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Of course you can compare. Why wouldn’t you?? The “toys” of each generation may differ, but so what. Comparing/drawing from your personal experiences, or those of your parents is exactly what most of you are doing. Which is where you get your experience base. Otherwise you are just guessing at what others might feel and presenting it as fact.</p>
<p>** I remember, amongst other things, oogling over a friend’s $100 casio calculator when we were seniors. It did the basic 4 functions.</p>