# Old-fashioned things you'd like to see revived

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 13, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167 "2023-01-13T14:14:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 18, 2023, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-things-youd-like-to-see-revived/978167/264 "2023-03-18T12:47:37Z")

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> [@bob\_2](#):
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> I was surprised to see many of the items listed up-thread. I am nearly an octogenarian and for the most part, I find modern conveniences, well, convenient.

I agree. I liked many of the things we had in the past, but I wouldn’t want to give up what we have now to get them back.

In a _more_ perfect world, we would have the best things from the past (e.g. fedora hats, less traffic, common decency, ubiquitous pianos, no Kardashian sisters on TV, etc.), and the best from the present (e.g. Internet, cellphones, more social enlightenment and safety nets, Buffalo wings, etc.).

In a _most_ perfect world we’d have the best from the past, present, and future. I want those flying cars, AI indentured slave robots, instant food fabricators, and affordable intra-solar system transportation.

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