1979 vs 2019 - a completely honest comparison of horror ..

In 1979 if you needed a job, you could just pick a place you wanted to work, walk in and get hired.

13) in 1979 gridiron football, 2 feet , or one knee down, with control , was a catch

in 2019 , studio analysts in suits and ties debated the pages and pages of rules, and no one can figure out what is and what is not a catch , challenge flags , referee debates, commissioner statements, anger , endless replay, and idiocy rule

1979: Talking heads on TV would tell you what to think
2019: Talking heads on TV tell you what to think

1979: The doctor would tell you to participate in more outdoor activities, get exercise and eat healthier for many ailments.
2019: The doctor prescribes heavily addicting pills for every ailment.

1979: Society frowned on people who smoked dope and partied every day.
2019: Society encourages partying and legalizes dope.

In 1979 Smoking was everywhere, and had been for for over forty years, many people smoked and cancer caused 19.8% of all deaths.
In 2017 Smoking is not allowed in most public places, most people do not smoke, and cancer caused 21.7% of all deaths.

In 1979 you could buy a small pickup that got 27 mpg.
In 2019 you can buy a small pickup that gets 23 mpg.
Seriously, you can't make this shit up!
In 1979 the Ford courier and Mazda B2000 both were rated at 27 mpg.
The best available today are the Chevy and GMC diesels.
The best fuel injected gas 4 cylinder truck for mpg today is the GM/Chevy with the 2.5 that gets 22 mpg.
So a 1979 carbureted 4 cylinder truck with no computers gets better fuel economy than the equivilant modern fuel injected computer controlled engineering marvel.
1979 was not perfect though, as anything with a larger engine with California emission controls lost around 2 mpg, dropping typical dodges from 16 to 14 mpg.
This means 12+% increase in fuel consumed and carbon emitted for California style emission systems(3way catalyst).
This does not take into consideration the loss in mpg from having the smog pump, one way catalytic converter and standard smog tune.
[link to afdc.energy.gov (secure)]
[link to www.fueleconomy.gov (secure)]

The number 5 line today is no longer accurate, life expectancy has went down not up or remained like it did back in the 70's or before the 70's.
Female life expectancy for the first time dropped where it once was longer than the males.

Even without wars killing our people for some Nation not ours far away from their homeland, our people were dying off at home.
From young men, to those not reached 65 years old, to babies and children.

I do not foresee us every going back to the better days, I see us all winding down on a trickle effect.

Where do you guys get this shit?

2) in 1979 , a person could take his brand new Sony Walkman, a couple of spare maxell d90 cassette mix tapes, and listen ALL DAY to his favorite music

in 2019 , a person could listen to all the same music, skip ahead instead of rewind, but due to the LOUDNESS wars and digital remastering, listen to worse versions of the same songs

What bullshit is that? I can listen all day to the music I choose, as loud as I want, rewind or repeat how often I want. So wtf?

Out of curiosity....what was Trump doing in 79?

the point is that 40 years ago, you could have a full days worth of music, if needed, on you - just like today

is it really better today ? because you can download a song from the cloud?

additional fact - once you had your cassette tape 40 years ago, it couldn't be taken away - unlike today where they may wipe your music, or your kindle book - and too bad for you

fact 2 - due to remastering , the QUALITY of range of music is TERRIBLE today

[link to en.wikipedia.org (secure)] check out loudness war

this case is closed - FLETCH

In 1979 I owned a shitty old VW van that I used for surfing, and it had a really crappy cassette player in it, which I could barely hear because of the tape noise, and the horrible noise of the VW, which didn't have a clean heater or air conditioning.

Today I have a Subaru Outback with a killer sound system, and crystal clear digital music, with all my favorite songs from 1960 on. I also really like my Toyota Tacoma, but the sound system isn't near as good as the Subaru. I love the wonderful air conditioning, and all the gadgets.

In 1979 I owned a video tape deck, which I recorded late night movies on, and watched later. Programming it was a fucking nightmare, and the video quality sucked. Also the movies in the 1970s really sucked. It was like the movie industry had died, and that's why I watched taped old movies.

Today I rip videos onto my computer, and watch movies and comedy TV shows on my laptop while reclining comfortably in my bed. Plus I have a 55 inch 4K TV that I watch all my entertainment on, and also play video games on. Entertainment is a thousand times better today.

In 1979 I had a record player, which really fucking sucked. I hated trying to clean records to get ride of the snaps and pops, which were distracting as hell. Records really ruined the listening experience, not to mention flipping records, etc.

Today digital music is like being in heaven, no distractions, just listening pleasure.

Where do you guys get this shit?

True. I used to quit one job and walk into another the next day. Try finding a job now. Last job that I applied for had 511 people apply for it.
Every job that I go for have several hundred people apply. Lowest was 115.
This is in Melbourne Australia. Too many people let in, not enough jobs to go around

In 1979 if you needed a job, you could just pick a place you wanted to work, walk in and get hired.

In 2019 you can only apply online, they do a full background check and psychological questionnaire with a third party consumer dossier agency before you even hit send on the application, and you can look for a job for six months before anyone will give you the time of day.

Where do you guys get this shit?

Its true. I got all my jobs up to the age of 25 by simply walking in a place and talking to the manager. Filling out the application was a formality after the fact.

I bet in 1979 Estonia life was pretty depressing.
So the wall came down along with the standard of living in the West while the standard of living in the old Communist block countries came up to meet in the middle.
My self in the U.S. are glad the lot of the East has improved but the millenials sadly bore the brunt of the decline.