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527 points optimalsolver | 6 comments | 30 Jan 21 23:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.407s | source | bottom
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JohnJamesRambo ◴[31 Jan 21 02:36 UTC] No.25975222[source]▶
I hit 1993 and David Letterman came on and I’m awash in nostalgia for what seems like such a simpler, happier time. People liked each other. They could concentrate longer than three seconds. Dave and Paul are genuinely laughing and everything is all right.

What a fantastic website.

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1. craz8 ◴[31 Jan 21 04:16 UTC] No.25975872[source]▶
This entirely depends on when you were born.

For older people, the 50s and 60s were that. For others slightly older than you, the 80s were that.

For people younger than you, the 2000s were great!

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2. TedDoesntTalk ◴[31 Jan 21 05:23 UTC] No.25976274[source]▶
Exactly. They were simpler for the parent because he was a kid during the 90s.... or just oblivious.

“Oh pity us, we got it so bad and they didn’t!!!”

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3. gabagoo ◴[31 Jan 21 05:32 UTC] No.25976322[source]▶
very insightful. the secret is that everything just gets worse every decade
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4. craz8 ◴[31 Jan 21 05:35 UTC] No.25976335[source]▶
I don’t think it’s being oblivious.

It’s being removed enough to forget the painful parts, but being aware enough at the time of the good parts.

The painful parts decay faster than the good part memories, but schooling pain lasts forever! So the crossover seems to be in people’s early 20s

Being objective about your personal history is really hard - but it drives a lot of decisions today, so it’s good to at least revisit those “good times” to put them into the relevant context (too few people do this!)

5. techer ◴[31 Jan 21 06:28 UTC] No.25976585[source]▶
"In conclusion, there is no conclusion. Things will go on as they always have, getting weirder all the time" Robert Anton Wilson
6. jader201 ◴[31 Jan 21 07:52 UTC] No.25977001[source]▶
Not to go off on a tangent, but I’m not sure that’s entirely true.

To me, everything changed with the internet, and especially with smart phones + social media.

I was an adult for a period before all of this, and definitely still feel those were much “simpler times” vs. when all these things came about.

Information spreading literally at the speed of light has changed everything. And not all for the worse, but it’s definitely been a double-edged sword.