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b'The recent news story about $5,000 concert tickets for Bruce Springsteen\'s latest tour reminded GamerDude of what buying tickets used to be like.\\xa0 Long before computerized "dynamic pricing," GamerDude talks about waiting in line at the box office, or at the Ticketmaster office in Tower Records or Sam Goody. He remembers lining up hours before the box office opened, and then picking your seats off the seating chart. He also remembers the standardized pricing, and how you only paid scalpers if you had no alternative.\\n\\nGamerDude also remembers some other things that used to be a part of daily life. He talks about the gumball machines at the grocery store, and the machines with the little toys, collectibles and water-transfer tattoos. He also remembers the "horsey ride" at the exit of the store, and how it was a rare treat growing up. He also remembers when "multi-player video games" involved four people in a room, sharing a split screen, and how "screen cheating" was a thing.\\n\\nGamerDude also talks about how we\'ve lost the ability to "disappear" for the day. When he was younger, a person could just check out for the day, go to the beach, and be unreachable. Nowadays, if you don\'t return a text within a few mintues, people consider you rude!'