"Older Adults Reflect on Lost Simplicity and Meaningful Experiences in the Modern Age"

Older adults reminisce about the experiences younger generations may never have due to modern technology, including the simplicity of going to the movies, the freedom of walking alone as a child, the satisfaction of slamming flip phones shut, the rarity of entertainment, the joy of listening to music on bulky stereos, the ability to leave bullies at school, the safety of smaller and slower cars, the whimsy of paper maps, the excitement of snow days, the spontaneity of going to Disneyland, the fun of camping out for concert tickets, the convenience of analog controls in cars, the novelty of dialing "0" for a phone operator, the anticipation of waiting for songs on the radio, the surprise of checking answering machines, the openness of cities, the value of listening to others, and the freedom of doing nothing.