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Redditor u/motivetodayy asked millennial and older netizens what pre-Y2K skills they'd accrued and eventually lost use of because of the changing times.
People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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From writing cursive to reading maps and the lost art of making mixtapes, here's what Redditors reminisced about.
Remembering digits and taking messages for others
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by u/Logical_Area_5552 from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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by u/poopapat320 from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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by u/Amori_A_Splooge from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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However, u/Sm0k3inth3tr33s pointed out that retail workers like them still do: "I take plenty of phone messages every day. Not a lost art just yet!"
Not being able to reschedule on the fly
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by u/Sindertone from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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The Dewey Decimal library system
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by u/FunStorm6487 from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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by u/azul55 from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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by u/_i_open_at_the_close from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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by u/azul55 from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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A few commenters pointed out that the Dewey system is outdated and very US-centric, and explained why the Library of Congress number system is better.
Covering text books
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by u/sourwaterbug from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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by u/DDFletch from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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by u/NECalifornian25 from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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Recording tape from the radio (and tapes in general)
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by u/Gankstajam from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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by u/Maliluma from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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by u/ComesInAnOldBox from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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by u/bravejango from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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by u/SayenneDD from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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Refolding maps (correctly)
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by u/JungleZac from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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by u/raulduke1971 from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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by u/Icy-Organization-338 from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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by u/smellycatfars from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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The classic shoulder-telephone multitasking routine
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by u/Regular_Sample_5197 from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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by u/mrch1ck3nn from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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by u/ZoraksGirlfriend from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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Yes, we know hands-free exists.
Writing in cursive
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by u/yesohohahahilikeit from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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Having to fine tune TVs
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by u/Linux4ever_Leo from discussion People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?
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