What WAS good in the 'Good Old Days'?

[Farm Boy]

Everything not in the human biome is being eradicated.

For social stuff, people without cell phones actually seemed significantly more chill. They could get into a moment and live there with company more reliably. Now they live everywhere and nowhere.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Everything not in the human biome is being eradicated.

For social stuff, people without cell phones actually seemed significantly more chill. They could get into a moment and live there with company more reliably. Now they live everywhere and nowhere.

I was on the phone with my pharmacist yesterday, who informed me that my doctor had tried to call me but complained that I wasn't answering the phone.

So I told her that the only phone call not verified to be a political poll or scam had rung a grand total of 2 rings... which is barely enough time for me to notice the first ring and begin to get up to answer it. I don't move quickly, so it takes about 4 rings for me to answer, unless I happen to be near the phone at the time it rings. That's the reality of a landline in a room where I don't spend most of my time.

A lightbulb went off in the pharmacist's head and she said she'd pass this along to the doctor's office - if they're going to call, they need to give me time to answer.

What I was actually doing at the time of those two rings was reconnecting on FB with people I knew 20 years ago, including a couple of them who I went to school with in junior and senior high school. Someone posted a photo and mention that a particular corner store that was part of the social life of the neighborhood I lived in was reopening. This led to dozens of us reminiscing about the place through the decades that we either lived in the neighborhood or attended the nearby schools.

 

[AmazonQueen]

I was on the phone with my pharmacist yesterday, who informed me that my doctor had tried to call me but complained that I wasn't answering the phone.

So I told her that the only phone call not verified to be a political poll or scam had rung a grand total of 2 rings... which is barely enough time for me to notice the first ring and begin to get up to answer it. I don't move quickly, so it takes about 4 rings for me to answer, unless I happen to be near the phone at the time it rings. That's the reality of a landline in a room where I don't spend most of my time.

A lightbulb went off in the pharmacist's head and she said she'd pass this along to the doctor's office - if they're going to call, they need to give me time to answer.

What I was actually doing at the time of those two rings was reconnecting on FB with people I knew 20 years ago, including a couple of them who I went to school with in junior and senior high school. Someone posted a photo and mention that a particular corner store that was part of the social life of the neighborhood I lived in was reopening. This led to dozens of us reminiscing about the place through the decades that we either lived in the neighborhood or attended the nearby schools.

We have 2 phone handsets in different parts of the house and I rarely get to either before the answerphone message starts or the person hangs up. I think people have got more impatient due to mobiles.

 

[racha]

I think people have got more impatient due to mobiles.

And more ill-mannered. People won't even put the dang phone down while dealing with other people.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

And more ill-mannered. People won't even put the dang phone down while dealing with other people.

Yep. They could at least say "excuse me a moment" while they talk to whoever is in the room and not make me guess if I'm the one being spoken to or not.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Pretty sure that thinking music was better in the good old days is a sign of growing older, not that it was actually better (unless we are talking about the golden age of the late seventies/early eighties late sixties early seventies.)

FTFY

 

[Zardnaar]

FTFY

Best music is probably whatever you listened to while young.

Objectively half of the 60's was crap and 70's over rated.

But plenty of boomers grew up listening to it.

70's and 90's probably look good comparatively to say 80's and 00's. The good 60's stuff is mostly 67-69 and Beatles.

 

[Chukchi Husky]

When a hunter gatherer returned to their tribe to find that everyone has gotten in on that new farming fad they probably thought to themselves that life was better in the good old days.

 

[Narz]

Best music is probably whatever you listened to while young

People say that but that's not my experience.

Altho 90s hip-hop being the best is pretty much common knowledge.

Anyway there's been no time in my life I wank about. Anytime I go back to will just lead back to now anyway.

2016 was pretty good in some ways until my ex kidnapped my kid and I had to goto court about it, kinda spoiled the year. Had a great bday party that year altho very few of the people who attended were real friends.

 

[Zardnaar]

90's was also very good for metal/grunge.

 

[amadeus]

Continuing on the subject of TV: commercials before the proliferation of prescription drug ads and other medical devices.

If you sneezed last year, ask your doctor about Moxpoline. Possible side effects may include uncontrollable diarrhea, dizziness, narcolepsy, profuse sweating, and loss of the will to live. But still, ask your doctor—I mean, you’re watching Judge Judy reruns and he went to some smarty-pants medical school so what does that jerk know? He thinks he’s better than you. Moxpoline, because what America needs is more medication.

 

[Hygro]

My medical journey has probably involved dozens, maybe a hundred, different prescription drugs, and at this time all I need is a low dose of good old fashioned Ritalin. but I can’t imagine having that confidence without first having asked my doctor for Moxpoline, and no, it couldn’t be the generic.

 

[GenMarshall]

I don't know. I'd point to my college years in the early 2000s (Though I would have chosen a different major and academic path).

Not sure if it's my bias towards the days when I wasn't thrusted into the culture war.

 

[Akka]

Another thing that was better back in the old days is rap music. I'm drawing a line in the sand on this one; I won't say "all contemporary rap is meritless" but the stuff in the 90s was better.

Another thing that was better in the old day is that we had much less rap, in fact

 

[Remorseless1]

Best music is probably whatever you listened to while young.

Objectively half of the 60's was crap and 70's over rated.

But plenty of boomers grew up listening to it.

70's and 90's probably look good comparatively to say 80's and 00's. The good 60's stuff is mostly 67-69 and Beatles.

Uhm wot? Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix, Tina Turner, Led Zepplin, Rush, Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan and Carlos Santana were part of the Sixties, and produced great music. The Beatles were overrated.

 

[Chukchi Husky]

Uhm wot? Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix, Tina Turner, Led Zepplin, Rush, Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan and Carlos Santana were part of the Sixties, and produced great music. The Beatles were overrated.

Black Sabbath and Rush may have formed in the sixties, but their first albums were in the seventies, Black Sabbath in 1970, Rush in 1974.

 

[Lexicus]

Another thing that was better in the old day is that we had much less rap, in fact

Yes yes, "rap dumb"

 

[Akka]

Yes yes, "rap dumb"

Ah, typical Lexicus post. Nearly a cas study.

 

[Hygro]

Uhm wot? Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix, Tina Turner, Led Zepplin, Rush, Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan and Carlos Santana were part of the Sixties, and produced great music. The Beatles were overrated.

None of those bands are as good as the Beatles though

 

[Hygro]

Ah, typical Lexicus post. Nearly a cas study.

Higher effort than "cas study"
Way higher effort than "rap is bad"