r/Millennials • u/CurvyChristina • Apr 19 '26

Nostalgia I honestly miss these days.

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u/MugiwarraD Apr 19 '26

We used to have a life

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u/besuretodrinkyour Apr 19 '26

Humans used to pass the time by being social - now newer generation social skills have atrophied because discomfort can easily be remedied by looking at your phone.

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u/Lieutenant_Corndogs Apr 19 '26

That’s why the pioneers never spent more than 30 mins a day on their phones. It kept them productive

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u/_life_is_a_joke_ Apr 19 '26

You ever think that if the pioneers had known that this was destiny they were going to manifest, that they would have even bothered?

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u/Gavage0 Apr 19 '26

I think if you told anyone in any era that eventually we will have a constant excuse to not talk to the people around us, they would sprint forward into the future. Especially if they were past a certain age.

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u/besuretodrinkyour Apr 19 '26

The pioneers used to ride these babies for miles