Oh man... I remember the days of taking transit everywhere, with my trusty bus pass and my big yellow walkman. Then, for xmas in ~1994, my mom bought me a discman. It was a high school kid's dream come true.
Kids these days (grumble) have no idea what it was like to have to carry around tapes and CDs in their backpacks. Actually have to go to a library to do research for reports. No such thing as email, facebook. Maybe one or two kids in the group had internet at home and we'd all crowd around their 386 (my first computer was a 286) and go online via AOL.
Hell, if you wanted to meet up with a friend, you had to call his or her house and likely deal with one of the parents before getting through to your friend. And if you were out, you'd have to use an icky pay phone.
I can't believe the advancement in technology I've witnessed in my 30 years.
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