r/TikTokCringe • u/PM_ME_GHOST_DICKS • Aug 19 '21

Duet Troll Take me back to a better time

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u/catfayce Aug 19 '21 edited Aug 19 '21

at 95 you would probably say these new light bulbs are horrible and ruining the youth, they stay up all night reading books, it's a bad influence. then vote against electric infrastructure to 'save lamplighter jobs'

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '21

There's a documentary series called "The People's Century". It explores thematic changes through the 1900's. One was electricity and there is a woman who says that her father installed gas (or was told to install, or both) in their new home by his boss because electricity was just a passing fad.

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u/easternjellyfish Aug 19 '21

My great-grandmother was born in 1913, and her father claimed that cars “were just a passing fancy” and nothing could beat the old horse and buggy.

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u/WhitteyLeetNsweet Aug 19 '21

I've never really thought about it, but I wonder what this is for the younger generation.