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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]It is also a move away from things towards experiences, which has been well-documented. Younger people are much less interested in acquiring stuff and much more interested in spending disposal income on new experiences like vacations and events. I think about things my grandparents treasured, like they had a whole cabinet full of silver ornaments (that required frequent polishing!) and “best” china in addition to the daily set, and even things like watches, jewelry, fur coats. I don’t care about any of those things but I do love traveling with my family.[/quote]

It was a lot more difficult and expensive to go on a trip back then (you had to pay a travel agent and options were limited). I remember having to pick up my plane tickets at the travel agent office (and very expensive). Lots of business was done with live people over the phone or through the snail mail. So planning was much harder. Plus people had larger families. Yes, I am old. Also people could not work from anywhere (no computers) so you had limited vacation time. I lived in a more rural area and people who work on farms cannot just leave the animals to take care of themselves. Jobs were more labor intensive. Even taking care of your house (changing out the storm windows, no lawn service, painting because there was no vinyl siding just to name a few). Cars were also more expensive back then and they broke down a lot. More moving parts (no computer chips). You had to fix them yourself (we changed our own carburetors, spark plugs, oil, timed the engine, etc.) or know a good mechanic ($$). Physical community was important (because no internet) so people met in their homes for socializing. Dinner parties were a thing. Going out to dance and/or socialize at the tavern, play billiards, bowl on a league, etc. More people went to picnic at the park or enjoy a boat ride at the lake (if you go to a park you will see many immigrants doing these things here). It was just different times. And when hard times came, they could sell the silver or the watch or the jewelry. People had lived through the Depression and did not forget that. [/quote]

We're not comparing travel to 1975; it has exploded even since the few years before COVID.[/quote] Maybe people realize you can’t take it with you. Imagine knowing that ten thousand fur coat is sitting in a closet because no one wears real fur anymore? Or that antique silver is sitting pristine because few people have the patience to polish silverware? And yet some of those folks never went anywhere regularly that wasn’t within driving distance. I don’t begrudge anyone for buying nice things but travel opens you up to the world , to people, to cultures and if you can do it, why not? I love exploring new places and I don’t post my travels on SM. I work hard, spend way too much time away from my family so those trips are priceless.[/quote]

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