Remember when the screen in our lives that everybody was so worried about was the TV? If you do, it’s safe to say that you’re probably pretty old. It’s easy to paint the past as a better or more innocent time, precisely because it isn’t whatever we’re living through right now. However, it undeniably had its selling points.

This is something that has been outlined in a recent Twitter thread, in which those who remembered the pre-internet age were asked to share the things that they missed from that time. As you might expect, there were a few thoughtful answers on the topic. We may have entertainment, information, and other people on tap nowadays, but that isn’t always a good thing. While we might not find these responses compelling enough to log off forever, they are food for thought when it comes to thinking about a cut down on screen time.