#timeshavechanged

[eric-sadahire]

Remember before OnlyFans...

When your mom just sold Avon?

[kpslp]

There is a part of me that hates how obsessed the world has become with social media/the internet. It is a great tool, to be clear, and I utilize it too, but it doesn't consume my day. I feel like that's important.

I do think it would be healthier if access was limited for the younger folk. A lot has changed.

most of the time, it is okay. most of the time im grateful for the internet and social media and cell phones and and and. 

but sometimes, you see a little girl doing her makeup for twelve thousand instagram followers. she’s nine. sometimes you see a man breaking up with his girlfriend for youtube likes. sometimes you are standing in a room and are in the background of fifty snapchat stories but in nobody’s actual lives. 

it’s mostly okay. but so many of us grew up in a time where they basically ignored the internet while teaching us cursive in school. digital literacy was “don’t look at wikipedia”. none of us knew what the next generation was being set up to. we taught ourselves our own rules. many of us, it didn’t come soon.

it’s mostly okay. but the other day, i asked my freshman students: if you could, would you go back in time and take the internet away from yourself in middle school? if so, when do you think is the right time to be exposed to social media?

over and over: yes. yes. yes. i’d go back and never look up those skinny tips. i’d never spend so many weekends in the dark in communities that encouraged me to self-harm. i’d never lose my brother to radicals. i’d never, i’d never, i’d never again.

it’s mostly okay. i’m posting this on social media. but sometimes, you know. i wonder what exactly we’re doing.

[therealityofdating-relationships]

My why...

Most of you (if not all of you), are probably thinking, “why is the girl that’s been married and divorced, dishing out relationship advice?” I’ll tell you why. In the past 18 months, I’ve learned a whole hell of a lot about dating and the difference in what men want vs. what women want. Believe it or not, we’re on 2 totally different wave lengths and have 2 totally different mindsets. Throughout this blog, I’m going to share with you, my experience over the past 18 months on dating. Dating when the time was right. Dating during a pandemic. How to really know what women want. How to know what men really want. How to determine where you stand in dating, and even throw in some tips and tricks on how to keep your partner happy.

[nash-melrose-blog]

I don’t have that many pictures of this bike. That’s what happened 18 years ago when you built one. No cell phone that took perfect hi res pics that got stored in the cloud. The springer front end we built from scratch and it road like it as well! 😂 @nashmotorcycleco #usa🇺🇸 #springerfrontend #shovelhead #build #ride #motorcycles #nashmotorcycleco #timeshavechanged (at Vancouver, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/COk85DehMOF/?igshid=1lgjaoofh91g9

[gregoryscott444]

The treasures in the Museum of Art History in Vienna are beautiful but the amount of wealth contained in even one of these items seemed absolutely obscene to me. Do you think the Emperor of Austria ever questioned whether he was “deserving” of all this wealth? #vienna #museumofarthistoryvienna #kunsthistorischesmuseum #treasure #timeshavechanged (at Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna) https://www.instagram.com/p/CO0nhF8D-cw/?igshid=t49ho0kwipyc

[glashtyn]

I recently read someone’s post touting the fact that they were living on $10/hr minimum wage while managing to save money and everyone else should be able to as well. Their math, knowledge of minimum wage and the actual percentage rate was highly flawed to top it off. It always makes me angry to read those posts because they don’t seem to have a concept that their reality isn’t the majority. The post made me remember how bad I’ve had it in the past and so I wrote it all down.

First, Federal minimum wage, last I checked was $7.25/hr while Ohio minimum wage (where I live) is barely more at $8.25/hr. This fluctuates from state to state, but is far from a living wage.

Second, the taxes taken out of each paycheck vary from state to state as well. In my state it is closer to 20% taken out once all is said and done.

I chose to be conservative with all of my estimates for the various costs of living, but even then I found that once everything was paid you’d not only run out of money but were in debt. This is why that post made me angry.

A lot of these costs fluctuate - gas, utilities, food. etc. And it fails to account for prescriptions, student loan payments, emergencies, co-pays, because there isn’t any money to plan for last minute expenses with such a low wage.

Then there is the issue of rent. If you live close to the jobs that pay more, you’ll pay more rent. If you live farther so that rent is cheaper then you have to have transportation and pay those costs. In Ohio there are lots of rural areas that don’t have access to public transit, but where the rents are affordable.

This is why there were periods where I chose not to pay for car insurance and why I didn’t have health insurance until I was twenty-eight years old. And even now I have some of the lowest payments for health insurance because my company isn’t based in the U.S. My car insurance is also particularly low because I’ve been with them for about a decade now and haven’t been in a wreck bigger than a tap ever.

Without my wife’s income, even now that I am making quite a bit more, I would be in debt for all of my emergencies, as I have been in the past. $7.25/hr isn’t a living wage and neither is $10/hr anymore.

[otakusatsu]

trying to be account relevant for 9/11 was more difficult than I anticipated... I mean, without making jokes in poor taste (that's what @kaijushitposting is for 😆 jk) . #godzilla #kingkong #wtc #worldtradecenter #911 #september11th #september11 #itwasadifferenttime #timeshavechanged #kaiju #daikaiju #godzillavsmegalon #kingkong1976 #kong #KongWins2020 #godzilla1973 #neverforget https://www.instagram.com/p/B2RqgA2gQMo/?igshid=18icby7vn4q9p

[ashleyelliee-blog]

🌸🌸🌸Those vintage vibes the record player was a better invention in my opinion. However this was portable & cool back then🌸🌸🌸. #vintage #vintageaesthetic #nostalgia #vibes #goodvibes #pink #backthen #timeshavechanged #music #feelthemusic https://www.instagram.com/p/BxDTcHXB-VF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17y5us60v2rrm

[durbmorrison]

Does anyone still print their tattoo work and carry a portfolio to show to other artists and clients nowadays? #tattooerwithasign #timeshavechanged #tattooportfolio (at Las Vegas, Nevada) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co7hgT-LUXO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[cabbyjr]

#throwback #yesteryear #timeshavechanged (at George Bush Intercontinental Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqdeiw7hvpM1ATRrycrxSIsZ7rQUxknO5Mfo9M0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=p4dey4ut8lxq

[lifeatgraygables]

Wednesday Warp... Back in Time IN Toledo... Pictured here are Firemen from Fire Station #7, seated on a hose-cart. There are firemen manning the cart and a dog! If you look at the cart, you can see the painted #7 decoration and the fine painting on the hose apparatus. Every fire station was designed with a hose-drying tower, since the leather hoses were known to rot quickly if they were not hung up to dry. Can you image seeing firefighters pulling up in a cart and unreeling the hose... #backintheday #timeshavechanged #thegenealogyinvestigator #toledohistory #ohio #toledoohio #timetravel #wednesdaywarp #backintimeToledo #genealogyconnection #firestations https://www.instagram.com/p/CejOw-XL91R/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[paraphraze615]

I'll wait... #BabyBoomers #GenerationX #Millennials #MillennialProblems #TimesHaveChanged #NothingIsTheSameAnymore #GenerationsBeforeUs https://www.instagram.com/p/CePlrh7AcQW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[jdizzle50]

Learned about our great fathers who use to roam and still do. The different tribes and Indians with different cultures and mastery with there art. #tribes #indians #weliveintherelands #timeshavechanged #theinjustices #staycool #livertransplantsurvivor #keepgoingfoward #notisholdingmeback #🙏🏼💯🙏🏼 (at Heard Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRNELiyAOkb/?utm_medium=tumblr

[universemediallc]

Times have changed. Get over it. #timeshavechanged #itsanewday #santafetexas #instagram #houston #texas #donthate #universemedia

[theartofdemolition]

Vintage Bulova Clock Radio. Made in Toronto! #vintage #vintageradio #timeshavechanged #bulova #radio #clock #clockradio #home #homedecor #interior #interiordecor #interiorstyling #toronto #junctionto

[dyldylsmom]

True story! @imightbefunnydotcom #crazydays #kidsthesedays #teenagerssuck #teenagers #tidepods #80sgirl #whatistheworldcomingto #2018 #parenting #parenthood #parentingteens #timeshavechanged #parentingishard #growinguptoofast