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Boomer and Gen Xers share things they grew up with that they wish young people could experience.
"The satisfaction that comes with slamming down a landline phone receiver," they say.
Boomers used manual typewriters while millennials had laptops, Gen X carried Walkmans while Gen Z carries smartphones.
The joy of wonder without answers has dissipated, but boredom breeds creativity.
There's a lot that's better, easier, faster and more convenient about life in the 21st century , but there really was something special about growing up in the pre-internet days, wasn't there? "There was a time when traveling to another country was a big deal and it was adventurous" "The satisfaction that comes with slamming down a landline phone receiver".
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