Oh what the hell....
Scuse me while i get out a cane, a rocking chair, and bust out the ever classic, "when i was your age i walked uphill in the snow to get to school" metaphor.
In no particular order, when i was growing up:
- We didn't have the internet. We did something a lot more personal, we put pen to paper, and wrote a letter with our own hand.
- We didn't "friend" someone on Facebook. We went outside to play in the company of our friends instead.
- Chat's were something we did face to face. Not on typing on a keyboard in front of an electronic machine.
- We didn't text someone about something. We called them on the telephone and talked to them instead.
- When i did something really bad, my Father spanked me so i wouldn't do it again.
- Video games were meant as a form of entertainment. Not as a life endeavor, or something that took hundreds of hours, or was ultra realistic or ultra violent.
- My parents exercised parental discretion and didn't let me watch certain things until i was old enough.
- I had two Parents, who were married.
- We said the Pledge of Allegiance every morning in school.
- TV stations broadcast the star spangled banner once a day. (you know, back when they weren't on 24 hours and would end their broadcast on a patriotic note)
- Being a Patriot was something good. Not something that appears on some government agencies list of extremists.
- Everyone knew why we celebrated the 4th of July, with authentic looking copies of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights being given out freely.
- There were as many blue collared jobs to be had as white collared jobs.
- The cost of a college degree wasn't equivalent to the mortgage of a nice house.
- We were taught to respect our elders.
Now, i'm sure i could expand this even longer if I thought about it, but I think my point is clear enough. Maybe.
