Episode 22: Things We Couldn't Live Without That Didn't Exist 20 Years Ago

Twenty years ago, we somehow survived without smartphones, Google Maps, WhatsApp, contactless payments and high-speed broadband... How did we manage?

In this episode, we look at the modern conveniences that have quietly become essential to everyday life and ask whether they've actually made things easier—or just made us completely dependent on them.

What do younger people completely take for granted? What modern habit would have sounded ridiculous 20 years ago? And what old-school ways of doing things were actually better?

We play "Bring It Back or Leave It There?" — Sat Nav or paper maps? Spotify or CDs? WhatsApp or phone calls? Streaming or live TV?

Then we attempt to agree on the FILP Top 10 Things We'd Keep If Everything Reset Tomorrow. Some choices are obvious. Others... not so much.

Finally, we look ahead to 2046 and ask: what are we doing today that people will think is completely ridiculous in 20 years?

What modern convenience could you genuinely not live without?

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