10 Things The Younger Generation Does Not Understand

Society has changed dramatically over the past several decades. The youngest generation doesn’t even remember a time before smartphones.

Recently, the older generations shared their thoughts on things today’s youth would never understand, and their comments were eye-opening, to say the least.

“Being stuck on a toilet for a little bit and reading the shampoo bottles, packages on bars of soap, and whatever else might be within grabbing distance of the toilet.”

Being Bored in the Bathroom

The youngest generation has no concept of owning a dedicated camera, much less taking your film into a shop for processing and not even knowing if the photos were any good for weeks or months.

Developing Photos

“Once upon a time, you had to REMEMBER people’s phone numbers. You even bought little books to write them down in,” said one user.

Memorizing Phone Numbers

“Smoking EVERYWHERE,” noted one user. “In theaters, planes, offices, hospitals, trains, restaurants, schools…and the outrage when it was finally banned.”

Everyone Smoked Everywhere

If you needed to write a school research paper, you had to go to an actual library, shuffle through the card catalog, and find a book on the subject.

Encyclopedias and Card Catalogs

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