Older People Are Opening Up About What Life Was Like Before, And I Can't Stop Reading
September 6, 2025
“It used to be normal to converse with people. Life before screens and earbuds was called community. And that is the most depressing question I’ve read in weeks.”
—u/Turbulent-Usual-9822
“It’s how you passed the time while waiting and learned about people before phones.
Then: Hello, person who’s in the same physical space as me, what is your story?
Now: Hello…





