Popular Post bignok Posted August 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2023 They seem less rational now. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nemises Posted August 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) Hard to find decent wifi back in the ‘80s. Much better these days making people happier. Edited August 4, 2023 by Nemises 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaosLover Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 But people were dumb as rocks back then. Look at TV from that era, say Kath and Kim where you come from. Music took a steep dive too after Post-Punk. 1 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bignok Posted August 4, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2023 Just now, LaosLover said: But people were dumb as rocks back then. Look at TV from that era, say Kath and Kim where you come from. Music took a steep dive too after Post-Punk. Dallas 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
save the frogs Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 11 minutes ago, bignok said: They seem less rational now. who is "they"? sincerely, save the frogs 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bignok Posted August 4, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2023 33 minutes ago, save the frogs said: who is "they"? sincerely, save the frogs Well I don't know your name 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ben Zioner Posted August 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2023 41 minutes ago, LaosLover said: But people were dumb as rocks back then. Look at TV from that era, say Kath and Kim where you come from. Music took a steep dive too after Post-Punk. Yep, I was a total dumbass then, spent a lot of my time reading writers of the 19th century... I didn't even have TV, was reading the Washington Post, 2 or 3 days late, but was worth getting it flown in. 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemsta69 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 51 minutes ago, LaosLover said: But people were dumb as rocks back then. Look at TV from that era, say Kath and Kim where you come from. Music took a steep dive too after Post-Punk. Kath and Kim first aired in 2002? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 1 minute ago, Lemsta69 said: Kath and Kim first aired in 2002? Dumb as rocks? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ozimoron Posted August 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2023 1 hour ago, bignok said: They seem less rational now. Better then, we didn't have QANON crazies and conspiracy theory whack jobs. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HuskerDo2 Posted August 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2023 The question was "Are people better now or back in the 1980's". The clear answer is back in the 1980's. Each year the world has more and more issues these days. Like with crime, mass shootings, all sorts of cyber-crime, corrupt politicians, drugs, gangs, unwarranted hatred of others, etc. Every year it gets worse. The 1980's is the clear-cut winner. MUCH better and safer world back then. 5 1 1 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaosLover Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 22 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said: Kath and Kim first aired in 2002? An 80's-dumb show 20 years later. In the country that held on to Minstrel shows to the end. 80's was peak Oz interest in the states, from Olivia to that shrimp "thrown" on to a barbie. So peak stupidity and peak Oz interest made for a mentally relaxing decade. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 7 minutes ago, HuskerDo2 said: The question was "Are people better now or back in the 1980's". The clear answer is back in the 1980's. Each year the world has more and more issues these days. Like with crime, mass shootings, all sorts of cyber-crime, corrupt politicians, drugs, gangs, unwarranted hatred of others, etc. Every year it gets worse. The 1980's is the clear-cut winner. MUCH better and safer world back then. Michael Jackson Madonna U2 Vs hip hop gangsters and bimbos 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaosLover Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 34 minutes ago, Ben Zioner said: Yep, I was a total dumbass then, Yes, yes you were. Me? No genius either. On everything from race to gays to capitalism, people were much more traditional. And traditional is always code for stupid, but respectable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post roo860 Posted August 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2023 28 minutes ago, bignok said: Dumb as rocks? He means thick as a brick 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaosLover Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Thank you, Ian Anderson. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, roo860 said: He means thick as a brick No I was referring to the 2000s show Kath and Kim. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, LaosLover said: Yes, yes you were. Me? No genius either. On everything from race to gays to capitalism, people were much more traditional. And traditional is always code for stupid, but respectable. Traditional food is the best. Just eat McDonalds if you want modern food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemsta69 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Just now, bignok said: Traditional food is the best. Just eat McDonalds if you want modern food. McDonald's was first opened in 1940, that's hardly modern. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 1 hour ago, LaosLover said: But people were dumb as rocks back then. Look at TV from that era, say Kath and Kim where you come from. Music took a steep dive too after Post-Punk. Look at successful YouTube channels with many millions of subscribers now and rethink your statement... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said: McDonald's was first opened in 1940, that's hardly modern. It became worldwide in 1980s 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemsta69 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 14 minutes ago, LaosLover said: An 80's-dumb show 20 years later. In the country that held on to Minstrel shows to the end. 80's was peak Oz interest in the states, from Olivia to that shrimp "thrown" on to a barbie. So peak stupidity and peak Oz interest made for a mentally relaxing decade. Kath and Kim was a very clever satire but if you're not Aussie you won't understand it? Same as if you're not Aussie you won't understand the superfluous question mark at the end of my sentences? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Things are different, some better, some worse. I think one of the big problems now is that everything happens so much faster than many years ago. Someone says or does something and likely minutes or hours later it is on the internet. And millions of people have an opinion about something without knowing any facts. And then people get canceled and lose their job - for nothing. And then there are of course all those super loud narcistic activists. I think all in all I am happy I grew up in the 80th. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 1 minute ago, Lemsta69 said: Kath and Kim was a very clever satire but if you're not Aussie you won't understand it? Same as if you're not Aussie you won't understand the superfluous question mark at the end of my sentences? Bogans swear non stop. Kath and Kim is not very realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 Just now, OneMoreFarang said: Someone says or does something and likely minutes or hours later it is on the internet. And millions of people have an opinion about something without knowing any facts. And then people get canceled and lose their job - for nothing. And then there are of course all those super loud narcistic activists. Which is crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom H Posted August 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2023 Happy I had my youth in the 80’s. ???? 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 Just now, Tom H said: Happy I had my youth in the 80’s. ???? I think being born in 45 dying 2001 would be better. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 24 minutes ago, HuskerDo2 said: MUCH better and safer world back then. You must have missed the East West conflict. It seems many people forget bad events which happened in the past. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lemsta69 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, bignok said: It became worldwide in 1980s Yeah, using a formula they'd perfected in the States for 40-odd years. Hamburgers aren't modern food, they've been around for at least a hundred years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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