I was mesmerized by the perfectly assembled Old Fashioned!

But, I remember these things and carry them with me. I tell my godkids two boys (5&8) that my phone doesn't have games and when I was there age I woke up before the sun to milk the cows, and collect the eggs. I walked miles in knee deep snow to get to school where we all looked forward to recess when we would play mostly imaginary games. I'd get home from school and even though I was only 8 some days I was left home alone without fear of burning the house down despite the fact I made my own grilled cheese sandwiches. When it was dinner time the family gathered around the table and a meat and two and talked about what we learned today in school. My parents would let me know if I don't want to be a latchkey kid we had options but I assured them I understood and was fine alone for a couple of hours where I could watch duck tales. A cartoon that was drawn by humans without code.

After dinner the neighborhood kids would gather to play some sportsball or build very unsafe bike ramps, get concussions and not cry or tell our parents what happened.

I saw the advent of the video game age, I even won a Nintendo for wearing my dodgers uniform to the mall for a contest. I played Super Mario a few times and then let the whole neighborhood come over to play because I was bored with the mashing buttons. I wanted to go play ball and it was easy to convince my friends to be of the same mind. I then saw the dawn of the internet and it was OK but the sun is still up wanna play ball to will nearly collapse ? I respected the influx of tech but also despised it at the same time. I remember being angry when my friends got pagers and later cell phones that their parents would call to "check in".. This is bullshit I'd say, I got a job at 14 washing dishes, paid for half my car, all the gas, insurance and maintenance, why do I have to carry this thing in case of an emergency? WTF could happen that a screwdriver or jack can't fix? My grandpops made it through 50 years of driving without a cell phone so can I thought 🤔 Alas I was wrong and became perfunctory to be able to navigate the internet and email just to go to college. I will always be old school, it's much of the reason I'm not exactly the most popular steemian and never will be. I'm playing catch up because I see an angle to take some if the power back that was stolen away from us. Doing it with the latest technology is ironic and I appreciate having this thing in my hands that really old schoolers beyond all hope are afraid of.

I don't fear change, I fear those that can't think for themselves and use that fear as their currency.. I might have just made a future post with this comment. That's called teamwork or communication, symbiosis, and it's the cornerstone of a life worth living.

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