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My old person trait is that I think 'ghosting' is completely unacceptable and you owe the other person a face-to-face conversation.

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[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

My old person trait is if you have something to ask me that is going to require a detailed answer call me or email me, don't text me. I'm not going to spend time typing out a long involved answer on that freakin' tiny ass keyboard.

[–] scottywh@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

See... I'd actually prefer an email or a text over a phone call and I'm going to typically reply from my phone's tiny keyboard anyway.

[–] wutamisposedtodo@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

My old person trait is that I listen to old radio shows and watch a ton of classic movies and shows.

I'm 28 and don't even know when I discovered this exactly but on archive.org there's a group of people called the Old Time Radio Researchers Group who catalogue and archive all of the old radio shows. Some of the episodes sound like they could have been recorded yesterday just because they're in such high quality.

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[–] solarzones@programming.dev 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

My boomer trait: I don't use big social media apps like most people my age (19). You could argue that it's pretty common but it always comes up in conversation. I'd rather not be concerned about someone else’s life, but engage with people who talk about their experiences and knowledge.

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[–] rwhitisissle@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago

My old person trait is that I think kids today are underinformed and overopinionated, especially when it causes them to hold opinions with which I disagree. All other times the kids are alright.

[–] computersaysno@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

online shopping, mainly Amazon. i would rather try 100 different stores looking for what i need than to shop on Amazon.

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[–] ExaptationStation@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (6 children)

My old person trait is beginning any request with “May I…?” instead of “Can I…?”

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[–] Imgonnatrythis@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (4 children)

All you old people sound pretty cool honestly.

My OPT is that not everything makes me cringe. If you cringe too much your face might really get stuck like that.

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[–] useralreadyexists@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

It's that everything annoys me?

[–] ragnarokonline@vlemmy.net 11 points 2 years ago (6 children)

My old person trait is that I think it’s insulting for there to be an option to tip when going through a drive through.

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[–] Zephyr@reddthat.com 11 points 2 years ago

I prefer to talk to individuals on phones rather than texting a long conversation. If it's a quick question (yes/no) or short answer texting is ok. But I find it taking longer and more tedious to text out an ongoing conversation over 20 minutes versus just calling and getting straight to the point and getting the information you need in 5 minutes.

[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

My old person trait is that I don't think websites should require JavaScript to render, only use JS for interactive elements that are absolutely necessary for the function of your website. I generally accept that I may have to use JS to post and comment, but to read something should never require me to enable it.

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[–] MadgePickles@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 years ago (5 children)

My phone opens links in a browser and they don't work in the browser ¯⁠\⁠_⁠ʘ⁠‿⁠ʘ⁠_⁠/⁠¯

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[–] Pissy_Badger@pawb.social 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That all current, popular, music really sucks.

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[–] Eric_the_Barbarian@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago

I guess I'm older than I thought.

[–] Samanthastanky@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My old person trait is that I write primarily in cursive and prefer it.

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[–] sagrotan@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Where should I start? I like to own my music, stream it from my server @home, I like to use a calculator, just because I like them. And I like to do things in a terminal, even when it takes 5x the time and a hand full of code. I like to connect things with cables instead of wireless, still faster and more secure, got a full cupboard of cables and adapters, I even collect movies and ebooks on my drives with the thought of "the day the internet brakes down I'll be the king here". Maybe it's because I AM old?! That kind of old, there was a time I spent money for a ringtone.

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[–] importedreality@programming.dev 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Mine is I get unreasonably annoyed whenever teenagers are loud in public places.

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[–] JehovasThickness@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't use my phone to pay at the POS and I refuse to do so. I will always carry around my card and use that.

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