Then:
"Grandma, why are you saving those bits of twine and pieces of used foil? You can just go to the store and buy new stuff."
"Grandson, I grew up during the Depression"
Now:
"Dad, why are you collecting all those DVDs and saving files to disk and all that? You can just go to the Internet and find that."
"Kids, I grew up during the Great Ensh*ttification..."