Comment by IgorPartola

Comment by IgorPartola 2 days ago

When gasoline was leaded, cigarette smoke was normal everywhere, and asbestos was used for everything you can think of? It is a fascinating decade but also quality of life likely has skyrocketed since.

queuebert 2 days ago

Depends on what you value. Purchasing power of wages has declined, for example. That's probably not better.

I suspect the sentiment is more that it would be nice to live in a simpler time, with fewer options, because it would reduce anxiety we all feel about not being able to "keep up" with everything that is going on. Or maybe I'm just projecting.

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smeeger 2 days ago

it is fascinating to consider that this might not be true even though it seems true

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msla 2 days ago

No? Thinking the world has gotten worse is classic old person chuntering from time immemorial.

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- smeeger 2 days ago
  
  thinking the world can only get better is another thing too
  
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oguz-ismail 2 days ago

> quality of life likely has skyrocketed since

it hasn't

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Cthulhu_ 2 days ago

Is that an objective truth or rose-tinted nostalgia speaking? (I wouldn't know, I wasn't alive then.)

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azinman2 2 days ago

Depends on the specifics of your life.
As a gay man, I’m much happier in 2025.

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msla 2 days ago

I survived cancer because of modern medical advances.
I'll take the world with Rituxan and CAR T-cell therapy, thank you.

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