Redominatelife

Do you remember life before the internet?

Life Before the Internet:

Before the internet changed everything, life had a slower rhythm. I remember those days vividly—when cell phones were rare, bulky gadgets reserved mostly for businesses or the very wealthy. If someone had one, it wasn’t for chatting endlessly or scrolling through apps. It was strictly for business or urgent calls. Some families relied on land lines, and even those weren’t in every home. And then there were the “handy phones”—early mobile phones that felt more like carrying a brick in your pocket than a sleek device.

Entertainment  was simpler. We had about three TV channels, and we made it work. You’d plan your evening around what was showing, and you couldn’t rewind or binge-watch a season. If you missed it, you just missed it. Somehow, that made watching together as a family feel special. The news came on at fixed times, and so did the music videos and movies.

People worked with their hands more. You’d see men and women in the fields, on farms, in carpentry shops, or tailoring clothes. Skills were passed down through generations—not through YouTube tutorials like I am fortunately supplemented  today but by watching a  parent, uncles, or neighbors do the work.

And play? Play was outside. We didn’t have  apps or consoles to have fun. Soccer was the game of choice. Any open space could become a field. We’d use makeshift goalposts, sometimes even barefoot, and play until the sun went down or someone’s mom called them in.

There  was a closeness to people and to the land. No constant buzzing, no endless scroll, no pressure or notifications to be “online.” Just being present, working with your hands, watching what was available, and playing under the open sky. Looking back now, I sometimes miss some of that simplicity.

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