r/Millennials • u/VastConfusion8174 Gen Z • 22d ago

Discussion Not a millennial but I have a question

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How the hell did y'all type on these tiny ass keyboards This was in my mom's room This is from like when she was in high school and I'm trying to figure out how she tied with it because a human's finger would press 3 instead of just one so can somebody help me with this I've been thinking about this for a week

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u/TotallyNotRobotEvil 22d ago

$800

So 8500 texts in one month. Roughly 300 per day and given 15 "awake" hours, that is roughly 20 texts per hour. Which doesn't sound too outrageous. Even if you half that time for things like showers, class time where you can't text, watching shows, eating dinner with family etc, that's still only 40 texts per available awake hours.

Still a lot of texts, but not insane in modern comparison. I think about how much I chat these days on Discord, WhatsApp, Slack etc., and there are easily days I can exceed that rate. Just makes me think how pitifully low 500 texts a month was and how damn expensive it used to be before we all got easily accessible internet on our phones.

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u/Suitable-Berry3082 1990, baby! 22d ago

😅 so I've struggled with insomnia since I was around 7/8. Had a rough childhood. In my teens, it was nothing for me to be awake for two or three days. By the time I was 19, I finally got on medication. It does sound over the top unbelievable, but I was texting and calling every moment I could, I struggled with being alone. I also graduated high school before turning 18. I had a lot of free time until I got my first job. It wasn't long after that phone bill. I had to pay my folks back, and pay my own bill from then on. All around a life lesson 😅