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RE: Dpoll 56: Which time fits you better?
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I was born in '87, so I grew up in the 90's. I miss the nostalgia of those days, prior to, or when modern technologies were still in their infant stages. Cell phones didn't exist yet, and you dial-up internet, if you were lucky. I feel more time was spent living in the moment then.
You know my dialup internet was better and faster as what I struggle with since the past 8 years?
At that time internet was luxury and you used it for some hours. Tv was better too. No never ending commercials, 24/24 tv with us. It was for sure the time people had still time to engage, party, visit eachother and no one called you after 6 pm now telemarketers do 24/24.
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That stinks that you have to deal with poor internet service. Where are you located?
It's nice to be a little older and to have actually lived at a time where you had to have a conversation face to face. Kids are basically born with phones and tablets in their hands. They may be able to message one another quickly, but I feel they lack the real life social skills that we developed as children. Maybe it helps them expand their world and allows them to talk to a more diverse group of people. Who knows? I guess we'll see in the future.
I have a bad connection as long as I remember (17 years by now from which I spent 10 in a capital city in a Provence in the Netherlands). Making phone calls was a burden for years too.
None of my children was born with a phone in their hand but if one is addicted to it it's the eldest (36). My daughter (28) and si care less and started with a smartphone about 4 years ago mainly to stay in touch. Now my computer is broke I use it as a computer. I leave it at home if I go out unless I drive for a day or two. No one ever calls me except people who try to sell me something or have something to complain which are strangers mainly. The youngest two have a phone now but are not allowed to take it with them to school. If a phone rings none of us will hurry to answer it. We text or use WhatsApp (mainly WhatsApp) I will see the answer sooner or later.
I think it's mainly how you raise your children. I always ask how they are going. We eat together and talk about the day, what keeps them/us busy. To many a phone is easy too to keep the children busy. My youngest and eldest have a age difference of over 20 years and they have better things to do, keep themselves busy. We do not watch tv either.
That is a large age gap between your children, but it's great you all are able to get along. Also I agree with what you said about how many people just throw an iPad in their child's lap and call it a day. While it may be the easier thing to do, it's a huge disservice to the kid. Children need real life interactions to learn and grow.
I wish you all the best. I hope you're having a good day. I'm sure I'll talk to you on another post soon :)
Yes, it is but it doesn't seem to be a problem to any of them and it never was. They have a lot in common, all are creative, love peace, being alone, read, do their own stuff and are happy to see each other.