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Posted: 3/27/2024 3:35:00 PM EDT
 No internet, freedom in the summers, people weren't fat, and communication between people was very intentional (and desired). |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 3:55:30 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/27/2024 3:56:34 PM EDT
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My 69 Camaro had a front tag that read Love America or Leave it. Have to dig that one out.
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:02:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryBoy was that guy mad at whoever he was talking with... |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:03:58 PM EDT
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Quoted: https://i.imgur.com/VLyRilb_d.webp?maxwidth=760&fidelity=grand No internet, freedom in the summers, people weren't fat, and communication between people was very intentional (and desired). One trip abroad will reveal how antisocial America has become. |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:14:42 PM EDT
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We used to leave post it notes at the various bars we frequented to find each other lol.
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:16:31 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:16:34 PM EDT
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Makes me sad when I think about the 90s and how amazing things were. I hate what the world has become and I hate feeling like I’m connected to the whole world all the time and how nothing is special or unique anymore.
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:24:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Boy was that guy mad at whoever he was talking with... Quote HistoryQuoted: Boy was that guy mad at whoever he was talking with... Yeah, those handsets were remarkably sturdy! |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:27:37 PM EDT
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Quoted: https://i.imgur.com/VLyRilb_d.webp?maxwidth=760&fidelity=grand No internet, freedom in the summers, people weren't fat, and communication between people was very intentional (and desired). Her parents were probably crappy parents thus she probably went on to become a crappy parent. Why, because she really should have been wearing proper foot wear to protect her feet and toes from the bicycle chain and the possibility of stepping on broken glass from those evil glass bottles of the day. |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:28:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We used to leave post it notes at the various bars we frequented to find each other lol.  Not a vintage pic, but it fits |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:28:56 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:30:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Her parents were probably crappy parents thus she probably went on to become a crappy parent. Why, because she really should have been wearing proper foot wear to protect her feet and toes from the bicycle chain and the possibility of stepping on broken glass from those evil glass bottles of the day. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: https://i.imgur.com/VLyRilb_d.webp?maxwidth=760&fidelity=grand No internet, freedom in the summers, people weren't fat, and communication between people was very intentional (and desired). Her parents were probably crappy parents thus she probably went on to become a crappy parent. Why, because she really should have been wearing proper foot wear to protect her feet and toes from the bicycle chain and the possibility of stepping on broken glass from those evil glass bottles of the day. How many scars do you have on your shins from these: 
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:31:08 PM EDT
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The nation was happier and healthier before they were put into a cage . We are like zoo animals or livestock. We aren’t free anymore.
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:31:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My 69 Camaro had a front tag that read Love America or Leave it. Have to dig that one out. |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:32:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryDid you ever get to ride in one of these? 
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:32:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Boy was that guy mad at whoever he was talking with... Quote HistoryQuoted: Boy was that guy mad at whoever he was talking with... |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:33:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The nation was happier and healthier before they were put into a cage . We are like zoo animals or livestock. We aren't free anymore. |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:34:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI found a box full of slides from my dad, been getting through some of them lately.  
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:34:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Did you ever get to ride in one of these? https://en-academic.com/pictures/enwiki/49/1931_Ford_Model_A_roadster_rumble_seat.JPG Quote HistoryQuoted: Did you ever get to ride in one of these? https://en-academic.com/pictures/enwiki/49/1931_Ford_Model_A_roadster_rumble_seat.JPG  Attached File |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:34:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How many scars do you have on your shins from these: https://s3.amazonaws.com/uploads.bmxmuseum.com/user-images/26696/e7cb5ebe-47d8-4510-a245-e758d1a8ae6c5e949991ec.jpeg |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:34:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How many scars do you have on your shins from these: https://s3.amazonaws.com/uploads.bmxmuseum.com/user-images/26696/e7cb5ebe-47d8-4510-a245-e758d1a8ae6c5e949991ec.jpeg That post stung the shit out of me. OWWW |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:36:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How many scars do you have on your shins from these: https://s3.amazonaws.com/uploads.bmxmuseum.com/user-images/26696/e7cb5ebe-47d8-4510-a245-e758d1a8ae6c5e949991ec.jpeg Yep, if we were litigious back in the day there should have been a class action to at least get us a coupon for something other than shin scrappers. |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:36:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Where is this cage I am in? I am free to go anywhere and do anything I want. Just as the people in these pictures were. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The nation was happier and healthier before they were put into a cage . We are like zoo animals or livestock. We aren't free anymore. Where in regular public places can you go and interact with people out of earshot of any microphone and out of sight of any camera ... or where you can't be reached by a phone? |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:37:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That post stung the shit out of me. OWWW Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: How many scars do you have on your shins from these: https://s3.amazonaws.com/uploads.bmxmuseum.com/user-images/26696/e7cb5ebe-47d8-4510-a245-e758d1a8ae6c5e949991ec.jpeg That post stung the shit out of me. OWWW My shinbones still feel like craterfields because of mine. 
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:39:03 PM EDT
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1984 happened when we weren't looking.
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:39:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Did you ever get to ride in one of these? https://en-academic.com/pictures/enwiki/49/1931_Ford_Model_A_roadster_rumble_seat.JPG No, but I did ride in the back of an El Camino once and shortly after a kid from HS was thrown out of the back of one and died. |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:40:00 PM EDT
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It’s ironic that in no time in human history has there been a higher standard of living yet people seem to more unhappy than ever before. If we would all learn to appreciate the simple things in life and stop worrying about every single headline and social media post we’d probably be better off
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:40:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Where regular public can you go and interact with people out of earshot of any microphone and out of sight of any camera ... or where you can't be reached by a phone? To more answer your question, I can choose to leave my cell phone at home or put it in airplane mode and go for walk in the woods for an afternoon. I can do that tonight if I want and I am not special. Most anyone can "disconnect" if they want to, anytime they want. You can't bring back pay phones on street corners but...if you want to live a life as if you are still in the 80's, you can certainly do so. There is nothing really stopping you. |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:41:18 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:44:22 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:45:07 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:45:14 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:45:32 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:47:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No, but I did ride in the back of an El Camino once and shortly after a kid from HS was thrown out of the back of one and died. Can't count the number of times I rode in the back of a pickup truck...at highway speeds (50/60 +)...for well over 40 miles or more. And I've ridden sitting down, laying down, and standing up while hanging onto the light bar. Good times. |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:47:47 PM EDT
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I remember it like it was yesterday
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:51:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Makes me sad when I think about the 90s and how amazing things were. I hate what the world has become and I hate feeling like I’m connected to the whole world all the time and how nothing is special or unique anymore. The 90's were nothing compared to the mutha fuggin 80's, Best decade in the history of mankind. |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:53:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 1984 happened when we weren't looking. |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:54:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:54:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No, but I did ride in the back of an El Camino once and shortly after a kid from HS was thrown out of the back of one and died. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Did you ever get to ride in one of these? https://en-academic.com/pictures/enwiki/49/1931_Ford_Model_A_roadster_rumble_seat.JPG No, but I did ride in the back of an El Camino once and shortly after a kid from HS was thrown out of the back of one and died. Freedom requires sacrifices. |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:54:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It’s ironic that in no time in human history has there been a higher standard of living yet people seem to more unhappy than ever before. If we would all learn to appreciate the simple things in life and stop worrying about every single headline and social media post we’d probably be better off I agree, but I think it's deeper than that. I think a lot of it stems from feeling kind of boxed in by the world. It feels a LOT smaller than it did before the internet and cell phones existed. You have to plan it out and then force yourself to be "disconnected" now when it was just the standard way of living 25-30 years ago. |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:58:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's certainly true there are a lot more cameras around. Everyone has one in their pocket for sure. I didn't know that's what we were talking about in this thread though. I don't think the fact that people have cell phones means that I am in a cage. I am not a prisoner or something. To more answer your question, I can choose to leave my cell phone at home or put it in airplane mode and go for walk in the woods for an afternoon. I can do that tonight if I want and I am not special. Most anyone can "disconnect" if they want to, anytime they want. You can't bring back pay phones on street corners but...if you want to live a life as if you are still in the 80's, you can certainly do so. There is nothing really stopping you. You can live like you're in the 1880s, too, but not if you want to be a semi-successful adult. Try to get a decent paying job, start a business, or raise a family without owning a cell phone,using the internet and email, dealing with social media drama, etc. |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 4:59:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How many scars do you have on your shins from these: https://s3.amazonaws.com/uploads.bmxmuseum.com/user-images/26696/e7cb5ebe-47d8-4510-a245-e758d1a8ae6c5e949991ec.jpeg *slowly raises hand with tears of pain in my eyes* |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 5:01:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Can't count the number of times I rode in the back of a pickup truck...at highway speeds (50/60 +)...for well over 40 miles or more. And I've ridden sitting down, laying down, and standing up while hanging onto the light bar. Good times. There was nothing quite like getting frisky with some young lady in the back of a pickup (under a blanket) while your buddy hauled ass down the road.... knowing that if he got in a wreck, you were gonna end up as pavement pancake. Oh well.... |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 5:02:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I agree, but I think it's deeper than that. I think a lot of it stems from feeling kind of boxed in by the world. It feels a LOT smaller than it did before the internet and cell phones existed. You have to plan it out and then force yourself to be "disconnected" now when it was just the standard way of living 25-30 years ago. People wanted to be connected. Pagers sold like crazy and then cell phones changed the world. They were not forced upon us. There is was no law passed that said you had to buy a cell phone. We WANTED them...a lot, most everyone who could buy one did and those wouldn't couldn't, they didn't celebrate that. They wished they could. Being "disconnected", when it wasn't optional, sucked. If not having cell phones was truely better, we would just do that. It's not like we didn't have a choice and we can certainly still make that choice right now. If I were to bet though, you are going to not throw your cell phone in the trash after reading this and you are going to plug it in tonight when you go to bed, to make sure it's working for you tomorrow. I would bet this because in reality, for reals and not arfcom GD talk, it's a lot better with than without. |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 5:03:18 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/27/2024 5:03:40 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/27/2024 5:03:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 1984 happened when we weren't looking. No, Brave New World happened. We're controlled by comforts, not intimidation. |
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Posted: 3/27/2024 5:04:01 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/27/2024 5:05:00 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/27/2024 5:09:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You can live like you're in the 1880s, too, but not if you want to be a semi-successful adult. Try to get a decent paying job, start a business, or raise a family without owning a cell phone,using the internet and email, dealing with social media drama, etc. The guy I finally got to fix it had a cell phone but it was not a smart phone and as far as I can tell, had no internet. It only made phone calls and sent texts. He accepted no credit cards, payment was check or cash only. He was crazy busy and I got lucky that he was in my area already doing a larger job and made time after to swing by for a few days and knock out my problem. I am a software developer that works from home with a college degree and many years experience. I did the math and old guy brick layer out there with his freakin flip phone and no social media presence....I had to pay him more per hour than I make per hour. Go tell him you can't make good money and have a family, life etc without modern tech. I don't think he knows. |
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