Gen Xer born in 1967 checking in. Totally agree the world pre-smartphone was better. People just seemed to be more aware of their surroundings and each other. I don’t blame Gen Z for getting dumb phones and, like, actually engaging with each other. We abuse our tech, and big tech abuses us.

Seems the built-in grill feature needs a bit more work.

“I handed out my email address and phone number before I walked away, but people have not used those to contact me at all.”

Man, do I feel this.

I experienced the exact same thing when I left Facebook. Exactly 3 people I knew from FB bother to keep in touch. I had one friend tell me. Who will bother when I leave Discord?

I truly despise what big tech/social media has turned us into: convenience junkies.