"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)."
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Leon 5 month s ago
lol bunch a fucking whiners... go to the parks, go to the theater, go to an arcade...get out of your metro neighborhood and disconnect the wifi and find new friends. All of those places are busy. not all the time, but in my town they are! then there's whiners who say there's nothing to do. creatives have died. you have to Tell Phone Zombies what to do now and they jump.
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Governor 5 month s ago
Leon,
Today’s youth are masters at social media, but socially retarded in person.
Today’s youth are masters at social media, but socially retarded in person.
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Jereme 5 month s ago
Governor,What does being a master of social media even mean?
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Cissy 5 month s ago
Jereme, do you really need that explained to you?
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Noel 5 month s ago
There are not a lot of places left where you can buy electrical components (transistors, resistors, capacitors etc) anymore.
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.
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.
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Virdie 5 month s ago
#5 big stores pulled out of malls across the nation, turning retail locations into business offices. Less reason to hang out if the places surrounding you are cheap lawyers, gambling parlors, realtors, and the local chamber of commerce (my mall).
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Wilber 5 month s ago
the reason nobody goes out anymore is because they don't have to. in the past, if you wanted to socialize with your friends you had to meet in person but social media and smartphones removed that need.
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.