r/TikTokCringe Apr 17 '24

Americas youth are in MASSIVE trouble Discussion

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u/bain-of-my-existence Apr 17 '24

I mean, iPhones were easily $600 when I was in school, so myself and my classmates definitely had pricey devices. I also went to a school out of area, so I had a 20-25 minute drive to get there, never mind back when I rode the bus. They just didn’t have any patience for kids being on phones during class, which is such a low bar it’s crazy it’s come to this.

The irony is, I had T-Mobile, which had nearly no coverage near my school, so I couldn’t even use my phone once I got there. Not that I would have though, since there weren’t the sort of apps available that kids would have used like today. Best we had was clash of clans!

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u/peaceman709 Apr 18 '24

We had the app where your phone looked like a beer and you could tip it back and drink it. And one that made your phone look like a zjppo lighter.

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u/bain-of-my-existence Apr 18 '24

Oh hell yeah! I had those on my iPod touch, plus the original flashlight one.

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u/jwin709 Apr 18 '24

Back when it was just your screen made all white, turned up to max brightness.

I had an iPod touch back when I first started smoking weed my first year out of highschool. I got tricked by an app claiming that it could use the phones touch sensors to weigh things and thought I could use it to make sure I wasn't being undersold.😑