This followup sorts to survey about Velcro Kids

We had to wait to hear our favorite song or the latest release from our favorite artist on the radio. Then we had our cassette tape in the player, finger hovering over "Record," just waiting for it to come on. No Spotify, YouTube or replay. Sometimes you'd miss the first few seconds. Sometimes the DJ would talk over the intro. Sometimes someone would walk in while talking and ruin everything. Now a Gen Z teen can have it downloaded in three seconds flat. We didn't expect convenience but learned about patience. The kind that made music feel worth some effort to get.

We used paper maps and got badges for learning how and didn't get lost. These were accordion monsters that took up half the front seat and part of the skill was folding them up again. No risk of distracted driving - you had to pull off the highway to use one of these. We learned to read north, measure distance, and remember landmarks. We learned how to be a navigator and translate what we saw on the map so that the driver (our dad or spouse or current flame) could get us there. We also learned to enjoy the places we accidentally ended up going to. Today, GPS is so ingrained that even a one-minute detour can send people spiraling. Too bad if our trip takes us somewhere without a phone signal.

We could make mistakes or say dumb things without the internet documenting it forever. We got to mess up in private. We could wear terrible outfits, say dumb things, or try weird trends without worrying it'd go viral. We could have political or religious views and then change them without this ruining our current or future careers. Today's teens experience the anxiety of being watched or evaluated online. We didn't have that pressure. We could experiment and fail in obscurity.

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This is a followup of sorts to the survey about Velcro Kids