After reading a bunch of blog posts about things of the past, I was brought back to thinking about little things that no longer exist in todays society that I miss. A few weeks ago I found these two pins on pinterest: 35 Things You Will Never See Again In Your Life and Awesome Things From The 90’s. Although some of the things mentioned were not “erased” by advances in technology, it is still fun to reminisce about things of the past every once in a while.

A couple people mentioned how with advances in technology there follows job loss. One comment in particular, about movie rental stores going out of business really hit home for me. I think it is such a shame that places like Blockbuster are going out of business these days. Although Netflix has grown immensely over the past few years, that doesn’t mean that it should become a substitute for going to a store to rent a movie. Not only is going to a video store fun, as you get to browse through all types of movies you would normally skip over on netflix, but it also allows for human interaction.

I remember waiting in line, being tempted by all the candy, and getting to the counter to have a conversation with the cashier about how he/she loved or even hated the particular movie I had picked out. Little things like that don’t exist now because of advances in technology.

Lastly, Netflix is really not all that it’s hyped up to be. If you want to watch a good movie, spur of the moment, it is not easy to find one there. Everything may be on Netflix, but not on, “Watch Instantly.” So, how video stores have become so irrelevant is beyond me.