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40 Boomer Skills Everyone Had in the Past That Kids Today Don’t Have

May 28, 2024 by Sophie Lustig

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The Boomer generation has vivid memories of a world unlike today’s technologically driven society. People didn’t have gadgets and gizmos at their fingertips back then as we do today. In their formative years, our grandparents were taught skills that are unfortunately on the brink of obsolescence for kids today. From typing classes to secretarial schools to balancing checkbooks and navigating with actual physical maps, these are some of the once-crucial abilities that have faded into the background.

#1: Getting Married (and Staying Married)

The marital landscape was vastly different a century ago, with nearly universal expectations of tying the knot. Fast forward to the present, and the concept of family has changed significantly. With the advent of dating apps, our exposure to potential partners has skyrocketed compared to the sparse opportunities of the 1920s, broadening our horizons and challenging traditional marital expectations.

Today’s abundance of choices and heightened sense of individuality lead many millennials to delay marriage or bypass it entirely. In an era of more liberal societal norms, the significance of marriage has diminished for the younger generation. Alternatives like cohabitation and civil partnerships gain traction, standing in contrast to a bygone era of enduring unsatisfactory marriages due to societal pressures…

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