But imagine a world in which nobody carried a cellphone. Nobody but geeks had a computer at home and even if they did, there was no Internet. If you wanted to watch a TV program, you had to be home at a certain time. Almost nobody had a VCR. Pocket calculators were considered the ultimate in high tech. People spent a lot of time outdoors. Especially kids. Not many were video game addicts and what video games there were were primitive. Most video game exposure came at the arcades where you'd put a quarter in the slot. People ate mostly at home. Going to a restaurant was a special treat and it was either fast food or a restaurant where you had to get dressed up. Casual dining was not yet a big thing.
It was a simpler time. When you left the office for the day, you left your work behind. No cells phones or email could reach you after work. Only doctors had pagers. I read a lot of newspapers. That's how I got most of my news. If you wanted to know the weather forecast, you had to turn on the 6 or 11 o clock news on TV and get through the news and sports reports.
Should’ve clarified I meant during the election years.