• SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      Maybe it was just because it was the time before smartphones and it was actually necessary to remember phone numbers, credit card numbers, account numbers, addresses, etc. All that is offloaded to a device now.

      I still remember some old addresses, SSNs, and pre-Internet bank account details.

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        6 months ago

        it was actually necessary to remember phone numbers

        Hehe, I memorised all my family’s phone numbers as a child. Do all children have devices now?

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          6 months ago

          My family’s “phone numbers” were just one phone number, because we had one telephone in the house.

          From what I understand, most children do have devices now.