"A lot more people were in clubs. Elks lodges, Masons, VFW, that sort of thing. Some had ties to other stuff like VFW, American Legion, Knights of Columbus… these still exist but not like they once did. Lots of people were in a club or two.
Fancier clubs too, of course like the NY Athletic club; these offered places where members could hang out, play games, drink, eat, get fit, and even sleep. But there was a lot of hanging out at these places (not to mention country clubs and that sort of place which haven’t gone away)."
Today’s youth are masters at social media, but socially retarded in person.
It get harder and harder to repair any electronic device because they're all computer-controlled with glued on custom chips. You may fix the occasional blown out power supply, but for most problems; just order a new motherboard.