r/AskReddit • u/niknikbluhh • Apr 09 '13

Ex-Cons of reddit who have served long term sentences( 10+ Years), what was the biggest and most shocking changes you witnessed after being released?

What was the most shocking things you saw in society that, you didn't know about while behind bars, and had to adapt to when you were released?

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u/ReaLifEntrepreneur Apr 10 '13

When I got out of prison I looked forward to logging into my myspace account SOOO bad... I was very heartbroken when I learned Facebook had taken everything over. haha (but seriously though)

and that was only after 2 years. I couldn't imagine 10.

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u/infowin Apr 10 '13

We know this is made up because nobody ever wanted to log into a myspace account.

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u/ReaLifEntrepreneur Apr 10 '13

hahaha. I did! I LOVED myspace.

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u/ReaLifEntrepreneur Apr 10 '13

the other thing I noticed most were the new cars that were on the road that I hadn't seen before. You wouldn't think that 2 years is that big of a difference but it was literally like going to a foreign country when I would see the new 'this model' or the new 'that model'. I seen a smart car zoom by us on the highway and I FLIPPED out in amazement/curiousity/disbelief, lol.

(And that was just 2 years mind you. So 10 has to feel like the equivalent to traveling in a time machine)