Anachronistic Activities.

[Aglaopheme]

I may have shares this here before. A friend gave each of my munchkins a walk man with all of the Harry Potter books on tape. The first night they used them, one came into our room distraught saying part of the book was missing. I neglected to tell them that they had to flip the tapes around to hear the other side.

 

[oggbashan]

Bohemian Rhapsody on a Player Piano:

https://youtu.be/mIg6Dg58NaQ

 

[Ziggins]

Riding horses, currently. Later that will be driving and repairing cars.

 

[Rightguide]

I think technology in general and specifically the smartphone has rendered all sorts of real-world activities obsolete. Can you think of any?

Knd of a companion piece to the Can You Whistle thread. The idea that the smartphone has rendered whistling obsolete was going to be my premise but I don't actually know if that is true, so I need the whistling thread to find out. Iit's got to be true about other activities.

The small one was playing with two big rubber bands and sort of invented "Cat's Cradle" (the string game. Not the Vonnegut novel.) I remarked about it, and she had no idea what I was talking about.

I tried to teach her but could not remember.

So I YouTube'd it. . .with my smart phone.

She was distracted by the TV in the background playing a DVD.

I remember seeing the original iPhone that a friend had and recognizing in only a limited way how useful that could be. I had no idea how ubiquitous they would become, and how many simple, low tech activities it would kill off.

These days I've been collecting little devices that have been completely replaced by the iPhone. That might be another thread.

I've had smart phones from day one, and still whistle from time to time while busy doing things.