100 Things We've Lost to the Internet Quotes

“We are all late all the time even though we know the time better than ever before.”
― Pamela Paul, 100 Things We've Lost to the Internet

“But it was only while lolling around the basement or backyard that you’d settle into the anesthetizing effects of boredom, and with that monotony, your brain would kick into action, attempting to compensate. You might notice the world around you, both the minute and the grand, at its natural pace, letting go of the need to relentlessly move on to the next new thing.”
― Pamela Paul, 100 Things We've Lost to the Internet

“What did parents in the seventies do when kids were bored in the back? Nothing! They let them suck in gas fumes. Torture their siblings. And since it wasn’t actually used for wearing, play with the seatbelt. If at any point you complained about being bored at home, you were really asking for it. “Go outside,” your parents would roar, or worse, “Clean your room.”
― Pamela Paul, 100 Things We've Lost to the Internet

“Tuning out no longer means spacing out; it means tuning in to something else.”
― Pamela Paul, 100 Things We've Lost to the Internet

“Back in the days of Sugar Pops and roller skates, grown-ups had no clue where their kids were, who they were with, or what the hell they were up to, and that suited kids just fine.”
― Pamela Paul, 100 Things We've Lost to the Internet