Popular Post opalred Posted May 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2018 i notice a lot of aged people want to live in the past i am now aged/ but everyday look at the new technology/ new look at the universe /look at the telescopes into new trillions of suns and planets i grew up when horse and carts were around/ house with bag walls dirt floors in oz we believed the world was a sun and a few planets/ that was it now with trillions of planets /we are the only people in the universe who could believe that? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sipi Posted May 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2018 I can't remember what I did five minutes ago but I do enjoy some of these modern ways. Like the earth is flat. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StreetCowboy Posted May 29, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2018 3 hours ago, sipi said: I can't remember what I did five minutes ago but I do enjoy some of these modern ways. Like the earth is flat. If it wasn't flat your spirit level wouldn't work 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dmaxdan Posted May 29, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2018 As a general rule I live in the present. When I was a lot younger, I did envy Captain Kirk, but not so much for his interstellar travel, more for his womanizing. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Dmaxdan said: As a general rule I live in the present. When I was a lot younger, I did envy Captain Kirk, but not so much for his interstellar travel, more for his womanizing. The future will not be like Star Trek 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post klauskunkel Posted May 29, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2018 (edited) 19 hours ago, opalred said: i notice a lot of aged people want to live in the past i am now aged/ but everyday look at the new technology/ new look at the universe /look at the telescopes into new trillions of suns and planets i grew up when horse and carts were around/ house with bag walls dirt floors in oz we believed the world was a sun and a few planets/ that was it now with trillions of planets /we are the only people in the universe who could believe that? You definitely live in parallel universe where the forward slash has replaced most punctuation, and where simple prose has a sort of haiku feel. Edited May 29, 2018 by klauskunkel 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumak Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I don't know...... what time is it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannork Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 opaired, this is for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post freebyrd Posted May 29, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2018 I was as fit as a fiddle until I had a stroke, now I do indeed look back at my best years which are behind me. I take the pragmatic approach as looking ahead I don't see too much to get excited about anymore. That said, one man's meat.... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Krataiboy Posted May 29, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2018 My friends say I've got a great future behind me. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post arithai12 Posted May 29, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2018 20 hours ago, opalred said: i grew up when horse and carts were around/ house with bag walls dirt floors in oz we believed the world was a sun and a few planets/ that was it You must have grown up a long long time ago. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterb17 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 How old are you ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgarbo Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 You're stuck in the Newtonian universe - past, future, and other concepts. We're now in a Quantum/Zen universe - only the present, no past, no future. Think about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I live in the past on the technology of the future ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brunolem Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, jgarbo said: You're stuck in the Newtonian universe - past, future, and other concepts. We're now in a Quantum/Zen universe - only the present, no past, no future. Think about it. In the block universe, past, present and future are all there together...it is just the illusion of time that separates them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brunolem Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 To me, the OP appears to live neither in the past, nor in the future, but rather in the zone! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannork Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Brunolem said: In the block universe, past, present and future are all there together...it is just the illusion of time that separates them... How can we eliminate the illusion of time? I don't want to go to work tomorrow morning. Edited May 29, 2018 by bannork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odysseus123 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, arithai12 said: You must have grown up a long long time ago. In the mid 13th century, apparently. I would suspect that these ruminations occurred after he was viewing the latest sundial in the 'hood..stamped Pisa,Anno Domini +1244. Edited May 29, 2018 by Odysseus123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremia Juxtaposed Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 8 minutes ago, bannork said: How can we eliminate the illusion of time? I don't want to go to work tomorrow morning. By not having to go to work......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brunolem Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 14 minutes ago, bannork said: How can we eliminate the illusion of time? I don't want to go to work tomorrow morning. Simple...in theory...just travel at light speed, and time will stop for you, and you will become immortal...like a photon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterb17 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 This is actually quite an interesting thread - thinking about how people are coping about new technology- or perhaps harking back to the simpler life in their younger days. My View - if you can be arsed to post - engage with the people who can be arsed to respond - it’s a forum- to exchange views and respond . Otherwise - the OP seems to have progressed beyond the horse and cart and can use a modicum of technology? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeJoMTB Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I live for 'today'. The past was poo (pre-Thailand), and the future likely isn't very long (at my age). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odysseus123 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, peterb17 said: This is actually quite an interesting thread - thinking about how people are coping about new technology- or perhaps harking back to the simpler life in their younger days. My View - if you can be arsed to post - engage with the people who can be arsed to respond - it’s a forum- to exchange views and respond . Otherwise - the OP seems to have progressed beyond the horse and cart and can use a modicum of technology? Yeah sure..just the sun and a few planets,dirt floors and bag walls.. You ain't the thread boss or censor. Back to the history books. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillyflower Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 1 hour ago, arithai12 said: I am pretty old (before WW2) and I lived in a country suburb out of Sydney and although there were several poor families, there were certainly no bag walls or dirt floors. I'd love to know more about that one. There was however a family who used to career round in a sulky. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brunolem Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, peterb17 said: This is actually quite an interesting thread - thinking about how people are coping about new technology- or perhaps harking back to the simpler life in their younger days. My View - if you can be arsed to post - engage with the people who can be arsed to respond - it’s a forum- to exchange views and respond . Otherwise - the OP seems to have progressed beyond the horse and cart and can use a modicum of technology? Considering the amount of information gathered in the posts above, the OP appears to be none other than the famous Highlander, born in the Middle Age, and still among us. He also can use more than a modicum of technology, since he can actually see trillions of other planets with his telescope while NASA is still guessing their existence by indirect means because of the poor efficiency of its own telescopes. Otherwise, yes, it could be an interesting thread... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I live in the present - every day. That's the only way to be happy. There is a lot of new technology and some is very interesting. I use the new technology which I like to use and not just any new technology or invention. A good example is facebook: I never used it because I never liked it and it was obvious for anybody who watched what the product is (we, our data). A new technology (ok, it's not so new anymore) is using navigation programs or maps which show the way from A to B. That is definitely a lot better than maps years ago. I also read news almost only online because it's up to date. I don't really care about some space adventure to the mars or further away. Ordinary people won't go there for a long time. There is no point for me in thinking about what might happen in 200 years, I won't be around. Summary: Live here and now the way you want - it does not matter what others do or want you to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Both. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterb17 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 15 minutes ago, Odysseus123 said: Yeah sure..just the sun and a few planets,dirt floors and bag walls.. You ain't the thread boss or censor. Back to the history books. Of course I am not a censor ( have no idea what a bag wall is) actually have no idea whatsoever what you are talking about All I am saying if you can be bothered to post - then engage with the forum- and respond. My impression is that most interesting threads end up with a usual discussion of Thai women, ladyboys, money- more money problems , sex, my brother in law is my wife’s husband, my Mother in law is demanding money, help termites , where can I buy flax seeds? I can’t buy a decent breakfast. Where can I buy a monster rubbish pick up ? Where can I buy a decent pastrami on rye? Usually it just boils down to sex - why is that the citizens of that great country the USA are so obsessed? I will probably be banned its the the truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, peterb17 said: that great country the USA You definitely live in the past... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williet98248 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I try to live in the present. Not always successful. But the past is gone, and at 76 the future gets shorter all the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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