OT: Is the old way better?

[Rocktheworld]

A couple of you have referenced this but in SO many ways life was better without cell phones and younger people will never understand that

This is abject nonsense

Say what you want about texting or having the internet in your pocket but expanding communication the way cell phones did so clearly improved the world. Would you have whined about the advent of the printing press and telephone?

 

[Vuce]

This is abject nonsense

Say what you want about texting or having the internet in your pocket but expanding communication the way cell phones did so clearly improved the world. Would you have whined about the advent of the printing press and telephone?

Let me clarify - should have specified smart phones vs cell phones. Calm down son

 

[Rocktheworld]

Let me clarify - should have specified smart phones vs cell phones. Calm down son

Perfectly calm, tweetums; mind your words so you don’t make yourself into a fool

 

[Vuce]

Perfectly calm, tweetums; mind your words so you don’t make yourself into a fool

You gonna be ok?

 

[Spaceman213J]

First, cell phones have helped in some ways, but they have hurt in others. I remember going to my grandma's almost every Sunday for dinner and playing with my siblings and cousins there. Each person would get a nice dinner and cake on their birthday and everyone in the family came.
Now, my nieces and nephews, and even my siblings to some degree act like if they send you a text around your birthday they've made some big gesture.

Also, working in a school... it used to be kids learned basic manners at home and they were reinforced in the school setting. Now, most parents don't give a crap about manners or expect you to teach them at school as well. Maybe not what post was going for, but just venting a little.

I have no problem with NIL, but think the transfer rules need to overhauled as well.

 

[jleves]

5) TV was definitely NOT better before streaming. Streaming, non-network services have given us Breaking Bad, Sopranos, Game of Thrones, etc. Nothing before streaming compares to that level of product.

Streaming and non network programming are two different things. All three shows you mentioned started and two ended before anyone was streaming program content like that.

Streaming absolutely sucks compared to OTA or Cable/Sat services. It's cheaper for the most part - the only benefit. Starting up takes time. Pausing is extremely limited. Switching between two things (like during a commercial) is nearly impossible. Doubleplay on DirecTV with a 90 minute buffer allows you to watch two games almost real time without missing anything. Can't do that while streaming.

I do agree that non network programming changed the game starting with The Sopranos. And yes, some shows are only available on specific streaming services.

 

[Kitaman]

No, but my landline has a rotary phone sound option for when dialing.

 

[uconn13]

My wife and I miss the formerly proper grocery store check out process. Cashier handled the items from the belt, slid them down the chute and were bagged into paper bags, double bags for heavier items. Paper bags then were used as book covers or many other purposes. The current self check out with weight based scale inevitably will freeze, requiring an attendant to scan a code to allow you to continue checking out. Add to that, one attendant for 10 self check out lanes, decreasing the so called self check out speed and convenience substantially.
Old age is a bi*ch!

 

[storrsroars]

My wife and I miss the formerly proper grocery store check out process. Cashier handled the items from the belt, slid them down the chute and were bagged into paper bags, double bags for heavier items. Paper bags then were used as book covers or many other purposes. The current self check out with weight based scale inevitably will freeze, requiring an attendant to scan a code to allow you to continue checking out. Add to that, one attendant for 10 self check out lanes, decreasing the so called self check out speed and convenience substantially.
Old age is a bi*ch!

My worst day grocery shopping is when the handheld scanners are offline. I've even left the store to come back later. I've also rebooted the kiosk that holds the scanners a few times by unplugging it. A couple of times that actually worked. I bag as I go, checkout is like three buttons. Why everyone doesn't use these is inexplicable to me. I cannot stand being in a checkout line, and I now find even waiting to self-scan after finishing shopping to be annoying. And I'll be 70 next year. Get with the times, fogeys.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I do agree the youngest are missing out on album cover art and lyrics in the liner. I get they have everything at their finger tips but there is something about physically having it.

Last year,near where I live, Pensacola, FL got over 8" of snow in one day. Previous record in the state of Florida was 4.5" inches. The snow fall in one day eclipsed the total snow fall in recorded history in Pensacola.

A few weeks ago I saw a local photographer was selling hard cover books with photos of the event. I bought three copies. One for me and my wife, and one for each of my kids. Both of them are in their 20's and they initially looked at me like I was an alien when I gave them the books. I told them technology changes but print is forever. They kinda actually gave me a look like they understood.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

This is abject nonsense

Say what you want about texting or having the internet in your pocket but expanding communication the way cell phones did so clearly improved the world. Would you have whined about the advent of the printing press and telephone?

Access to information and inter-connectedness of various systems is a good thing but I don’t think the effects it’s going to have and is having on a lot of people’s mental health and happiness is good in any way. I feel badly for people who grew up on the internet.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Access to information and inter-connectedness of various systems is a good thing but I don’t think the effects it’s going to have and is having on a lot of people’s mental health and happiness is good in any way. I feel badly for people who grew up on the internet.

To me it goes back to a lack of education on how to to assess and evaluate information sources. I'm all for flooding people with info.

 

[MuchoDogYears]

With the advent of micro breweries, beer is 1000% better than back when. Ditto wine.

 

[HCCForever]

This is abject nonsense

Say what you want about texting or having the internet in your pocket but expanding communication the way cell phones did so clearly improved the world. Would you have whined about the advent of the printing press and telephone?

Access to expanded communications is good for the most part. But I sometimes miss the days when I couldn’t be reached. Now for the most part I’m tethered to a cell phone and I’m always expected to be reachable.

 

[superjohn]

This is abject nonsense

Say what you want about texting or having the internet in your pocket but expanding communication the way cell phones did so clearly improved the world. Would you have whined about the advent of the printing press and telephone?

The printing press and cell phones didn't create whole new generations who are terminally online, who only really interact through a screen. You're totally disregarding the deleterious effects it's had on society.

You knew he was talking about smart phones.

 

[superjohn]

This could be like 8 different threads.

1) College sports was dying. Players needed some form of compensation. That said, there was something about getting a freshman and watching him 4 years that you rarely ever get anymore.

2) Football was way better. But not healthy so some rules changed there. And when the money got so big, you needed to protect the investments.

3) The 3 pointer has killed the sport of basketball.

4) This is the one I'll sound like a boomer on. Getting your paycheck or allowance, riding your bike to a record store, looking through the stacks, coming home and listening to a classic album start to finish, reading the liner notes. That's something kids will never experience.

5) TV was definitely NOT better before streaming. Streaming, non-network services have given us Breaking Bad, Sopranos, Game of Thrones, etc. Nothing before streaming compares to that level of product.

5) I'm still trying to find a good series or movie since Ozark and maybe Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Netflix told David Lynch to screw off and has pretty much abandoned anything creative. It took years just to convince them to make the 4 episode limited series Death by Lightning and don't expect them to have any other creative projects like it coming down the pike.

We had an amazing time for dramas with The Sopranos, The Wire, Six Feet Under, Boardwalk, GOT, Breaking Bad and many others (it was the heyday of TV dramas) but from what I've seen and especially from what I've heard those days are done. We haven't had stuff like this in a many years now and don't expect more of it.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

I used to go to Caldors to get the newest releases. I believe this was every Tuesday. Now most people are too impatient to listen to a new album/music if unfamiliar tunes come on. Some songs take a few listens to enjoy.

I'm turning 40 this summer.

My bus stop was a few houses down from me at the corner of an apartment complex and a Caldor, and I bought all of my first cassettes (Green Day Dookie) and CDs (The Presidents of the United States of America S/T) there, as well as video games, candy, clothes, lol.

Back on topic, while I stream more than play physical albums, I've got my fair share of vinyls and I've still got all of my CDs from 1995+ that were worth saving (sorry, Limp Bizkit), and lately I've been getting into playing CDs more frequently whenever I drive my '09 Corolla.

Re: sports. NHL isn't as fun as it used to. I hate watching the NBA, but is it because it changed or did I change? The more I've coached, the more I appreciate basketball where athleticism and size isn't paramount: I watch way more mid-major basketball than P5; I'd prefer to go to a top-notch HS game than a top notch NBA game. I think I still like MLB the same as before, but I don't watch the NFL as much...maybe I've gotten better at prioritizing what I like? The legalization of gambling sucks too in terms of it ruining the sports watching experience.