Wednesday, February 16, 2011

How has the world changed since you were a child? (technology, values, environment, health

How has the world changed since you were a child? (technology, values, environment, health?

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Have you ever played text adventures. Before graphic games.
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I was born in 1958. The biggest change that I have noticed is the fact that people no longer take responsibility for their own actions. A close second is that people just don't care any more about other people. It's a shame, really. Life was so much more innocent and fun. This world has gone to s--t.
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What We ddn't have: fax machines, microwaves, cellphones, cordless phones, VCRs, Gameboys, personal computers, iPods, Walkmans What We didn't have: Paris Hilton, celebrities being praised for having children out of wedlock, people shacking up without marriage, no-fault divorce. What we did have: dinner together every night, staying together "for the sake of the children" was actually a GOOD thing to do, role models who didn't do drugs.
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When I was 10 (1974): -We only had 3 TV channels -We had no remote controls -the phone had a circular dial with finger holes -we got a vaccination with multiple punctures from a needle (check out any person > 41; their left arm will have a circular scar just below the shoulder) -We had no microwave -We had vinyl records or 8-track cassettes -The appliances were colored an awful green or yellow -Women didn't groom below (I can't tell you how many of my friends' mothers would have a thatch of hair protruding from their bathing suits) -At night, you had a choice between Lawrence Welk, Hee Haw or Tony Orlando & Dawn -Kids haircuts looked exactly like the kids of today (check out Bad News Bears...see) -You could have milk delivered to your door -We all got baseball cards with our chewing gum (if we had saved them all, we would be rich) -We all got up at 5AM on the weekends to watch Bugs Bunny; then we would fight for the prize at the bottom of the cereal box -We were lucky enough to watch Howard Cosell -Mom was a secretary; she would type a letter and let her boss read it. If there were any changes to be made, she would have to type the whole thing again -No fax machines or computers -We collected coins; dimes, quarters, halves and silver dollars were made of 90% silver before 1965. In the mid-70's, the Hunt brothers tried to corner the silver market and the dates of our coins no longer mattered - the silver alone made the coins more valuable - we cashed in! -Kids got spanked at school and behaved MUCH better because of it -Everyone looked forward to the Wizard of Oz which showed once per year -The stuff inside of Stretch Armstrong looked like strawberry jelly -Families played Monopoly, Sorry or Pacheesi together --I could go on all day :>)
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yes comps aren't bagie boxes and we learn basic algebra in 4th grade...
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ABSOLUTELY!!! and i'm not all that old. ppl are less polite, can't spell (oops, guilty) and the technology is at a crazy level. people are less honest about some things, and too open about others, crime seems to be climbing, and fast food is everywhere!!

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