Current Events > Do you think life was better in the 1990s?

Topic List	Page List: 1
darkmaian23 12/24/22 3:32:12 AM #1:	I do, and I think I'd still think that even if I couldn't go back to being a kid. While there are some benefits to living in the modern era, I think they are largely overshadowed by the negatives. The constant distraction a need for the stimulus of a device probably isn't healthy mentally or socially. Social media is full of misinformation and is a tool to control and radicalize people. Yes, there is more freely available education, but most of what folks use the internet for is doom scrolling and making stupid posts on Reddit. Sooner or later (probably, in my humble, opinion sooner) citizens of the first world will come to regret the existence of mass surveillance and the non-existence of police reform. The climate and ecosystem were a lot less fucked up in the 90s, too. I remember how different the weather used to be, and how many more birds and other wildlife there used to be. --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. <cite>darkmaian23 posted [p:970374579] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>I do, and I think I'd still think that even if I couldn't go back to being a kid. While there are some benefits to living in the modern era, I think they are largely overshadowed by the negatives. The constant distraction a need for the stimulus of a device probably isn't healthy mentally or socially. Social media is full of misinformation and is a tool to control and radicalize people. Yes, there is more freely available education, but most of what folks use the internet for is doom scrolling and making stupid posts on Reddit. Sooner or later (probably, in my humble, opinion sooner) citizens of the first world will come to regret the existence of mass surveillance and the non-existence of police reform.The climate and ecosystem were a lot less fucked up in the 90s, too. I remember how different the weather used to be, and how many more birds and other wildlife there used to be. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Evening_Dragon 12/24/22 3:35:01 AM #2:	For my white ass, yes. --- https://www.joincampaignzero.org/ Guide, it's Guide, it's that Guide <cite>Evening_Dragon posted [p:970374592] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>For my white ass, yes.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TinyTreeClub 12/24/22 3:37:30 AM #3:	Absolutely. Clinton fixed a lot of what Reagan and Bush 1 didbut then Bush 2 fucked it all up for generations to come. --- No alarms and no surprises <cite>TinyTreeClub posted [p:970374614] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>Absolutely. Clinton fixed a lot of what Reagan and Bush 1 didbut then Bush 2 fucked it allup for generations to come. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nativengine 12/24/22 3:39:26 AM #4:	It was simpler as I was a kid. No social media misinformation was nice. Also air travel was significantly better. --- Jive Turkey <cite>nativengine posted [p:970374620] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>It was simpler as I was a kid. No social media misinformation was nice. Also air travel was significantly better. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Just_a_loser 12/24/22 3:43:02 AM #5:	Certain things may have been better. Other things were worse. But life is an ongoing shit show. The world has always had its problems. Things really don't change that much. There was still poverty, riots, bombings, wars, racism, etc. Technology was also far worse. --- Your face looks like I need a beer. <cite>Just_a_loser posted [p:970374635] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>Certain things may have been better. Other things were worse.But life is an ongoing shit show. The world has always had its problems. Things really don't change that much.There was still poverty, riots, bombings, wars, racism, etc. Technology was also far worse.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eggcorn 12/24/22 3:45:58 AM #6:	Only in an ignorance is bliss sort of way. --- Warning: This post may contain triggering or distressing content. <cite>eggcorn posted [p:970374658] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>Only in an ignorance is bliss sort of way.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Talas 12/24/22 3:54:57 AM #7:	darkmaian23 posted... The climate and ecosystem were a lot less fucked up in the 90s, too. I remember how different the weather used to be, and how many more birds and other wildlife there used to be. I legit miss seeing monarch butterflys. --- http://i.imgur.com/4uu18iA.jpg In Memory of Logan <cite>Talas posted [p:970374707] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>darkmaian23 posted... </cite><quote>The climate and ecosystem were a lot less fucked up in the 90s, too. I remember how different the weather used to be, and how many more birds and other wildlife there used to be.</quote>I legit miss seeing monarch butterflys.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Verdekal 12/24/22 4:17:06 AM #8:	Nope. Pretty much the same. --- Don't tease the octopus, kids! <cite>Verdekal posted [p:970374861] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>Nope. Pretty much the same.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MabusIncarnate 12/24/22 4:20:15 AM #9:	eggcorn posted... Only in an ignorance is bliss sort of way. This was what I was gonna say. News and information were so limited that we just didnt know anything close to the level we do now. It seemed better without the internet cramming everything down your throat daily. --- Every day I wander in negative disposition, as I'm bombarded by superlatives, realizing very well that I am not alone. <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:970374881] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>eggcorn posted... </cite><quote>Only in an ignorance is bliss sort of way.</quote>This was what I was gonna say. News and information were so limited that we just didnt know anything close to the level we do now. It seemed better without the internet cramming everything down your throat daily.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Norman_Smiley 12/24/22 4:27:24 AM #10:	TinyTreeClub posted... Absolutely. Clinton fixed a lot of what Reagan and Bush 1 did are you being serious here? Clinton, the guy who signed DOMA, who gutted welfare, who signed a hard on crime bill, NAFTA, and deregulated banking? That Clinton? --- http://i.imgur.com/BVBQC.jpg The big wiggle equals ratings. <cite>Norman_Smiley posted [p:970374933] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>TinyTreeClub posted... </cite><quote>Absolutely. Clinton fixed a lot of what Reagan and Bush 1 did</quote>are you being serious here? Clinton, the guy who signed DOMA, who gutted welfare, who signed a hard on crime bill, NAFTA, and deregulated banking? That Clinton?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SomeLikeItHoth 12/24/22 4:28:12 AM #11:	Yup. I was born in 1999 and miss the '90s every day. --- FAM FOREVER. \| https://imgur.com/cGrHeeU.jpg <cite>SomeLikeItHoth posted [p:970374940] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>Yup. I was born in 1999 and miss the '90s every day.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sabin017 12/24/22 4:36:44 AM #12:	Alright let's go to the bookstore because no Internet. --- https://imgur.com/tsNBPt2 <cite>sabin017 posted [p:970374994] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>Alright let's go to the bookstore because no Internet.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
darkmaian23 12/24/22 4:37:24 AM #13:	sabin017 posted... Alright let's go to the bookstore because no Internet. Pizza Hut after? --- Cuteness is justice! It's the law. <cite>darkmaian23 posted [p:970374998] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>sabin017 posted... </cite><quote>Alright let's go to the bookstore because no Internet.</quote>Pizza Hut after?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rexcrk 12/24/22 5:37:07 AM #14:	I dont think so. I know so. --- Fate rarely calls on us at a moment of our choosing. <cite>rexcrk posted [p:970375366] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>I dont think so. I know so. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AsucaHayashi 12/24/22 5:51:36 AM #15:	rexcrk posted... I dont think so. I know so. --- http://abload.de/img/pcgamingxtuvt.jpg http://i.imgur.com/9Yv0R2Z.jpg <cite>AsucaHayashi posted [p:970375461] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>rexcrk posted... </cite><quote>I dont think so. I know so.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Enderknight17 12/24/22 6:42:11 AM #16:	I was a kid so yeah. Was poor but my mom always made sure we had a video game system and a few games. Playing outside was our first choice. Winter was actually winter: got a few snows a year it seemed like. No social media, not really too many cares. Chat rooms! Civilization II: Test of Time! Age of Empires! Good disaster movies! 90s definitely rocked.. --- RIP BigAirDay aka Bill. Not changing this signature until the Carolina Panthers win the Super Bowl. Signature started 10/30/11 <cite>Enderknight17 posted [p:970375849] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>I was a kid so yeah. Was poor but my mom always made sure we had a video game system and a few games. Playing outside was our first choice. Winter was actually winter: got a few snows a year it seemed like. No social media, not really too many cares. Chat rooms! Civilization II: Test of Time! Age of Empires! Good disaster movies! 90s definitely rocked..</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonTentacles 12/24/22 6:43:34 AM #17:	Anytime before social media is a better time --- https://imgur.com/aMaI3hj https://imgur.com/7PsdJNc https://imgur.com/eK8vZVn https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG https://imgur.com/nQGM5cZ <cite>NeonTentacles posted [p:970375862] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>Anytime before social media is a better time</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
#18	Post #18 was unavailable or deleted.
Ricemills 12/24/22 7:18:46 AM #19:	yes until 1998. everything gone to shit since then. --- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you posted will be misquoted, then be used against you. http://error1355.com/ce/Ricemills.html <cite>Ricemills posted [p:970376119] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>yes until 1998. everything gone to shit since then.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alucard188 12/24/22 7:32:01 AM #20:	I enjoyed it a lot more because I was a dumb as fuck kid with no worries or responsibilities. I'm not going to say it was better, because every generation thinks that the decade they grew up in is better than the one they are currently living in. I will unequivocally say the 90s were better than the last 3 years we've been living in. --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:970376200] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>I enjoyed it a lot more because I was a dumb as fuck kid with no worries or responsibilities. I'm not going to say it was better, because every generation thinks that the decade they grew up in is better than the one they are currently living in. I will unequivocally say the 90s were better than the last 3 years we've been living in.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lochi 12/24/22 8:41:16 AM #21:	Alucard188 posted... I enjoyed it a lot more because I was a dumb as fuck kid with no worries or responsibilities. I'm not going to say it was better, because every generation thinks that the decade they grew up in is better than the one they are currently living in. I will unequivocally say the 90s were better than the last 3 years we've been living in. Yeah, agree with this. We miss the 90s because we miss childhood. I'd hate to be a teen or adult during these times and have to deal with heavy homophobia and such. But also agree on the 90s being better than the hell that we've been through recently. <cite>Lochi posted [p:970376719] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>Alucard188 posted...</cite><quote>I enjoyed it a lot more because I was a dumb as fuck kid with no worries or responsibilities. I'm not going to say it was better, because every generation thinks that the decade they grew up in is better than the one they are currently living in. I will unequivocally say the 90s were better than the last 3 years we've been living in.</quote>Yeah, agree with this. We miss the 90s because we miss childhood. I'd hate to be a teen or adult during these times and have to deal with heavy homophobia and such. But also agree on the 90s being better than the hell that we've been through recently.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rexcrk 12/24/22 1:19:58 PM #22:	Ricemills posted... yes until 1998. everything gone to shit since then. Just curious why you specified 1998 --- Fate rarely calls on us at a moment of our choosing. <cite>rexcrk posted [p:970380648] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>Ricemills posted... </cite><quote>yes until 1998. everything gone to shit since then.</quote>Just curious why you specified 1998</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 12/24/22 1:29:35 PM #23:	I doubt it --- I'm a Taurus I like collecting headphones and iems. My fave game of all time is DMC 3 SE on PC w/ style switch mod. IMO it the best button masher on earth <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:970380828] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>I doubt it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ToadallyAwesome 12/24/22 1:30:38 PM #24:	rexcrk posted... Just curious why you specified 1998 You dont remember what happened in Raccoon city? --- http://imgur.com/QKdxwuI <cite>ToadallyAwesome posted [p:970380849] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>rexcrk posted... </cite><quote>Just curious why you specified 1998</quote>You dont remember what happened in Raccoon city? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ivynn 12/24/22 1:46:04 PM #25:	NeonTentacles posted... Anytime before social media is a better time --- http://i.imgur.com/vDci4hD.gif <cite>Ivynn posted [p:970381126] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>NeonTentacles posted... </cite><quote>Anytime before social media is a better time</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ricemills 12/24/22 5:08:59 PM #26:	rexcrk posted... Just curious why you specified 1998 Asian Economic Crisis 97-98. hit my family hard, and the country itself never recovered from it and actually getting worse by time. --- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you posted will be misquoted, then be used against you. http://error1355.com/ce/Ricemills.html <cite>Ricemills posted [p:970385070] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>rexcrk posted... </cite><quote>Just curious why you specified 1998</quote>Asian Economic Crisis 97-98. hit my family hard, and the country itself never recovered from it and actually getting worse by time.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Master_Bass 12/24/22 5:14:29 PM #27:	I can't say I miss the '90s. I like the tech of today too much to go back. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Master_Bass posted [p:970385159] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>I can't say I miss the '90s. I like the tech of today too much to go back. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 12/24/22 5:17:42 PM #28:	For some, not others. My 90s nostalgia is usually curbed by memories of how commonplace homophobia was. <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:970385236] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>For some, not others.My 90s nostalgia is usually curbed by memories of how commonplace homophobia was.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DBZAOTA482 12/24/22 5:17:58 PM #29:	I don't have much memories of the 90s but early 2000s is definitely better --- I'm not a victim. <cite>DBZAOTA482 posted [p:970385244] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>I don't have much memories of the 90s but early 2000s is definitely better</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kamil 12/24/22 5:31:09 PM #30:	I think it would have been great to be an adult in the 90s. Rent seemed hella cheap too. Honestly being in a time like eh 2004 for much longer would be great. High speed internet was prevalent but the internet didn't run people's lives like it does now. --- "A lesser talent couldn't have pulled it off. But I'm willing to bet on BoJack Horseman. Are you?" ~~Cuddlywhiskers on the new show <cite>Kamil posted [p:970385462] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>I think it would have been great to be an adult in the 90s. Rent seemed hella cheap too. Honestly being in a time like eh 2004 for much longer would be great. High speed internet was prevalent but the internet didn't run people's lives like it does now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RGBredgreenblue 12/24/22 6:03:13 PM #31:	Not so much. Nowadays internet allows Way faster to connect to The Many people across entire planet. <cite>RGBredgreenblue posted [p:970386041] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>Not so much. Nowadays internet allows Way faster to connect to The Many people across entire planet.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
#32	Post #32 was unavailable or deleted.
Nunyobidness 12/24/22 6:15:55 PM #33:	eggcorn posted... Only in an ignorance is bliss sort of way. I'd agree. I was a kid, things were so much easier then. <cite>Nunyobidness posted [p:970386288] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>eggcorn posted... </cite><quote>Only in an ignorance is bliss sort of way.</quote>I'd agree. I was a kid, things were so much easier then. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
#34	Post #34 was unavailable or deleted.
IronTusk 12/24/22 6:52:50 PM #35:	Not if you were LGBTQ or neurodivergent. No social media was nice though. <cite>IronTusk posted [p:970386966] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>Not if you were LGBTQ or neurodivergent.No social media was nice though.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Payzmaykr 12/24/22 7:02:24 PM #36:	Definitely. I wasnt responsible for literally anything. The music was better, the food tasted better, people were less mean, social media didnt exist. <cite>Payzmaykr posted [p:970387178] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>Definitely. I wasnt responsible for literally anything. The music was better, the food tasted better, people were less mean, social media didnt exist.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Arcanine2009 12/24/22 7:05:38 PM #37:	I was really young in the 1990s, so I didn't have to worry about adult stuff. It was definitely a lot simpler and less socially awkward though. My friends don't even like it when I call them. Everyone wants to text and is addicted to their phones (including me). Less narcissistic people back then most likely. Also, standard of living was a lot more manageable. But yeah there was more discrimination in the forms of racism and homopobia. sabin017 posted... Alright let's go to the bookstore because no Internet. There was internet in the mid 90s. --- Less is more. Everything you want, isn't everything you need. <cite>Arcanine2009 posted [p:970387245] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>I was really young in the 1990s, so I didn't have to worry about adult stuff.It was definitely a lot simpler and less socially awkward though. My friends don't even like it when I call them. Everyone wants to text and is addicted to their phones (including me). Less narcissistic people back then most likely.Also, standard of living was a lot more manageable. But yeah there was more discrimination in the forms of racism and homopobia.sabin017 posted... </cite><quote>Alright let's go to the bookstore because no Internet.</quote>There was internet in the mid 90s.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bo_danvers 12/24/22 7:12:11 PM #38:	Zero doubt it was a better time. <cite>bo_danvers posted [p:970387372] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>Zero doubt it was a better time.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
#39	Post #39 was unavailable or deleted.
Count_Ravioli 12/24/22 7:20:09 PM #40:	TinyTreeClub posted... Absolutely. Clinton fixed a lot of what Reagan and Bush 1 didbut then Bush 2 fucked it all up for generations to come. Actually, Reagan got us out of the mess Carter created and then Clinton caused the great recession when he deregulated the banking sector. To answer the question, for me life was better but that is because I was a kid without a care in the world. For your average adult, times are far better now <cite>Count_Ravioli posted [p:970387555] in Do you thi... [t:80287977]...</cite> <quote>TinyTreeClub posted... </cite><quote>Absolutely. Clinton fixed a lot of what Reagan and Bush 1 didbut then Bush 2 fucked it allup for generations to come.</quote>Actually, Reagan got us out of the mess Carter created and then Clinton caused the great recession when he deregulated the banking sector. To answer the question, for me life was better but that is because I was a kid without a care in the world. For your average adult, times are far better now </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List	Page List: 1

Current Events > Do you think life was better in the 1990s? (+) Yeah! (+)

Current Events > Do you think life was better in the 1990s?