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by: Lenona - Sat, 3 Jun 2023 17:56 UTC

I'm sure the title was a gross exaggeration, but I liked reading the article anyway.

And, while we Gen Xers are not yet "old," I certainly embrace at least 8 of the 14 habits. Especially traditional manners, cooking from scratch, puzzles, landlines, physical newspapers and books, and low-tech hobbies.

But one thing I wish they'd mentioned, somewhere, is the joy of resisting the pressure to buy high-tech items - AND not having to PAY to upgrade them! Maybe even the laptop will become completely obsolete one day?

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by: The Real Bev - Sat, 3 Jun 2023 20:33 UTC

On 6/3/23 10:56 AM, Lenona wrote:
> I'm sure the title was a gross exaggeration, but I liked reading the article anyway.
>
> And, while we Gen Xers are not yet "old," I certainly embrace at least 8 of the 14 habits. Especially traditional manners, cooking from scratch, puzzles, landlines, physical newspapers and books, and low-tech hobbies.

4.5 for me.

> But one thing I wish they'd mentioned, somewhere, is the joy of resisting the pressure to buy high-tech items - AND not having to PAY to upgrade them! Maybe even the laptop will become completely obsolete one day?

Variant: Understanding the concept of frugality! Corollary: Realizing
that spending more is frequently just wasting more.
> https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/14-things-old-people-do-that-young-people-don-t-understand/ss-AA1c5aBZ?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=89fd5024aa9b4d6d9cf5302ea53fe172&ei=104
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Cheers, Bev
Giving advice likely to kill the stupid is called passive eugenics.

Subject	Author
Semi-OT: "14 Things Old People Do That Young People Don't Understand"	Lenona
Re: Semi-OT: "14 Things Old People Do That Young People Don't	The Real Bev