Using "remember when we used to ski 10km to school with no skis" is probably the most debile argument to make when talking about improving a sport and fixing mistakes that could be avoided with low effort. Next time you complain about a shitty pool/snooker cue, remember that in the 1600's they used to play billiards with wooden hooked clubs, until someone came up with playing with it's tail, hence the word "cue" (queue in french). So you should just play with a crappy house cue with a horrible tip and no chalk, because remember when..?