{"id":5625,"date":"2023-04-05T18:15:53","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T18:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devotedgrandma.com\/?p=5625"},"modified":"2023-04-06T18:52:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T18:52:06","slug":"grumpy-grandma-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devotedgrandma.com\/technology\/grumpy-grandma-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Grumpy Grandma: 20 Things That Were Way Better Back In My Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Remember when telephones had cords and televisions had antennas? As grandmas, we’ve witnessed the world change before our very eyes. Now, we’re left to navigate a sea of emojis, TikToks, and online influencers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My site wouldn’t exist and you wouldn’t be reading this right now if not for modern technology, but that doesn’t mean the old ways weren’t a lot better sometimes! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s my grumpy look at everything these kids have today and why it was better back in our day – even if maybe it wasn’t \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
In my day, dating was simple. You’d meet someone at the local dance hall or through friends, and the rest was history. Nowadays, everyone’s swiping left and right on their gadgets, looking for the perfect match. Where’s the romance in that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We used to have vinyl records, and flipping them over was our built-in exercise routine! Today, kids just press a button and have access to an endless playlist. I don’t think you can appreciate music the same like that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I remember writing heartfelt letters and eagerly awaiting replies. Today, kids send each other emojis and gifs \u2013 what happened to the art of conversation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back in the day, we had to wait weeks to see how our photos turned out…. only to see that we accidentally blinked when it was taken. Now, everyone’s snapping selfies left and right, making duck faces and using filters to look like animals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we had only a few channels to choose from, we watched whatever was on, and we liked it! Nowadays, there are so many options, kids spend more time deciding what to watch than actually watching anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n