Figures. All the gps data in the world and the idiots on the road still can’t figure their exit, cut across 3 lanes to reach it, or realize they’ve passed it, slam it into reverse and move against incoming traffic to get back to it. Seriously. The most connected generation in human history can’t think themselves out of a goddamn box. Rant over, now get off my effing lawn!

I think usually people that experienced older technology are less likely to appreciate newer ones.

if you were born after they unleaded the gasoline you just cant realize how much worse it tastes now

Ok grandpa 😂, none of these items have been relevant (aside from the record player for enthusiasts, and for old second-hand cars) for 2-3 decades

“You cannot appreciate cars if you did not witness horse carriages” ass post

Maybe fully appreciate isn’t quite the right phrase but there is something to having been forced to do things a worse way that helps you remain constantly grateful for the improvement.

Eg…I went from walkmen to cds. Holy God that was so much better, even if the first few players were pretty bad. I still chuckle when I think about my effectively unlimited access to almost all the music I can imagine vs fast forwarding to get to the song I wanted, if I was lucky enough to have the right tape on hand.

Oddly, off the top of my head, I’m not sure the most recent generation of younger adults (say, 18-25ish, whatever the “basically grew up w smartphones” generation is) have had any similar groundbreaking changes beyond AI which uhhh, isn’t super popular here. Some stuff has improved (graphics etc) but off the top of my head I can’t think of something that’s really solved a constant annoyance. (I imagine fully autonomous vehicles would be another similar tech leap.