know we were still awake.
- A generation that is passing and unfortunately it will never return
I read the above and agreed with most of it. The type of clothes we wore in our youth have come back into fashion more than any other decade. The music of our time is still played constantly. But most of all I appreciate the analogue version of life in which I grew up. Mentally, it allowed me to grow a fertile imagination and not have the stress of 24/7 online life. I am in the lucky position of living half my life analogue and half my life digital.
I kind of hark fondly back to
- Waiting a week for a new episode of a tv series.
- A newspaperonly once a day
- Being fully immersed in moments without feeling the need to take a photo or video
- Making mistakes and growing through awkward stages without it being digitally captured forever
- Going on holiday and being completely uncontactable
I do appreciate having access to information and the truth, despite how a company or politician may ‘spin’ things. But I think in today’s times, being constantly and increasingly digital is not healthy to either physical or mental health. With the geopolitical situation as it is, I have turned off almost all push notices because I was finding them very stressful.
and…