What decade should the world have stopped in?

[jungleboy]

Originally Posted by JimPS

That's an awesome response to the question.

Far too many people here's best before date was the 80's - disco, hair bags and ignorant self indulgence were a particularly low point for Western civilization, music and culture.

The optimist in me also says the best is yet to come. There's a lot of very smart people out there.

Ignorant self indulgence... when exactly did that end?

I would say the world shoulda quit about 2 yrs before Al Gore invented the internet. The beginning of the end .

[sns2]

Originally Posted by huntinstuff

Im waiting until men and women are completely equal

And mens fashion catches up (instead of having to buy a shirt that fits 150-250 lbs)

And gay people can live without prejudice

And kids all have the chance to equal education

And school classrooms have students sitting in a U shape, with the teacher in the opening, moving around, engaging kids and TEACHING. Classrooms are setvup the same since the 17 th century. Just because.

And no one sleeps on the streets

And everyone who was alive during WW2 is dead

Until then, let time roll for me. I think the best is yet to come

That's been my setup for years and years. Can move around and look every kid in the eyes. Rows never were or will be any good.

[huntinstuff]

Originally Posted by sns2

That's been my setup for years and years. Can move around and look every kid in the eyes. Rows never were or will be any good.

That is Awesome!!!!! Wish my son was in your classes

I never understood the row thing

The bad kids sat up front. !!!! They get the best seat For punishment!!!! How ass backwards is that?????

[sns2]

Kids have to be on their toes because of proximity and you can act like a real idiot in the middle with all that space. Problem is the buggers all pull out the cell phones to film you when you try and make them laugh.

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[bb356]

Originally Posted by 58thecat

Me too,

What's with the 80 fellas too much testosterone I guess.

... I blame it on my tight jean's but that how I met a cool chick with a punk rock hairdoo ... what's cool is she loved country music ... hey ... I need a time machine

[bb356]

Originally Posted by sns2

That's been my setup for years and years. Can move around and look every kid in the eyes. Rows never were or will be any good.

Cool !!!

[patriot1]

Originally Posted by JimPS

Change is a constant factor that won't diminish.

History shows that those that don't adapt to change and want to turn back the human elocutionary clock are rapidly doomed to the scrap heap of human existence.

That describes the pre C-68, everything-phobic "they're coming for our guns" good ole boy crowd right there.

[Unregistered user]

The best time is now because we are in it. Enjoy the things we like and try to change the things we don't. Utopia would be boring if not impossible as we as a species always seek change and improvement.

[JimPS]

Originally Posted by jungleboy

Ignorant self indulgence... when exactly did that end?

I would say the world shoulda quit about 2 yrs before Al Gore invented the internet. The beginning of the end .

Ignorance is Bliss - Party on Dude.

I think you can learn stuff from the internet - right?

At least that's what I been told.

[bobtodrick]

Originally Posted by Unregistered user

The best time is now because we are in it. Enjoy the things we like and try to change the things we don't. Utopia would be boring if not impossible as we as a species always seek change and improvement.

Best comment of the thread.
Like most, here I whine too much...when I actually stop and think about I have a dam fine life...and if all of us dedicated about 5% of our lives to making others lives better...the whole planet would be in pretty good shape.

[densa44]

My mother used to listen devoutly to radio evangelists and they were always interpreting the Bible to describe present day politics (1950's) to predict the second coming, it was always just around the corner. As the faith healers died off and the day of judgement came and went, she changed her belief that it wouldn't come in her time but in mine. I'm 72 so it better happen soon.

One of the features of doomsday predictions, is that they are based on the belief that this generation (the one making the prediction) is SO important that it for sure must come in their life time.

As I near the end I see the world we live in as more of a life boat we are all in and we are trying to talk so of our shipmates out of drilling holes in the bottom of the boat.

We only get one earth and we should take much better care of her.

[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by huntinstuff

Im waiting until men and women are completely equal

And mens fashion catches up (instead of having to buy a shirt that fits 150-250 lbs)

And gay people can live without prejudice

And kids all have the chance to equal education

And school classrooms have students sitting in a U shape, with the teacher in the opening, moving around, engaging kids and TEACHING. Classrooms are setvup the same since the 17 th century. Just because.

And no one sleeps on the streets

And everyone who was alive during WW2 is dead

Until then, let time roll for me. I think the best is yet to come

I only wish that I shared your optimism, but more and more laws are being created to divide our people based on race or religion, rather than to make us all equal and to unite us with common goals. The only possible outcome that I see resulting from this divide and conquer nonsense , is civil unrest, and then civil war. As such, I see things getting much worse, before they get better.

[covey ridge]

Originally Posted by Gande

To be clear- I mean stopped progressing, not ended. Personally, I think beyond the 90's the world has gotten worse, not better. Speaking to the quality of products, price of groceries, cost of housing etc.

But, I am not old enough to actually know whether things were better 'back in the day'. Easy for me to look at past generations through rose coloured glasses when I didn't deal with any of the hardships that may have come with that era.

So, I'm looking for others opinions on what the 'best' era/decade was. Especially from the older/wiser crowds perspective.

The best is yet to be

[covey ridge]

Originally Posted by bobtodrick

200,010 BC...when humans first appeared.
Things have been going downhill ever since.

So you don't like life?

[covey ridge]

Originally Posted by ETOWNCANUCK

Yup

Hopefully this plague will one day be eradicated

another one

[covey ridge]

Originally Posted by ETOWNCANUCK

Yup

Hopefully this plague will one day be eradicated

So you think of yourself as some type of symptom of a disease?

[covey ridge]

Originally Posted by sns2

Kids have to be on their toes because of proximity and you can act like a real idiot in the middle with all that space. Problem is the buggers all pull out the cell phones to film you when you try and make them laugh.

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They allow cell phones in class?
I must be getting old?

[covey ridge]

Originally Posted by bobtodrick

Best comment of the thread.
Like most, here I whine too much...when I actually stop and think about I have a dam fine life...and if all of us dedicated about 5% of our lives to making others lives better...the whole planet would be in pretty good shape.

That was a complete 180 degrees

[covey ridge]

Originally Posted by densa44

As I near the end I see the world we live in as more of a life boat we are all in and we are trying to talk so of our shipmates out of drilling holes in the bottom of the boat.

We only get one earth and we should take much better care of her.

Amen

[covey ridge]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

I only wish that I shared your optimism, but more and more laws are being created to divide our people based on race or religion, rather than to make us all equal and to unite us with common goals. The only possible outcome that I see resulting from this divide and conquer nonsense , is civil unrest, and then civil war. As such, I see things getting much worse, before they get better.

Maybe, but I have hope in your last two words

[HVA7mm]

Any time before the prevalence of mobile phones,the internet and mass social media.

[purgatory.sv]

Never,your lot will always be determined by your values.

The hard part is being on the same page.

[bb356]

Originally Posted by covey ridge

They allow cell phones in class?
I must be getting old?

That might be a thread ... do kid's need them in class ???

[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by bb356

That might be a thread ... do kid's need them in class ???

Cell phones were a huge issue at work, so I can imagine that it's even worse in school, if the students are allowed to use them in class.

[bb356]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

Cell phones were a huge issue at work, so I can imagine that it's even worse in school, if the students are allowed to use them in class.

What kind of issue's at work ???

[sns2]

Originally Posted by covey ridge

They allow cell phones in class?
I must be getting old?

You likely are.

They are a royal pain in the arse.

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[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by bb356

What kind of issue's at work ???

Certain people felt that it was acceptable to play games, or text, or surf the web on their phones, for hours every day, when they were supposed to be working. New hires, summer students, and apprentices were warned, but some of them ignored the warnings, and in some cases, it cost them a permanent position.

[^v^Tinda wolf^v^]

I'm not stuck there but I vote the 80's
I would say 1988 to be more specific.

[dodger]

August 1975. I'm just a little biased on this one. I spent the month with buddies hanging out in California. What an eye opener for a Canuck teenager.

I won't lie but some back to back days seem a little foggy

Dodger.

[bb356]

Originally Posted by dodger

August 1975. I'm just a little biased on this one. I spent the month with buddies hanging out in California. What an eye opener for a Canuck teenager.

I won't lie but some back to back days seem a little foggy

Dodger.