I'm 50 years old now. I watched as the first man walked on the moon. I actually wrote a letter to President Richard Nixon while he was in the White House and he wrote me back. I have a picture of me holding the newspaper the day that the Vietnam War was over. I've been around and I HATE instant mashed potatoes.

I mean, why even bother. I'm pretty sure that they aren't even potatoes. I thought it was bad enough when somebody came up with "Canned Biscuits" but who would have dreamed of instant potatoes.  Course, my wife says they're the only thing that have maintained her sanity, having me and three sons sitting around a dinner table every evening.

Well, instant potatoes and the squeeze toothpaste bottles. I hate 'em, but
because it's all she'll cook in the way of potatoes, I cover them in enough gravy to camouflage any bad taste and force 'em down. Hey, enough good gravy and you can eat a baseball bat.

Those instant potatoes are just one example of how "fast" and "easy" our lives
have become. We're too good to peel some potatoes and put them on the stove? C'mon gang! This is the South...where mashed potatoes and gravy are "gods."

And according to Reddit, it's not just instant potatoes where "older technology" is much better than the "modern version."  Here's some of the most popular answers...

1. Paper books over e-books.
2. Popcorn in a pot with oil. It tastes so much better than microwave popcorn.
3. Manual transmission . . . it's more fun to drive and easier to maintain.
4. An old 10-cent Bic razor over an electric razor . . . or a six-blade vibrating razor.
5. Walking around Blockbuster to find a movie instead of flipping indecisively through Netflix over and over.
6. Brewing nice, regular coffee . . . nothing flavored and no pods or Keurig cups.
7. Taking notes with a pen and paper, not on a laptop or a tablet.
8. A manual can opener . . . one that cuts from the side, not through the top.

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