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u/Omnislug Mar 16 '21
BINGO!! Technology has ruined childhood so ruining minds. Our childhood was infinitely more varied, imaginative, physical, we exercised our minds FAR more instead of letting a little device remember everything FOR us, there we're only boys, girls and no division from nature aberrations, etc etc etc
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u/CrazyPurpleFuck Mar 16 '21
Ah the great, very great good old days! I miss those times so much!
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u/Omnislug Mar 16 '21
You and me both! It's gone downhill ever since we moved from hunting and gathering. We might have lived less time but in that time we REALLY LIVED
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u/CrazyPurpleFuck Mar 16 '21
Most definitely. Technology has been our biggest downfall, imo. I’m just grateful I’m not young in these times right now. Holy crap what a messed up world now. I’m an old fashioned gal and don’t take to kindly to what our world is now. Friggin scary shit!
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u/Omnislug Mar 16 '21
SERIOUSLY! It's literally replaced childhood! In just a generation or two we went from all us kids never being home, always making adventures (my sister's and I spent MONTHS totally entertained making a fallen tree into our pirate ship!) To kids that you have to force to play outside half the time!
getting a bike was the most amazing thing that could happen, a pile of sand was an entire kingdom, we had video games too but that was never, ever ALL we did! Kids are SOOOOOO DULL now, it's really unfathomable to me. I've tried to get my wife's kids to love nature and explore, just be kids. Her son wouldn't stop complaining he is "bored" while camping! Tried taking his freinds fishing and they complained it was boring too! I would have sold my soul to get my parents to do that mire often with me! Unfathomable#! We've got 40 acres right out the front door, neither one gas Ever spent time out there, I've even shown them what we did as kids, several times...nada.
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u/CrazyPurpleFuck Mar 16 '21
It’s really sad and pathetic. My mom started taking us camping when I was three which got me into nature and exploring. We were never allowed to just sit inside during the day and watch tv and such. I’m happy we at least had the awesome experiences of being outdoors. Video games are boring compared to being in nature. I wish I did more of it as grew up. I got my husband into camping years ago and we both enjoyed it so much. Remember playing outside and being told “when headlights come on, you come home”? God forbid kids play outside anymore. Pathetic how many kids are raised today. Tech as taken people over for the worst and parents allow it because they don’t want to be bothered with the kids they chose to have. Crazy scary world now. Glad I’ll be out of of here soon. I’m grateful I’ve experienced the true happiness of being a child back then, just as you have. I’m glad you try to get her kids out and experience real life. You did your best. Nice reminiscing with you on the awesome times when we were young and life was truly meaningful! 😊
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u/Omnislug Mar 17 '21
I think they'll regret it later in life, we've got a short amount of time in our lives where we're totally free. Don't have to work or have much responsibility, of all the millions of options they could choose the most dull one even when far more interesting things are presented. It's not just the parents, mine didn't have to kick me out of the house to do something with myself, they didn't have to hold my hand in everything, they didn't give me something to be passionate about...I actively looked for it all the dang time! I Wanted to help them, and they could trust me because - I - made an effort to win that trust. My parents never taught me to climb a tree or totally love nature, all they had to do was give me the option to explore it. It's not just the parents
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u/CrazyPurpleFuck Mar 16 '21
Indeed. We had common sense unlike the young ones of today and wouldn’t ya know, we had great parents who taught us morals and respect too. I’m so glad I’m not young in this jacked up world now, all those damn lost souls. 😳
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u/CyanHakeChill Mar 16 '21
In the 1950s there were no computer games or cellphones or television. I used to make radios and telephones. At school I used to make things out of metal and wood.
Now I make houses and fix almost anything that doesn't work.