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Just realized I'm older than the first iPhone
I was talking to my little cousin and she asked when I got my first phone. I said a flip phone in 2007. She looked it up and said the iPhone came out that same year. I'm literally older than the smartphone era, which feels wild. It explains why I still type with my thumbs and she uses one finger. Millennials remember a world before apps, but Gen Z can't picture it. Does anyone else have a tech milestone that makes you feel ancient?
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holly_henderson866mo ago
The MapQuest thing is a perfect example. It makes me think about how we used to physically own our media, like buying a whole CD for one song. Now my niece just asks a speaker to play anything, and it feels like the idea of "owning" a movie or album is totally foreign to her.
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thomas3466mo ago
Disagree, tech changes fast but people adapt just as quick. My grandma texts faster than I do now.
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theasmith6mo ago
Remember when you had to print MapQuest directions before a road trip. That feels like a completely different lifetime now, not just a different tech era. It really shows how much daily life has changed in such a short time.
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