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Back when a kid could just walk around the woods alone all day. Back when you could give a baby a beer and a bottle rocket. Back when a child's car seat was pretty much just a mobile iron murder cage. Has parenting gotten safer and more responsible or just less fun? Little of column A, little of column B.

If you experienced childhood somewhere around the turn of the century, then quite a few of of these pictures might hit you right in the memory nads. Remember back when you had to drive to a store to rent videos? Wild. If you want more '90s nostalgia, then check these out.

There aren't many things about the past that need to come back. The Plague, as a safe example. Sometimes certain sayings are lost just because they aren't relevant to everyday life, or they refer to some person or story that isn't popular anymore. Some sayings are lost before they get to live out their full potential, and these ones look like they've still got some juice in em. Some popular sayings are total bastardizations of their original meanings, this tumblr thread explains.

As technology surrounds us in its cold, lifeless iron grip, more and more old people are having to come to terms with social media as a part of daily life. They have, by no means mastered it. The people over at r/oldpeoplefacebook are committed to documenting this process, as well as the foibles that come with it.

Throughout history, people have been afraid of new developments, usually leaning on the idea that it will make you lazy, rot your brain or corrupt the youth. Socrates was famously against the written word because he thought writing things down would ruin people's memory and make them dumb. This askreddit thread asked older people who the "I don't use computers" people of their time were, and the results were incredible. For one reason or another, there have been people who reject new technology that has since become commonplace, and frankly weird to not have.

Thrift stores serve as a sort of receptacle for unwanted and out-of-date culture that still might have some value to someone. You could find a cool single-issue comic book or even a pile of dentures! Anyway here's some of the weirdest stuff people could get their hands on.

Your spine isn't gonna tingle itself, so go ahead and outsource the job. Here are some spooky pics to help keep you up at night, because you want that for some reason. For some two sentence horror stories, check out these.

This one does not reflect well on the bank. This dude's brother went through years of extra work and thousands of documents in search of justice, and that's what he found.

Whether or not this weird flex started off as a joke, the internet descended upon it with the ferocity of a thousand smug roast masters. If there's at least one thing that you can have faith in, it's the ability of the general public to hilariously tear something apart.

Time's this crazy thing that seems to pass faster every year we're on this wild planet. Ninjas in here cutting onions in here, man...

They are trying their damndest to stick with the times. As you can see, some are getting respectably savvy! Others, well, you'll see.

They are doing their best to keep up with the internet. That doesn't mean there aren't tons of awkward mistakes and social faux pas, but they are doing their best.

Old people are trying their best to catch up to with the times and use Facebook correctly. Progress is not without its speed bumps.

Old people are adapting to technology. Slowly. And while you can't really blame them for trying, we're witness to a mountain of social hiccups out there in the internets.

These might be painfully relatable. Also, who could possibly have a problem with chilling in the Netflix Watch Instantly cave with a bottle of something strong, and some comfort food/munchies to tie it all together? Maybe I'm just getting old, after all.