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What questions do you have for folks older than you? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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been thinking about all the little moments tucked away in my memories that are a world unknowable to those younger than me, so consider this an opportunity to reminisce over old times, but also to ask those about the times you did not live through.

I guess my question for those older than me is: before computers, how did you learn to do something?

Did access to knowledge change your life, was a constraint lifted when you no longer depended on having found the right books or people to learn tips on how to cook a new dish, or how to fix a plumbing problem, or how to plant a garden?

Was life more simple, did you have fewer problems to solve without technology in your life, or did technology make life easier?

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[โ€“] [S] 8 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure I'm old enough to answer this, but retirement scares me, and I basically don't know if retirement is financially likely or reasonable. Even if you invest enough into a 401k early enough, you have a pretty good chance of having serious health problems at some point in life that will probably take most of that money.

Basically the situation is bleak, so I try to focus on doing what I can to improve my situation without dooming about what I can't control.

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