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We were rich. We sold two houses, one in 2 days and one in 2 weeks. Now, we're working long hours to get by, and it took us over 3 years to sell our last house.
You figure out which is better.
I loved the 80s and 90s. I will pick the 90s because you got the most bang for your buck compared to all three. You could road trip way cheaper in the 90s as gas stay about the same for two decades. Then it just shot up and stayed there after Katrina and that ruined everything along with the crash of 08.
I'd say that the mid 80s all through most of the 90s was easily better.
People seemed more family oriented back then, the world was not full of overly sensitive political correctness. We were not afraid of the economic future, and the movies, shows, and even the music were pretty decent and often portrayed good values and lessons. Family Ties, Fresh Prince, Rugrats etc...
Today none of that is true. We have garbage like Jersey Shore, Miley Cyrus gone stripper wannabe, cookie cutter pop bands that are all auto tuned and sing mindless songs, a Government that continues to strip away Constitutional rights, and an uncertain economic future that is full of national debt that our children and children's children will pay off forever.
Maybe I'm just older now, but I often look back and wonder how the hell this happened. People don't care about values anymore. Especially the young adults, its all about having others take care of them and just doing anything they want.
I don't see why people think that race relations are better now than they were back in the 80s and 90s, I would argue that its the opposite.
Back then no one paid attention to or cared if you were black, white, asian etc... It just wasn't an issue with most people. Today because of Political Correctness it's creating some tensions because it's pointing out that people are different ethnically, and making everybody so hypersensitive that they're all offended over everything.
Heck I would even argue that things were better for homosexuals back then too. Most people didn't care, it was their own business, it wasn't paraded around in front of everyone like it is today.
80's/90's, I just graduated from the college in the 80's and jobs were abundant (3 offers from great companies) living in Southern California. Life was simple then: you worked 9-5, no cell phones/laptops to take work home with you, the population was smaller, people were less competitive, things were cheaper, etc
Everyone saying the 80s and 90s were better is actually just saying their childhood was better than adulthood. 20 years from now, the kids of today will talk about how fun and carefree the 2010's were. It's been this way since the beginning of humanity.
I'd say that the mid 80s all through most of the 90s was easily better.
People seemed more family oriented back then, the world was not full of overly sensitive political correctness. We were not afraid of the economic future, and the movies, shows, and even the music were pretty decent and often portrayed good values and lessons. Family Ties, Fresh Prince, Rugrats etc...
Today none of that is true. We have garbage like Jersey Shore, Miley Cyrus gone stripper wannabe, cookie cutter pop bands that are all auto tuned and sing mindless songs, a Government that continues to strip away Constitutional rights, and an uncertain economic future that is full of national debt that our children and children's children will pay off forever.
Maybe I'm just older now, but I often look back and wonder how the hell this happened. People don't care about values anymore. Especially the young adults, its all about having others take care of them and just doing anything they want.
You're looking purely at the superficial and political. You don't like the current political trend, and you miss Reaganomics and conservative Christians being in charge. That's fine. But when you look past things that don't really affect most people's lives, society isn't that different. The only thing that's drastically different is technology.
I don't know how old you are, but I'm guessing you have changed more than society has in the last 20 years. Again, purely a guess, but I bet you were a kid in the 80s/90s right? 20-something at the oldest?Well there was garbage on TV then, just like now, and there are good shows now, just like then. You don't like Jersey Shore or Miley Cyrus? Don't pay attention to them. I don't. The 80s and 90s were full of awful pop bands. Or at least I consider them awful. Plenty of people liked it though, just like plenty of people like the awful pop today. Just like there was good music then, there's good music now. Although you have to remember that music is subjective, and people from older generations considered your generation's music "mindless drivel." It's all cyclical.
Anyway, the point I'm making is that you were less cynical and political in the 80s. The world itself wasn't. A child today won't remember PC in the media or the polarization of politics when he/she looks back at 2014. He/she will think about playing in the backyard, watching cartoons, and not having a care in the world. And then complain about how "2014 was sooo much better than 2044."
I don't see why people think that race relations are better now than they were back in the 80s and 90s, I would argue that its the opposite.
Back then no one paid attention to or cared if you were black, white, asian etc... It just wasn't an issue with most people. Today because of Political Correctness it's creating some tensions because it's pointing out that people are different ethnically, and making everybody so hypersensitive that they're all offended over everything.
If you don't think that the 80s and 90s saw the institutionalization of political correctness to a similar (if not much worse) degree as you can see now, then, maybe due to your age or general lack of interest at the time, I don't imagine you were paying much attention. Identity politics and its shield of political correctness has been an ideological/political force since the early 70s at the latest. I would argue that it was in maximum overdrive by the mid-90s and didn't really become a true point of contention (or a subject of outright mockery across the political spectrum) until after the OJ Simpson verdict in 1995 (I can't really think of a more obvious turning point, but maybe we could argue that the Rodney King Riots was where the tide started turning).
I could agree, however and unfortunately, that some of our more ethnocentric characters have enjoyed a comeback of politically correct protections in recent years. I'll just leave it at that.
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Heck I would even argue that things were better for homosexuals back then too. Most people didn't care, it was their own business, it wasn't paraded around in front of everyone like it is today.
So wait, it was "better" when homosexuals were viewed, basically, as a fringe element with an essential unworthiness in terms of legal equality regarding their sexual practices and relationships?
The 80s and 90s weren't a fiery hole in the earth for homosexuals, don't get me wrong, but I must disagree with you here, Mr. Pirate.
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