Originally Posted by Atticus

No Internet - Yeah, having access to information/entertainment 24/7 is a real drag

No handheld devices - Don't buy any Grandpa.

No cell phones - See above, however you'll just miss out on opportunities as no one will track you down at the local soda fountain.

video stores - Go to RedBox, keep it for 10 extra days and get dinged $10 extra in 'late fees'. It will be just like the old days.

record stores - It's called EBay.

bookstores - It's called Amazon.

non genetically-altered food - Don't eat shit. Life expectancy is also higher.

cool little stores instead of Wal-Mart-type mega-malls - They had Wal-Mart 20 years ago so not sure how far back you want to go.

actual athletes instead of steroid-fueled mega-monsters - They were just all on coke in the 80's and 90's. Plus I don't have to watch Larry Bird or John Stockton in butt huggers. The only one I'll give you is NFL safteys could still unleash the fury back then.

a manageable number of cable channels instead of thousands of useless distractions - Whatever you need to do to justify basic cable cheap ass.

no reality tv shows but actual written dramas and comedies - You're joking right? This is the golden age of TV. Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Walking Dead, Boardwalk Empire, Curb your Enthusiasm, Modern family and the list goes on. If that's too much quality for you, hop in your Oldsmobile, head down to whatever BlockBuster is left and pick up season 1 of Webster.

pay phones (yes i miss them, too) - You must be a drug dealer or Clark Kent.

affordable gas prices - Luckily you save so much on Ebay buying records that this shouldnt affect you much. Plus it's called a Prius. It all works out in the end.

one parent could support an entire family, now both parents must work - Equal opportunity, you sexist pig.

No Facebook - unplug

No Twitter - #unplug

No Tumblr - unplug

No fucking GOOGLE - unplug

Hope for a better future - The futures so bright we all have to wear shades (and due to climate change but whatever).