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As a 1970s teenager, I've been trying to communicate for years the sense of liberation that I felt as a teenager, when i would walk out of my parents house, and
by johnea 3y ago
As a 1970s teenager, I've been trying to communicate for years the sense of liberation that I felt as a teenager, when i would walk out of my parents house, and down the street.
No one knew where I was or where I was going, and I DID need to know where I was because I was the one who had to get where I was going, and then back again.
This led to a sense of autonomy and self direction that I've found practically impossible to convey to those born since the 1990s, who have grown up in constant communication.
It's refreshing, and maybe even a possible sign of AVOIDING the apocalypse to see younger people rediscovering this sense of freedom.
I hope more can find it, and the sense of satisfaction it brings...
- Podgajski 3y agoI’m a teen of the 70s as well, and I’m currently trying to recapture that sense of liberation. But I can’t believe is how quickly it captured even myself. The fear and anxiety I have of not having even a cell phone is disturbing. Not to mention a smart phone.
- bombcar 3y agoIf it's literal anxiety (I could break a leg and not be able to call for help and die type anxiety) get a cell phone that has a good battery and NO SIM. It can still call 911 but can't do anything else.
- pests 3y agoI had similar to this. Dumb phones had only become popular in late highschool. I remember sneaking out at 2AM and just hanging out a few streets over in the woods on summer nights. The feeling of walking out of the house at 2AM, full of energy, looking up at the stars, about to begin an adventure, has been forever matched.
- nullc 3y agoI'm hearing from multiple friends with teenagers that they're uninterested in learning to drive. Unthinkable to me.
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- blangk 3y agoBorn in the 80s and this is basically my experience too, although I guess I got my first mobile somewhere in highschool, but it was only a 5110 - relatively primitive. I do fondly remember having to memorise land line numbers, and potentially navigate parents of friends or romantic interests when the call got answered.