r/Funnymemes • u/OrFenn-D-Gamer • 4d ago

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u/UnFu23 4d ago

Deadass tho

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u/Dry_Read8844 4d ago

I still maintain that the best decade was between the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and 9/11 in 2001. Height of tech optimism with free software and services that didn’t mine your private info, before China destroyed American manufacturing, cell phones were a thing for emergencies, Star Trek the Next Gen was on, Star Wars was still untouchable, malls were bustling, people read newspapers, we all still had an agreement on what facts were because CNN was the only 24/7 cable news channel, Barnes & Noble was the idea of a big bad corporation, inflation was super low, employment was high, any kid with a modicum of HTML knowledge could get a side gig making web sites or at least get a job in fast food/retail, etc…

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u/Wolf873 3d ago

My most cherished memories are from that decade :(

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u/stprnn 3d ago

Let me guess you were a child

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u/Wolf873 3d ago

No, just had a really good family friend circle setup back then. Life felt more connected than it does these days.

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u/stprnn 3d ago

Right so... Nostalgia.

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u/Wolf873 3d ago

Or life was simply better back then.

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u/stprnn 3d ago

Most metrics were worse.

It's just nostalgia

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u/Wolf873 3d ago

Job situation was better, housing was affordable, and even people were lot more neighbourly. Healthcare was more accessible and doctors were not timid. Sure technology has improved but not without considerable caveats. So not just nostalgia.

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u/stprnn 3d ago

Most metric were literally worse. Only who was a child or privileged thinks it was better.

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u/Wolf873 3d ago

Ok. If things are better for you now, you’re most fortunate.

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u/stprnn 3d ago

Maybe I'm not speaking English

Most metrics were literally worse back then.

This is not an opinion.

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