Times change and people’s habits also change with time. Things that were popular a few decades ago have become obsolete, taboo, weird or old-fashioned. For example, there were several things that kids could do during the 80s, but unfortunately, today’s kids can’t. It was a beautiful time for a kid in the 80s, but it would be kind of a foreign universe for a kid today.
Getting tangled up in a phone cord was common during the 80s. Unfortunately, today’s kids don’t even know what a telephone cord is in real life.Kids could also play as they liked in the front yard without a strict adult’s supervision.
Enjoying candy cigarettes was the norm for kids in the 80s.It was fun to act like adults and enjoy candy at the same time. Such candy cigarettes are hard to find today. Kids in the 80s could also play on risky playground equipment and least worry about a broken arm or leg.Finally, 3 decades ago, children could find a suitable book in the library using their brains. Unfortunately, kids today use the computer to look everything up.
In the 80s, kids were lucky enough to have a computer at home. So they didn’t know what it was and discovered computers slowly compared to kids today. In the good old days, kids loved to pull the ends off dot matrix paper. Kids during the 80s knew how to use chalk and loved it. Today, it has become a rare thing.
80s kids also found it simple to make ashtrays in art class for their parents and grandparents. This is something that today’s kids would find challenging to do.
There were several other things that an 80s kid could do, and today’s kid would find it impossible to do. Rapid technological improvement was one of the primary factors in this change.