+24
Save

What are some basic life skills we lost because of technology?

I don't think I can remember even one phone number, other than my own.

8 years ago by 90boss with 5 comments

Join the Discussion

  • Auto Tier
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
Post Comment
  • septimine
    +17

    I think the ability to entertain yourself.

  • jenjen1352
    +10

    How to make fire without matches or a lighter.

  • chuckqfinn
    +10

    so many, i think. remembering phone numbers, of course. calculating in your mind, another.

    i think the biggest is conversation. i've become really conscious of myself when i interact with someone face to face. i've noticed how impatient i've become when someone else is talking and i want to get my point across.

  • CrookedTale
    +4

    Reading a map. I remember driving around before every car or phone had a GPS and map system. If you wanted to take a long trip you better have had a map.

  • ExileOasis
    +2

    I think handwriting definitely. I am 17 and my handwriting is garbage. Plus I cannot think of a time in recent history where I have had to write something that wasn't for schoolwork.

    Other than that, problem solving. Now we can just google the most minor to the most major of issues. We don't really learn how to ask questions anymore, we just type stuff into google and whatever the first thing to come up is is what we go with.