A lot of things tend to change as time goes by. Some of these changes are more noticeable than others as they tend to impact our lives more strongly. But have you ever found yourself remembering something and realizing that it’s no longer here or that it has changed completely? Well, one Reddit user under the nickname @u/AnalysisFrequent was curious to know some examples of these occurrences, so they asked others online “What was normal when you were a kid, but you never see anymore?” The question that received almost 8k upvotes made many people online think about all the things that were so common back in their childhood that no longer exist or have been replaced by something else.
9k comments included answers about encyclopedias being used instead of Google search, the need to remember a phone number, or the unwritten rule to invite your friends to go play outside by simply showing up at their house instead of writing them a text message. Some remembered times when they used to have collections of cassettes, tapes, or CDs that we no longer use now.
What are some of the things you remember from your childhood that seem to no longer exist? Leave your thoughts in the comments down below!
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#3
Using a set of 20 y/old encyclopedias as reference for my homework. JFK is president!
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134points
#5
Thousands of Monarch Butterflies and Bees during the summer.
Now my Wife and I get excited when we see ONE monarch bf in the backyard where we planted a bee and bf friendly garden.
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121points
#6
Popping in a game and have it just start right away. Im old (39) and I picked up a ps5 about a month ago. Had to set up an account go through internet settings, pop in the game I bought to find out it needed an update which took about an hour... Im glad we have the tech we do. But video game consoles of the past few gen make me miss 90s and early 2000 consoles.
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118points
#8
Neighborhood kids getting together to play till the streetlights came on
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111points
#9
Cassette tape innards strung out along the highway, glimmering in the sunlight.
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110points
#13
Computer paper filled with lightly printed numbers and it had tear off sides. My dad used to bring lots of it home for us kids to draw on.
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90points
#14
Fireflies...
I swear I saw them every year, in our back yard or when we went camping etc.
I swear I saw them every year, in our back yard or when we went camping etc.
Now I never see them no matter where I am... except for a few nights in the summer of '21 after I moved to a new house. It was so nice to see them again
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89points
#15
Moms yelling from the front door to their kids to come home for dinner
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80points
