▲ 152 ▼ What skills did almost everybody have 50 years ago, but few people have today? (slrpnk.net) submitted 7 months ago by SolarBoy@slrpnk.net to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 239 comments fedilink hide all child comments I suppose it would be mostly practical skills, cooking, fixing things. Usually had to be done by people themselves. Maybe also mental things like navigating (with or without paper map) and remembering their daily and weekly agendas. What other things would be a big difference with the people today?
[–] aloofPenguin@piefed.world 5 points 7 months ago (2 children) They no longer put [...] cigarette lighters in vehicles I thought they still did? Just isn't referred as "Cigarette lighter" anymore? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago Automotive cigarette lighters eventually developed a secondary use as an auxiliary power port. The modern ones don't actually function as a cigarette lighter though. They don't have the clips needed to hold the lighter coil in the socket. permalink fedilink source parent [–] klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 3 points 7 months ago* (1 child) I've been in 3 different people's cars that didn't even have the cigarette lighter hole, and I believe they stopped including the actual lighter in cars before they switched to just having USB outlets in cars EDIT: The cars were 2015, 2020, and 2021 models. My old 2004 had the cigarette outlet permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aloofPenguin@piefed.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) Ahhh. The cars I've been in (the most) are pre-2015 (2007 and 2014). Thanks! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 7 months ago My 2025 (urgh, humble brag) car has a "12V port" that can deliver up to 180W. It also has one in the boot/trunk too. We use it to power an air pump for inflating inflatable camping things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago Automotive cigarette lighters eventually developed a secondary use as an auxiliary power port. The modern ones don't actually function as a cigarette lighter though. They don't have the clips needed to hold the lighter coil in the socket. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 3 points 7 months ago* (1 child) I've been in 3 different people's cars that didn't even have the cigarette lighter hole, and I believe they stopped including the actual lighter in cars before they switched to just having USB outlets in cars EDIT: The cars were 2015, 2020, and 2021 models. My old 2004 had the cigarette outlet permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aloofPenguin@piefed.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) Ahhh. The cars I've been in (the most) are pre-2015 (2007 and 2014). Thanks! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 7 months ago My 2025 (urgh, humble brag) car has a "12V port" that can deliver up to 180W. It also has one in the boot/trunk too. We use it to power an air pump for inflating inflatable camping things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aloofPenguin@piefed.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) Ahhh. The cars I've been in (the most) are pre-2015 (2007 and 2014). Thanks! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 7 months ago My 2025 (urgh, humble brag) car has a "12V port" that can deliver up to 180W. It also has one in the boot/trunk too. We use it to power an air pump for inflating inflatable camping things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 7 months ago My 2025 (urgh, humble brag) car has a "12V port" that can deliver up to 180W. It also has one in the boot/trunk too. We use it to power an air pump for inflating inflatable camping things. permalink fedilink source parent