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re: Those of you who, like me, lived through the 80’s...
Posted on 11/22/20 at 12:32 am to OweO
Posted on 11/22/20 at 12:32 am to OweO
The 80's was a time when the ethos of America was still in a state of "anything is possible" and there was a real belief that every generation will have it better than the last. It was a colorful time when we were really getting into technology and advancements were blowing our minds. Lots of iconic movies were being pumped out and the entertainment business was skyrocketing. That's an oversimplification obviously, but I'm just looking at the things that separates the 80's from today.
The 90's was also great nostalgia because it was really the last decade where teenagers and young adults were free from the tethers of cellphones and from the puritanical scourge and permanence of social media. You could screw up and only a few people would know about it. The big difference for me from the 80's to the 90's is that people got really fricking jaded and of course they pressed the reset button on music and produced a wide variety of great albums.
The 90's was also great nostalgia because it was really the last decade where teenagers and young adults were free from the tethers of cellphones and from the puritanical scourge and permanence of social media. You could screw up and only a few people would know about it. The big difference for me from the 80's to the 90's is that people got really fricking jaded and of course they pressed the reset button on music and produced a wide variety of great albums.
This post was edited on 11/22/20 at 12:34 am
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Posted on 11/22/20 at 12:54 am to SeeeeK
Posted on 11/22/20 at 12:55 am to hombreman9
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As much as We all might love pornhub, let’s not pretend like that doesn’t play a major role in the problems we currently have.
It fricks it up for a lot of weak people. I have no problem jerking it to some blonde bitch and then fricking my wife that afternoon.
Posted on 11/22/20 at 1:08 am to Steadyhands
im not going to lie, growing up back then sounds like it fricking sucked
Posted on 11/22/20 at 3:58 am to WestCoastAg
quote:
im not going to lie, growing up back then sounds like it fricking sucked
There was a ton of stuff to fap to. I remember this aerobics show that used to come on early morning or late night. Pron was a rare delicacy but no one was hooked on it like they are now.
Posted on 11/22/20 at 4:53 am to fallguy_1978
quote:kids today just do not understand how awesome this was. It is truly a wonder that we did not all die.
The glorious thing was that your parents didn't know where you were and had no way to get in touch with you all day and that was completely normal.
Posted on 11/22/20 at 6:32 am to CrownTownHalo
quote:
Ehh. I look at it a little differently. I was in college ‘86-‘90.
Probably one of the most repressed periods in history.
Girls wore clothes like they were on Little House on the Prairie. AIDS was terrorizing the world. I didn’t learn how to make an excel spreadsheet
Where did YOU go to college? I went to LSU in the early ‘80s, and when the weather warmed up the short shorts and halter tops came out, and I had to walk around with my book bag held low and in front. Yoga pants are great, but I prefer the short shorts that show their legs.
Posted on 11/22/20 at 6:32 am to Darth_Vader
I was born in the 80s but was 5 in 89. My growing up was in the 90s which was glorious.
Posted on 11/22/20 at 6:43 am to Darth_Vader
quote:
kids of my era got to feel every Saturday morning when we got up early, poured a big bowl of cereal, and got to watch cartoon for a few hours.
10 freaking 4 greatest of times
Then about 10 am or so all the neighborhood kids would start pouring out and getting together to plan whatever we would do that Saturday. OUTSIDE :)
Posted on 11/22/20 at 6:50 am to Darth_Vader
Wrong #34, but an otherwise fine post.
Posted on 11/22/20 at 7:01 am to Darth_Vader
My observations:
For all of you youngsters here, the 80s were a regression in some respects. After the sixties and seventies there was a swing back toward conservatism - Reagan, media (television such as "Family Ties" with Michael J. Fox), etc. The music was not good in comparison with the prior two decades, which featured musicians who actually were proficient artists producing varied original works of all genres (Beatles, The Who, Jethro Tull, Moody Blues, CSN&Y, Motown, etc.). The 80s metal and hair bands just grew their hair out, learned three chords, and played and sang as loudly as possible. However, some redeeming quality in the advent of MTV and video creation with acts like The Cars, Paula Abdul, Hammer, etc.
The American automobiles of the 80s were absolute crap. In the 80s I had a Porsche with a 3 inch color television in the glove box (no satellite signal available but could watch the local news and Happy Days on the way home, or Earth, Wind and Fire concerts via a video player tucked behind the passenger seat).
Fashion in the 80s was conservative (except for women's swimwear and workout gear). Who remembers halter tops in the 70s? College and high school girls wearing a simple bandana sans bra.
Awkward trivia: I dated two girls who had been underwear models in JCPenney's catalogs. Later in their lives of course. No pics, don't want a ban.
For all of you youngsters here, the 80s were a regression in some respects. After the sixties and seventies there was a swing back toward conservatism - Reagan, media (television such as "Family Ties" with Michael J. Fox), etc. The music was not good in comparison with the prior two decades, which featured musicians who actually were proficient artists producing varied original works of all genres (Beatles, The Who, Jethro Tull, Moody Blues, CSN&Y, Motown, etc.). The 80s metal and hair bands just grew their hair out, learned three chords, and played and sang as loudly as possible. However, some redeeming quality in the advent of MTV and video creation with acts like The Cars, Paula Abdul, Hammer, etc.
The American automobiles of the 80s were absolute crap. In the 80s I had a Porsche with a 3 inch color television in the glove box (no satellite signal available but could watch the local news and Happy Days on the way home, or Earth, Wind and Fire concerts via a video player tucked behind the passenger seat).
Fashion in the 80s was conservative (except for women's swimwear and workout gear). Who remembers halter tops in the 70s? College and high school girls wearing a simple bandana sans bra.
Awkward trivia: I dated two girls who had been underwear models in JCPenney's catalogs. Later in their lives of course. No pics, don't want a ban.
Posted on 11/22/20 at 8:11 am to SeeeeK
quote:
Samurai
Geo tracker
Suzuki sidekick
Death traps on wheels
We need to add the Ford Bronco II to this list. I know from personal experience.
Posted on 11/22/20 at 8:15 am to Darth_Vader
I was born in 78. In the 80s, we played outside until our parents yelled for us to come in at dark.
Played whiffle ball, football, basketball, hide and go seek, capture the flag, hot wheels, guns, built forts, played with BB guns etc. We weren't glued to an electronic.
Family time was meaningful
We had better music, including MJ and madonna
Sports card collection
Better toys in happy meals and cereal boxes
Horror films
And goonies, gremlins, conan, beastmaster etc
Played whiffle ball, football, basketball, hide and go seek, capture the flag, hot wheels, guns, built forts, played with BB guns etc. We weren't glued to an electronic.
Family time was meaningful
We had better music, including MJ and madonna
Sports card collection
Better toys in happy meals and cereal boxes
Horror films
And goonies, gremlins, conan, beastmaster etc
This post was edited on 11/22/20 at 8:16 am
Posted on 11/22/20 at 8:15 am to Darth_Vader
1980s>2020
Posted on 11/22/20 at 8:18 am to Darth_Vader
quote:
I turned 10 as the 80s started and was 19 when it ended
11 on 1/1/80 and 21 on 12/31/89
Greatest decade ever
Posted on 11/22/20 at 8:27 am to hottub
quote:
Did you have access to pornhub.com?
No, but I did learn how to pick the lock on my dads porn VHS cabinet
Posted on 11/22/20 at 8:29 am to SeeeeK
quote:the only time I have seen coke irl it was this way in the 80s. I noped out of there super fast. I have a healthy fear of jail.
a pile of coke on the kitchen table.
Posted on 11/22/20 at 8:32 am to SeeeeK
quote:
Samurai
Geo tracker
Suzuki sidekick
Death traps on wheels
But the Samurai was fun as shite to drive.
Posted on 11/22/20 at 8:37 am to madamsquirrel
quote:
kids today just do not understand how awesome this was. It is truly a wonder that we did not all die
I am sure I made a bunch of guardian angels tap out.
Posted on 11/22/20 at 8:37 am to udtiger
quote:that was what I learned to drive a stick shift on
Samurai was fun as shite to drive.
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