Anonymous wrote:Arby's, rollerskating and not having to dye my hair.

Arby’s is alive and well

- James Earl Jones

Back when DCUM was published in paper format

The right to forget and be forgotten. 43 now. Didn't commit any crimes in college (aside from "minor consuming"), but I sure did act the fool. Glad there isn't a permanent record. I feel sorry for kids now.

Arby's, rollerskating and not having to dye my hair.

I miss being young when you saved up for something special or waited for it on your birthday.

Now if I need something I get it instantly online. And I'm trying to declutter.

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Anonymous wrote:People actually being present at events etc. Now everyone is on their phone. We went to the kindergarten concert and everyone had phones or ipads recording it. I feel like no one was even really watching it in real time.

At my DD college graduation 5 people from one family in front of us were all filming the whole time with tablets We could not see around them and...the ceremony was posted on line the same day. Let the pros do it. Just enjoy the day.

Same with music concerts. They're a sea of blue cell phone screen lights. Do all these concertgoers think they'll create a better recording than the professionals.

Anonymous wrote:They get mentioned every time one of these threads surfaces, but Jello Pudding Pops.

I'm not a Jello pudding pops expert, eating them rarely as a kid, but I think Yasso bars have the same smooth consistency that I remember from pudding pops if anyone wants to give them a try. They are low calorie, come in a bunch of flavors and are at most grocery stores.

^^^ I miss kids being able to distinguish among dress clothes, school clothes, play clothes, and stuff you wear for sports or working in the yard. Everything is about leggings and sneakers now.

I miss people dressing up for things - school and work and church. I miss being able to distinguish clothing from dress clothing from school clothing. I miss the formality that was expected in certain situations in the past.

Anonymous wrote:People that knew how to drive, and didn't rely on their car's "safety features" that dumb them down and make people so much more dangerous.

Also when people memorized routes and phone numbers. My son thinks I'm superhuman because I can remember how to get from North Arlington to Old Town Alexandria without turning on Waze.

Anonymous wrote:A world with less people. When you didn’t have to deal massive crowds just to experience any sort of nice place.

Have to agree with this one. Certain destinations will never be the same again. Unvisitable. And these places need tourist money, just not massive, disrespectful crowds. Also the "influencers" who just want to have their own selfish moment and are not actually there to experience anything. Wish they would all disappear.

Besides tourism, many countries are simply overpopulated and absolutely need to come up with a national birth control, or if they can't manage on their own, get help from those countries where the overspilled residents inevitably end up.

Anonymous wrote:People that knew how to drive, and didn't rely on their car's "safety features" that dumb them down and make people so much more dangerous.

Yes, and (for the most part) the worst thing they were doing was applying makeup or eating a big mac.
The PHONE USE while driving now is unconscionable. I wish for a safety feature that detected you on your phone and refused to move. People are too stupid to control themselves.

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Anonymous wrote:People actually being present at events etc. Now everyone is on their phone. We went to the kindergarten concert and everyone had phones or ipads recording it. I feel like no one was even really watching it in real time.

At my DD college graduation 5 people from one family in front of us were all filming the whole time with tablets We could not see around them and...the ceremony was posted on line the same day. Let the pros do it. Just enjoy the day.

DP. Last year, my kids’ school district posted a video of a high school graduation and at the moment when they told them to turn their tassels, most of the kids were staring straight into their phones, filming themselves do it. It was so weird and sad.

Anonymous wrote:People actually being present at events etc. Now everyone is on their phone. We went to the kindergarten concert and everyone had phones or ipads recording it. I feel like no one was even really watching it in real time.

At my DD college graduation 5 people from one family in front of us were all filming the whole time with tablets We could not see around them and...the ceremony was posted on line the same day. Let the pros do it. Just enjoy the day.

A world with less people. When you didn’t have to deal massive crowds just to experience any sort of nice place.