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<blockquote data-quote="bloodtide" data-source="post: 9069146" data-attributes="member: 6684958">Again, it did depend where you lived.&nbsp; I'm sure that whatever corner of the world you grew up in has not changed one bit in the past 50 years.&nbsp; Sure, some families like yours bought a Microwave on January 2nd 1980.&nbsp; For a lot of the rest of the country, Microwaves did not come around until the late 80s.&nbsp; You never went hunting with a bow and arrow?&nbsp; You know this is a real thing?&nbsp; And your not exactly growing up in a &quot;rural&quot; area if you just go to a store and buy food like it's 2023.&nbsp; A big part of the rural life is growing, trapping and hunting your own food.&nbsp; Well, somethings are better then others.&nbsp; This is a simple fact, even if it's not liked.&nbsp; Even today, as I did as a kid, I make Lemonade with real lemons....not a couple of scoops of &quot;lemon flavored drink mix&quot;.&nbsp; I make mashed potatoes with real potatoes,&nbsp; not some &quot;just add water powered mix&quot;.&nbsp; I cook real meat, from a real killed animal on a fire....I don't buy frozen &quot;BBQ shaped&quot; food(&quot;made with some real meat!&quot;).I have hundreds of real life skills, even beyond food and cooking.&nbsp; Life was different back in the day.&nbsp; We had to navigate by the sun and stars, no pocket GPS.&nbsp; For Astronomy we had to find things in the sky by using the celestial sphere, not just download a 'spacefinder app'.&nbsp; Once we left the immediate 'city' area, there was simply no way to get in touch with someone; we did not have cell phones with us at all times.&nbsp; And, yes, today is much different.&nbsp; The vast majority of kids, even young people, don't have a lot of skills.&nbsp; Sure they don't &quot;need&quot; a lot of them, but it has gone very far towards the sci-fi apocalypse where people don't know how things work.&nbsp; Not even a joke here.....Things that come up often, if you play Reality Simulation type RPGs.&nbsp; Hunting, fishing, making fire, cooking and such skills are unknown to many younger gamers.&nbsp; Of course, most modern games just do the &quot;oh just have your character make a survival roll&quot; or something like that.And this gets into the having done things in real life.&nbsp; I've jumped, climbed, swung and otherwise done things...so I know what I, as an &quot;average human&quot; can do.&nbsp; And I've done a TON of stuff really just to &quot;prove&quot; it's possible.&nbsp; I've jumped off a barn, shot a bow in mid air, hit a far away bullseye, and landed in a pile of hay.&nbsp; And, in case your wondering...I'm not Hawkeye.&nbsp; But the point is that if I, a normal person can do it, it's possible for a lot of normal people to do it.&nbsp; I know this as I did it.&nbsp; The young folk watch the CGI spam in movies and think any of that is real.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bloodtide, post: 9069146, member: 6684958"] Again, it did depend where you lived. I'm sure that whatever corner of the world you grew up in has not changed one bit in the past 50 years. Sure, some families like yours bought a Microwave on January 2nd 1980. For a lot of the rest of the country, Microwaves did not come around until the late 80s. You never went hunting with a bow and arrow? You know this is a real thing? And your not exactly growing up in a "rural" area if you just go to a store and buy food like it's 2023. A big part of the rural life is growing, trapping and hunting your own food. Well, somethings are better then others. This is a simple fact, even if it's not liked. Even today, as I did as a kid, I make Lemonade with real lemons....not a couple of scoops of "lemon flavored drink mix". I make mashed potatoes with real potatoes, not some "just add water powered mix". I cook real meat, from a real killed animal on a fire....I don't buy frozen "BBQ shaped" food("made with some real meat!"). I have hundreds of real life skills, even beyond food and cooking. Life was different back in the day. We had to navigate by the sun and stars, no pocket GPS. For Astronomy we had to find things in the sky by using the celestial sphere, not just download a 'spacefinder app'. Once we left the immediate 'city' area, there was simply no way to get in touch with someone; we did not have cell phones with us at all times. And, yes, today is much different. The vast majority of kids, even young people, don't have a lot of skills. Sure they don't "need" a lot of them, but it has gone very far towards the sci-fi apocalypse where people don't know how things work. Not even a joke here..... Things that come up often, if you play Reality Simulation type RPGs. Hunting, fishing, making fire, cooking and such skills are unknown to many younger gamers. Of course, most modern games just do the "oh just have your character make a survival roll" or something like that. And this gets into the having done things in real life. I've jumped, climbed, swung and otherwise done things...so I know what I, as an "average human" can do. And I've done a TON of stuff really just to "prove" it's possible. I've jumped off a barn, shot a bow in mid air, hit a far away bullseye, and landed in a pile of hay. And, in case your wondering...I'm not Hawkeye. But the point is that if I, a normal person can do it, it's possible for a lot of normal people to do it. I know this as I did it. The young folk watch the CGI spam in movies and think any of that is real. [/QUOTE]

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