You're Gonna Miss This...

Day 20 of 30

As time rolls on, we try and roll with the punches. Technology changes, so we roll with it. Societal norms change, so we roll with them. Today's topic of discussion is things I miss. 

It's no secret that I miss growing up in the 90s and early 2000s. I didn't realize it during that time, but those years would be the best years of my life. We didn't live on social media, we didn't have smartphones. We COMMUNICATED with each other over the phone, or used T9 texting. Once they came out with phones that had full keyboards, well, we were so cool! 

I miss when friends would call you up to come hang out, watch a movie. There was never competition on who looked the best, or who was hanging with who. It was so much more lax. I miss when you would go to the mall on Friday nights and see what boys you'd run into from school. I miss when friends actually meant what they said and were honest with you when there were issues. 

I miss not being connected to social media platforms 24/7. There's LITERALLY no need. I miss when the biggest drama was whether or not someone made it into your top 8 on MySpace. I miss when social media wasn't what it is, and there was actual human interaction rather than cryptic posts all the time. 

I miss when people would actually have conversations rather than shove their phones in their faces to avoid social interaction. 

Is life ever going to go back to this? Probably not. Then again, we think that bringing back things from the 80s and 90s is cool so maybe life will go back to this.. with a few changes. Social media doesn't seem to be going away, as much as I would like it to. Yes, it's a way to keep in touch with people, but so is writing a letter or picking up the phone (not texting). 

What's something you miss?