Nostalgia- I miss old devices and websites

*RANT WARNING*

Anyone else genuinely tired of modern technology? like, i love the internet in theory and the original intentions of smart devices, but i think it has gotten a lot further than people really like to admit. I won't go on a major boomer rant about how "self checkouts are taking away people's jobs", but these smart devices have seriously decreased our quality in life.  i know i am not that old, but i am old enough to have been around to see just how fast and advanced technology has become. 

i was having a conversation with a friend i grew up with the other day about how much i miss the inconvenience old devices gave us. i miss having to hop on the computer to check if a friend messaged you, a crush poked you, or a classmate added you on facebook. i miss having a phone that could only text, call, and take really shitty photos & videos with.  I miss not having something notify me with vapid bs all day to grab my attention. i miss hanging out with people who had the attention span to have real human connection. 

i know that the things we carry with us and notify us with on our phone are completely in our control, but once you have become accustomed to having these obnoxious social media apps, it is nearly impossible to get rid of them without getting some form of FOMO, or even worse, having your friend send you tiktoks via the messages app (because you deleted tiktok), but when you click on the message, it asks if you want to download the app and view it through there. it is an endless cycle. i want to go back to a slider phone, but they dont work with modern cellular services. I need a sliderphone that can take 5G service *cries*

i could go on for hours about this, but i just needed a good juicy rant. If you read all the way down here, thank you for listening *muah*