When gasoline was leaded, cigarette smoke was normal everywhere, and asbestos was used for everything you can think of? It is a fascinating decade but also quality of life likely has skyrocketed since.

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queuebert 5 months ago | parent | next [-]

Depends on what you value. Purchasing power of wages has declined, for example. That's probably not better.

I suspect the sentiment is more that it would be nice to live in a simpler time, with fewer options, because it would reduce anxiety we all feel about not being able to "keep up" with everything that is going on. Or maybe I'm just projecting.

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smeeger 5 months ago | parent | prev | next [-]

it is fascinating to consider that this might not be true even though it seems true

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msla 5 months ago | parent [-]

No? Thinking the world has gotten worse is classic old person chuntering from time immemorial.

	▲	smeeger 5 months ago \| parent [-]
		thinking the world can only get better is another thing too

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oguz-ismail 5 months ago | parent | prev [-]

> quality of life likely has skyrocketed since

it hasn't

	▲	Cthulhu_ 5 months ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Is that an objective truth or rose-tinted nostalgia speaking? (I wouldn't know, I wasn't alive then.)
	▲	msla 5 months ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		I survived cancer because of modern medical advances. I'll take the world with Rituxan and CAR T-cell therapy, thank you.
	▲	azinman2 5 months ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Depends on the specifics of your life. As a gay man, I’m much happier in 2025.