Are people better now or back in the 1980s

[bignok]

They seem less rational now.

[Nemises]

Hard to find decent wifi back in the ‘80s. Much better these days making people happier. 
 

 

Edited August 4, 2023 by Nemises

[LaosLover]

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. 

[bignok]

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

[save the frogs]

11 minutes ago, bignok said:

They seem less rational now.

who is "they"?

 

sincerely,

save the frogs

 

[bignok]

33 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

who is "they"?

 

sincerely,

save the frogs

 

Well I don't know your name

[Ben Zioner]

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.

[Lemsta69]

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?

[bignok]

1 minute ago, Lemsta69 said:

Kath and Kim first aired in 2002?

Dumb as rocks?

[ozimoron]

1 hour ago, bignok said:

They seem less rational now.

Better then, we didn't have QANON crazies and conspiracy theory whack jobs.

[HuskerDo2]

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.

[LaosLover]

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.

[bignok]

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

[LaosLover]

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.

[roo860]

28 minutes ago, bignok said:

Dumb as rocks?

He means thick as a brick

[LaosLover]

Thank you, Ian Anderson.

[bignok]

3 minutes ago, roo860 said:

He means thick as a brick

No I was referring to the 2000s show Kath and Kim.

[bignok]

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.

[Lemsta69]

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.

[OneMoreFarang]

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... 

[bignok]

2 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:

McDonald's was first opened in 1940, that's hardly modern.

It became worldwide in 1980s

[Lemsta69]

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?

[OneMoreFarang]

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.

 

[bignok]

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.

[bignok]

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.

[Tom H]

Happy I had my youth in the 80’s.

????

 

[bignok]

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.

[OneMoreFarang]

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.

[bignok]

 

[Lemsta69]

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.