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We (As a Society) Peaked in the 90s

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Re: We (As a Society) Peaked in the 90s

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Post by oncallthrow »

anon291 wrote: post #5
adw wrote: post #3

The author is in their forties or fifties. They’re forgetting one important thing; they were young and the world was in front of them.

Every single 'it was better in the X0s' is actually 'i want a tween/young teenager in the X0s'. Everything else is post hoc rationalization I'm jealous of my kids since they are so much better off in every way

> I'm jealous of my kids since they are so much better off in every way

Really? It’s interesting how much I see this take online. I never see people saying this IRL.

Re: We (As a Society) Peaked in the 90s

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Post by SilverElfin »

I am sure every single generation has something like this to say about a decade that was meaningful to them. But I feel the 90s are special because it was a period where you got to experience two worlds - the pre Internet one and the post Internet one. You had all the promise of the early Internet without the downsides of what came later with social media, monetization, etc. And people were still generally … normal. They had lives offline that were authentic and I think that made them happier and healthier.

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Post by mitthrowaway2 »

oncallthrow wrote: post #11
anon291 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Every single 'it was better in the X0s' is actually 'i want a tween/young teenager in the X0s'. Everything else is post hoc rationalization I'm jealous of my kids since they are so much better off in every way

> I'm jealous of my kids since they are so much better off in every way Really? It’s interesting how much I see this take online. I never see people saying this IRL.

I disagree with the above take. I feel bad that my kids have to grow up in the world of today rather than the world of the 90s.

Re: We (As a Society) Peaked in the 90s

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Post by nurettin »

ckrapu wrote: post #4

A thought I often have - older millennials and younger Gen X have a unique obligation to fix certain parts of society because we are the youngest generation old enough to remember how to operate in and enjoy a world that wasn't A/B tested into a gray, lifeless background hum.

I sometimes think that I know better, and younger people are just wasting away. But maybe every generation feels that way when they come of age.

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Post by chasing0entropy »

internet2000 wrote: post #7

This Douglas Adams quote is still undefeated: 1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. 2. Anything that's invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. 3. Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things.

The garbage that counts as 'invented' in 2010-present has a third of the thought, twice the expense, and mandatory dlc.

Re: We (As a Society) Peaked in the 90s

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Post by anon291 »

mitthrowaway2 wrote: post #15
oncallthrow wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I'm jealous of my kids since they are so much better off in every way Really? It’s interesting how much I see this take online. I never see people saying this IRL.

I disagree with the above take. I feel bad that my kids have to grow up in the world of today rather than the world of the 90s.

That's because you're listening to your hormones not reality.
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