Today we live in a different paradigm then the previous generations, or if you're old enough, like me, you lived through it. The digital age has literally changed just about everything from the way we communicate, relate and even date. Like or not. Those who don't embrace new technology get left behind in both their business and their personal lives.
It was not better.
It was not better when you would get lost driving and spend hours looking for the freeway entrance. It was not better when you were at the airport and the person you were meeting did not come off the plane. It was not better when you were at one restaurant location and your lunch date was at the other one. It was not better when your car broke down and you had to walk a mile, in the dark, to the nearest pay phone.
It was not better when you had to sit by the phone waiting for someone to call. (Yes, we really did that.) Or worse, having your Father answer the phone. There were no private phone conversations, unless you were home alone. Whispering was quite popular as was listening in on the extension. (The extension was another phone set that used the same line and you were sneaky about it, you could pick up the receiver and listen to what was said. Popular with parents.)
It was not better when you actually had to be home to watch the TV show or miss it. It was not better when you had to go out to the movies. It was not better when the most complete set of information you had was in the form of a series of books, that were years or even decades old.
Need I go on?
Next time your internet is a bit slow or a call drops or you need directions, take a deep breath and realize how lucky you are to have that device, with all of it's incredible power, in the palm your hand.
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