I tell my own kids about the differences between the technologies of my youth …
Same here. When I talk with young friends – 20 somethings – they often wonder how we did it. Only three TV stations? My nephew has a gadget on his Harley that holds 20,000 tunes, I had a stack of single song 45s. Today they all have smart phones, we had a party line. When I first went on the internet I was amazed that I could communicate with people all over the world, my daughter just said, “So? It’s done with computers.”
My father saw the first automobile in town. Before he died he saw man walk on the moon.
I miss Shortwave Radio, yes the Internet is better, but still, it just isn’t the same thing. It seemed so much more exotic back then to listen to radio stations coming from half-way around the globe.
I think in time, she'll appreciate the miracles she now takes for granted. Especially if she ever spends any time in a third world country.
Remember when a long distance call was a very big deal, and cost an arm and a leg? Today, folks talk face to face on Skype from continent to continent for next to nothing. Miraculous.