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re: The difference between 2022 and 1980
Posted on 8/19/22 at 12:00 am to frankthetank
Posted on 8/19/22 at 12:00 am to frankthetank
That just doesn’t seem right
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Posted on 8/19/22 at 5:40 am to GreenRockTiger
Ever go back and watch some of the teen movies from the 1980's with malls etc... Nobody is looking at their phones. No selfies. What a glorious time it was 
When i watch those same 80's teen movies i'm like that wasnt so long ago and then i do the math 
When i watch those same 80's teen movies i'm like that wasnt so long ago and then i do the math 
Posted on 8/19/22 at 5:49 am to Cycledude
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I remember 1980. A lot fewer people, pretty much just white and black folk. Gays were in the closet mostly. Not as much television options or internet. People spent more time outdoors. Less political fighting amongst the general public. Etc
I graduated high school in 1981 and this is a pretty good and accurate assessment
Posted on 8/19/22 at 5:53 am to FLObserver
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Ever go back and watch some of the teen movies from the 1980's with malls etc... Nobody is looking at their phones. No selfies. What a glorious time it was
To be fair this remains true all the way through 9/11
Posted on 8/19/22 at 7:02 am to frankthetank
Nice way to start off a Friday a-hole
Posted on 8/19/22 at 7:06 am to FLObserver
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Ever go back and watch some of the teen movies from the 1980's with malls etc... Nobody is looking at their phones. No selfies. What a glorious time it was
Everybody was skinny except for the one fat kid and everybody made fun of him.
Posted on 8/19/22 at 7:49 am to sabes que
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During which period did culture and technology change more? I say culture is 1938-1980, but technology 1980-present.
Bruh, the coolest thing these days is to be a trans minority groomer. I’d say it’s a toss up on the culture change.
Posted on 8/19/22 at 8:41 am to biohzrd
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Kids played outside until dark, didn’t have to worry about any type of SJW/LGBTXYZ bullshite, there was still a since of virtue, and pride in the US,
THAT's RACIST, SEXIST, HOMOPHOBIC AND YOU ARE FULL OF TOXIC MASCULINITY YOU WHITE PRIVILEGED POS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#BLM #LGBTQXYZ #NEVERTRUMP #METOO
-2022
This post was edited on 8/19/22 at 8:43 am
Posted on 8/19/22 at 9:55 am to KurtSchrute
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I'm 50. The closer I get, the younger it looks.
I just turned 40 and feel better than ever. Except for that running bullshite
I can do stuff it did in my 20’s. I’m still young
Posted on 8/19/22 at 10:59 am to GreenRockTiger
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42, not 22
But I feel like I’m 22.
Posted on 8/19/22 at 11:00 am to Gee Grenouille
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But I feel like I’m 22.
Me, too!! But I’m too old for all that Snapchat, tiktok garbage
Posted on 8/19/22 at 11:33 am to frankthetank
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The difference between 2022 and 1980
Is...Day and Night
So here I go:
-- Hardly was politics discussed other than in passing -- it was considered a downer and intrusive
-- NO one was "militant" in their political/social views -- lest they be considered lunatics
-- Everyone hung out...WITH EVERYONE ELSE (even with "different" people. That was how we learned "the world".)
-- We "knew" the gummint had our best interests are heart" (yes, even if they hid their true intent well)
-- The Freedom felt in the USA, 1980 makes the 2020s seem like Oppressiveness (see Germany, 1939 / USSR, 1920-1950s)
-- There were a thousand legit Music Genres
-- Girls were REALLY Girls -- freely embracing their femininity
-- Boys were Boys (and if they weren't, they weren't noisy about it)
-- Dating was...A SIMPLE PROCESS
-- Happiness and joy was...a common, normal thing
-- Angry, nasty attitudes and people were rare -- avoided like the plague
-- Absolutely ZERO politics infesting ANY sports or corporations. BUT TBH, the Academe was already plotting and planning by then (see "Diversity is our strength" and "tolerance")
-- There were actually sane, common sense Democrats and positions that existed
-- The USA was ONE NATION. There was no squawking about "racism" ; that situation was acknowledged by consensus as improving all the time
-- There was ALWAYS unbridled HOPE for the future
Posted on 8/19/22 at 11:46 am to EA6B
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During which period did culture and technology change more? I say culture is 1938-1980, but technology 1980-present
Technology in the last 20 years had ushered in a removal of personal human interaction and accountability which in turn drives culture.
Culturally, we have gone off the rails exponentially in the last 20 years.
When leaders can’t even agree on the definition of a woman and Childrens Hospitals are ok with genital mutilation of minors, I’d say it’s a cultural paradigm shift.
I never thought I’d live to see that day when free speech was crushed and Marxist ideas were pushed by the government while patriots are demonized as a “threat to democracy.”
Posted on 8/19/22 at 11:56 am to TheFonz
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if The original Back to the Future took place today, Marty would be going back to 1992.
Now THIS makes it real. frick me
Posted on 8/19/22 at 12:03 pm to EA6B
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Just the opposite, advances in technology from 1980 to the present are pretty mundane compared to the huge leaps made from 1938 to 1980
Television itself then cable TV, followed by satellite TV
Jet engines
Radar
Discovery of DNA
Medical imaging, MRI, Cat scanner, ultrasound
Vaccines
Antibiotics
The transistor
The integrated circuit,
Lasers
Fiber optics
The computer
Disk drives
Programming languages
Nuclear power
Space flight and it’s spinoffs
Satellites
Plastics and synthetic materials
Supersonic flight
Affordable home air conditioning
Microwave ovens
Advances in manufacturing , farming, and food processing.
Most of the stuff from 1980 on we can live pretty well without. THe internet as we know it today would not be possible without a couple of dozen inventions from the 1940s and 50s.
but 99% of that stuff didnt really affect day to day life
the average families life has changed way more from 80-present compared to 38-80.
most families had 4 channels or so in 1980, no computer, air travel was not a really common thing etc.
most families went to work/school, came home and the mom got dinner ready while kids played and dad watched the news. in 38 it was similar but listened to radio instead.
you ate as a family, showered and gathered in the living room to either listen on the radio or watch 1 tv show
compared to now where everyone has a super computer in their pocket, instant access to people in every corner of the globe, instant access to all information, travel patterns are way different now etc
daily life has changed way more now. the way we work has changed way more, way we consumer knowledge, the way we travel, way we communicate, the leaisure activities etc.
Posted on 8/19/22 at 12:17 pm to Liberator
[quote]NO one was "militant" in their political/social views -- lest they be considered lunatics --
Everyone hung out...WITH EVERYONE ELSE (even with "different" people. That was how we learned "the world".)
We "knew"
the gummint had our best interests are heart" (yes, even if they hid their true intent well)
Girls were REALLY Girls -- freely embracing their femininity
Absolutely ZERO politics infesting ANY sports or corporations. BUT TBH, the Academe was already plotting and planning by then
There was no squawking about "racism" ; that situation was acknowledged by consensus as improving all the time.
You either were not alive, too young to care, or not paying attention in the 1960s and 70s
It was the most militant time politically and socially, violent protests, Kent State shootings, Weather Underground Bombings, The Black Panthers, Students for a Democratic society.
Politics dominated conversation, we had the Vietnam war, the Cold War, college protests, The Pentagon papers, watergate. The 60s and early 70s on college campuses were a hotbed of olitical activity, along with every dinner table in America.
Passive segregation was everywhere, there were almost zero mixed race social organization, it was a huge deal if someone just had a room mate of another race, a mixed race couple was as rare as a a unicorn.
No one under 30 trusted the government, “ always question authority “ was a common slogan.
Feminism was in the news every day, bra burning, girls quit wearing makeup, they demanded equality with men, and started to act like men, it was the beginning of the end of girls wanting to be girls.
Black athletes giving the fist in the air black power salute while receiving their medals at the Olympics. Walkouts in protest of racism was common among college teams all over the US.
Racism was in the news daily, as said before passive segregation was everywhere, school integration created white flight to the suburbs. Neighborhoods were clearly white or not. Redlining by realtors, and banks helped keep it that way, If you were black you couldn’t get a mortgage for a house in a white neighborhood. This went on well into the 70s, probably the 80s. Job applications by minority applicants often went into the trash without further review.
Everyone hung out...WITH EVERYONE ELSE (even with "different" people. That was how we learned "the world".)
We "knew"
the gummint had our best interests are heart" (yes, even if they hid their true intent well)
Girls were REALLY Girls -- freely embracing their femininity
Absolutely ZERO politics infesting ANY sports or corporations. BUT TBH, the Academe was already plotting and planning by then
There was no squawking about "racism" ; that situation was acknowledged by consensus as improving all the time.
You either were not alive, too young to care, or not paying attention in the 1960s and 70s
It was the most militant time politically and socially, violent protests, Kent State shootings, Weather Underground Bombings, The Black Panthers, Students for a Democratic society.
Politics dominated conversation, we had the Vietnam war, the Cold War, college protests, The Pentagon papers, watergate. The 60s and early 70s on college campuses were a hotbed of olitical activity, along with every dinner table in America.
Passive segregation was everywhere, there were almost zero mixed race social organization, it was a huge deal if someone just had a room mate of another race, a mixed race couple was as rare as a a unicorn.
No one under 30 trusted the government, “ always question authority “ was a common slogan.
Feminism was in the news every day, bra burning, girls quit wearing makeup, they demanded equality with men, and started to act like men, it was the beginning of the end of girls wanting to be girls.
Black athletes giving the fist in the air black power salute while receiving their medals at the Olympics. Walkouts in protest of racism was common among college teams all over the US.
Racism was in the news daily, as said before passive segregation was everywhere, school integration created white flight to the suburbs. Neighborhoods were clearly white or not. Redlining by realtors, and banks helped keep it that way, If you were black you couldn’t get a mortgage for a house in a white neighborhood. This went on well into the 70s, probably the 80s. Job applications by minority applicants often went into the trash without further review.
This post was edited on 8/19/22 at 12:33 pm
Posted on 8/19/22 at 1:26 pm to EA6B
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You either were not alive, too young to care, or not paying attention in the 1960s and 70s
It was the most militant time politically and socially, violent protests, Kent State shootings, Weather Underground Bombings, The Black Panthers, Students for a Democratic society.
Politics dominated conversation...
This convo and that narrative are about the Lens created BY the Powers That Be and *their* attempt at Mind Control and Programming. AND relative degree to which it did or didn't dominate the conscious and subconscious.
Yes, of course I recall the ongoing events, superficial movements, the Mockingbird agenda and collective attempt at brainwashing the 60s and 70s generations in Conflict 101. But I never let my practical life be lived or controlled via the lens of Cronkite, CBS and network "News" and THE "Narrative" that the Media wanted jammed down everyone's throat. NOR did most others let that lens affect their lives. (Now maybe your experience and for your circle of friends, acquaintances and co-workers it was different. If so, that's too bad.)
None of that stuff infringed on nor invaded my subconsciousness -- nevermind engulf it. And neither did it dominate the normal routine lives and consciousness of the typical American around me at the time -- including kids and adults (save for ONE issue: The Vietnam War).
Everything then was also...contrived THEATER. The Hippie crap / propaganda was overblown BS. Real, but NOT affecting the vast majority who were just living their lives in anticipatory hope and faith, and always looking forward to things IMPROVING.
Posted on 8/19/22 at 1:32 pm to EA6B
I think the eras have to be divvied up into blocks.
1965-1971 were the biggest, most concentrated years of social change chaos Mockingbird / Ops mind-control. But how much did it affect the average Joe (other than those who were Drafted into Vam?)
Maybe your campus experience was different or volatile. That said, "Peace and Love" was a real thing too. It and the vibe was practically applied and went against the grain of the Conflict psyops going on during the late 60s-early 70s).
1972-1988 was an era of focus on mellowness, calm, and dreams - mostly apolitical from my experience.
1965-1971 were the biggest, most concentrated years of social change chaos Mockingbird / Ops mind-control. But how much did it affect the average Joe (other than those who were Drafted into Vam?)
Maybe your campus experience was different or volatile. That said, "Peace and Love" was a real thing too. It and the vibe was practically applied and went against the grain of the Conflict psyops going on during the late 60s-early 70s).
1972-1988 was an era of focus on mellowness, calm, and dreams - mostly apolitical from my experience.
Posted on 8/19/22 at 1:34 pm to Cycledude
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I remember 1980. A lot fewer people, pretty much just white and black folk. Gays were in the closet mostly. Not as much television options or internet. People spent more time outdoors. Less political fighting amongst the general public. Etc
All that, and the murder rate in this utopia was 50% higher than today.
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