[Albion] When did modern life ‘defeat’ you?

[Gwylan]

Why should I be defeated by modern life?

There's great music out there - and so many ways to listen to it now. I still have vinyl, CDs and tapes ... but also an MP3 player and a Spotify account. I watch TV still but the availability of catch-up provides so many more options.

I have a Facebook, What'sApp, LInkedIn and Twitter accounts for keeping in touch with people - they're all really useful.

I watch live sports but enjoy matches on TV too. At nearly 62, I'm too old to play football and rugby but I still play cricket.

It's true that I don't play computer games but I wasn't into them when I was young so I don't think that's a sign of growing old. But I do like playing bridge and chess and with the advent of online gaming, they're much more accessible. The NSC chess club does take a lot of my time.

Life's far too short to keep hankering for what's gone: embrace the present and learn to appreciate the changes. Modern life is great ... or, at least, better than the alternative.

 

[junior]

Social media - I don’t use.

Well that's not true. I know for a fact you've used Social Media 8,211 times in the last 15 years.

 

[DavidRyder]

Are you 100% certain he hasn't got a housesitter? Many people do especially if they have animals to walk/feed.

Can't say for certain - but generally, was about people on holiday. I heard the insurance thing from someone I know in the industry, so only have his word on this - I might be wrong.

 

[Beanstalk]

Yet the irony is you're using NSC, through technology, as a kind of social media with exactly this sort of post!

*Edit* see poster above me replied same thing while I was writing my post!

Great minds eh?!

Now I'm not going to dig in too hard (which is tempting seeing as this is all a bit "millennials have ruined everything") but seems to me that the OP has decided that they're better than "the modern age" (and therefore those that embrace it) and I'm going to tell over a thousand people about it. To be honest...

It’s all so self promoting too, what we once called showing off. Which, we were taught, no one liked.

 

[junior]

My Facebook feed has been blighted with this, a stream of photos each day from my friend's holiday. Not sure he realises that if his house gets burgled, insurance companies check Facebook and won't pay out if they see he's broadcasting the fact the house is empty.

That's typical fake news, and is how stuff like this becomes ''fact'.

 

[Hiney]

Defeated by modern life?

Bollocks to that.

Embrace the lot

 

[half time scores]

I'm a clockwork man living in a digital age.

 

[Baldseagull]

My wife ordered a McDonalds delivered by Uber the other day, that felt like a defeat.

 

[Chicken Run]

Well that's not true. I know for a fact you've used Social Media 8,211 times in the last 15 years.

I’m assuming the OP copied the text from somewhere else, probably received a text!

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Social media - really don't GET Snapchat. I've tried. I've got one friend who insists on using it. Lucky I value their friendship more than my overwhelming urge to bin Snapchat forever. So. They send you a photo or a something and then it self-destructs 10 seconds after you open it. REALLY?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Can't say for certain - but generally, was about people on holiday. I heard the insurance thing from someone I know in the industry, so only have his word on this - I might be wrong.

I didn't say you were wrong, but house sitting is quite common amongst my group of friends.

 

[Beanstalk]

Social media - really don't GET Snapchat. I've tried. I've got one friend who insists on using it. Lucky I value their friendship more than my overwhelming urge to bin Snapchat forever. So. They send you a photo or a something and then it self-destructs 10 seconds after you open it. REALLY?

But this is the point. Especially for teenagers with the influx of mums and dads on Facebook/Instagram, Snapchat is the way you can engage in social media without relatives ruining it/holding it against you.

 

[ozzygull]

I am 46

Try to be open minded about music, pop music today is the same as pop music as it has always been, the fast food of the music world sometimes nice and I enjoy it, but not very satisfying. Always preferred albums and when I want to really listen, it has to vinyl. DAB radio on during work, goes from Radio 1, Radio 2, Heart, Absolute depending on mood.

Will still go to gigs

Only use Facebook and twitter though don't post much.

I have to know how technology works it is my job, but I am getting to the point where I don't want to be learning new stuff all the time and my interest is starting to wane, which makes it harder.

Watch sport on TV. All football in any of the four division's, cycling and motor bike racing, F1 highlights

Still read books and magazines, current subscription to Mountain Bike Rider. Never bought any of the magazines aimed at women, when I am handed them at the hair dresser, I have no idea who any of the people are that they are talking about, It just seems to be utter nonsense.

 

[Gwylan]

But this is the point. Especially for teenagers with the influx of mums and dads on Facebook/Instagram, Snapchat is the way you can engage in social media without relatives ruining it/holding it against you.

Exactly. Snapchat is purely for teenagers/young adults. Anyone over 22 using Snapchat is a bit creepy IMO

 

[Brovion]

Modern life hasn't defeated me, I'm still dealing with it fine and still learning new things. (And to love and appreciate new things and new technologies). Also my mum is 86 and is as wedded to her mobile as any teenager, so I don't recognise the 'old people only use mobiles in emergencies' stereotype.

I will admit though to being pissed off and disillusioned with politics and what passes for political 'debate' in this era. (And I'm not just talking about MPs). Not sure if that counts as being 'defeated', but I've certainly disengaged from it.

I'm 61 BTW

 

[Meade's Ball]

Exactly. Snapchat is purely for teenagers/young adults. Anyone over 22 using Snapchat is a bit creepy IMO

Whenever I read the name Snapchat I always have the Chatback theme from the advert in the 90s accompanying it. That's quickly followed by:
If you want a cab where they've got plenny, call twenny twenny twenny.

I suppose this pretty much dictates that even what tickles me isn't particularly current.

 

[happypig]

I dont think modern life has defeated me, but there's aspects of it that I choose not to engage with; I live by the adage "try anything once" (except for morris dancing and incest).
I went on facebook and found it was mostly people bragging and "like farming" so I binned it.
I like twitter, especially when I'm pissed and Albion win.
I like CDs but find digital music easier so I rip them when they arrive or buy from Amazon and get the download included. Stopped listening to Radio 1 in the 80's. Stopped listening to Radio 2 when Dab came along. Mostly listen to blues/rock stations on the internet now.
Never been into going to the cinema, I'll wait for a film to come on TV. Superhero movies though ?
Technology is my job, I am a bit of a specialist in the field of analogue transmission where most of the network is now digital. Recently started doing it again and much prefer it.
I have a iPhone for everything. Except calls. I have a Doro for that because my hearing is shot and the Doro has much better audio quality.

I prefer fountain pens and analogue watches too.

I'm 55 (but on a good day look 54)

 

[DavidRyder]

I didn't say you were wrong, but house sitting is quite common amongst my group of friends.

That sounds like a great arrangement you have then, it must work well and give peace of mind to the holidayers.

 

[8049]

This is a great thread. For the different media, I'm a gentle decline - music, films, TV I'm becoming less and less aware of new things although Spotify has opened new avenues for me.

Where I'm really getting lost is the prevailing way of looking at the world. More specifically, I simply don't get the almost total focus on identity politics. I get that some groups have been excluded and that those issues should be addressed but I don't know why everyone has to "self-identify". I realise that as a white, middle-aged male I'm not really best placed to empathise but I'm fairly liberal. So I don't really care if someone is trans, bi, pan or anything else and I don't understand why everyone wants everyone to know what I see as a personal, private matter.

That, and all the different light bulbs you can get now - really confusing!

 

[Brian Munich]

I didn't say you were wrong, but house sitting is quite common amongst my group of friends.

Sounds like a nice set-up, but doesn’t it concern you that your friends will go through your stuff and discover all your sex toys and outfits?

I’d prefer to just set the alarm and not advertise the house being empty.