The Good old days

[Greenman]

The good old days most of the time are a myth, in reality life is getting better for a good number of people.

Yeah, those days when a fellow could work a job that didn't require a degree and make enough to afford a home, a car, and a stay at home wife to raise the kids. Now most folks need both parents to work and have strangers raise their kids. Way better now if you don't like kids.

 

[whm1974]

Yeah, those days when a fellow could work a job that didn't require a degree and make enough to afford a home, a car, and a stay at home wife to raise the kids. Now most folks need both parents to work and have strangers raise their kids. Way better now if you don't like kids.

OK, I'm wrong this time, but what about $100 years ago?

 

[mindless1]

Depends on how you define better. Our consumerist society tells you that your life will be better if you buy their goods and services, but overall the capacity for happiness hasn't changed, just more opportunities to be distracted away from it.

Imagine a time when you weren't on the internet, for not just hours but YEARS.

 

[Mayne]

Depends on how you define better. Our consumerist society tells you that your life will be better if you buy their goods and services, but overall the capacity for happiness hasn't changed, just more opportunities to be distracted away from it.

Imagine a time when you weren't on the internet, for not just hours but YEARS.

yeah the good old days.

 

[Greenman]

OK, I'm wrong this time, but what about $100 years ago?

Well, other than a short life of hard work, high infant mortality, rampant disease, and horrible dental practices, it wasn't all that bad.

 

[Mayne]

Well, other than a short life of hard work, high infant mortality, rampant disease, and horrible dental practices, it wasn't all that bad.

you make that seem like a bad thing.

 

[Greenman]

Depends on how you define better. Our consumerist society tells you that your life will be better if you buy their goods and services, but overall the capacity for happiness hasn't changed, just more opportunities to be distracted away from it.

Imagine a time when you weren't on the internet, for not just hours but YEARS.

I lived in those dark ages. We used to get together in groups and do things, swim, ski, drink, all sorts of things. A lot of us had hobbies that were very entertaining, and often required some skill. We also spent time working on our cars and motorcycles, as that was the most direct route to interactions with young women.
No cell phones, no computers, only the most rudimentary video games. Social media was writing a note to the pretty girl that sat in front of you in class. Gas was 35 cents a gallon and cigarets were 40 cents a pack. Ripple was cheap as dirt and there was speculation that it was at least partially made out of real grapes. Weed wasn't very strong, but ten bucks would get you a three finger bag that would last all week, or one really good party. No one got shot (except for this one guy, but he had it coming), there were very few fights, the girls were almost all pretty, and life was an adventure.

The world was so much better before the internet.