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

Thank you for posting

These are the grandmothers of Iran now back when they were 20 years old - dancing - dressing western - having fun and

Burka free!!!

PS women covered head to toe cannot receive Vitamin D from the sun - and get rickets and can have babies with rickets - a bone-deforming disease from lack of sunlight

Entertainment for the lowest common denominator of the masses improved?

It does seem like the most educable were deflected or killed off. "Entertainment" does the rest.

Breeding, a la the baby boom, was encouraged? by whom? after world war two. That generation went to vietnam or factories at home. There is still a need for military, but via enlistment, not the draft, which many turn to for employment, since the factories are largely gone to asia.
Large latin component.

What's with the importation of third worlders, who are very difficult to integrate. Even american blacks are still difficult to integrate, no matter how much propaganda is thrown.

Whom does this benefit?
Whose idea was this? These changes don't just happen, people do this. Were they blackmailed?

1979: Trump was Getting rich in Manhattan and raising a family with a supermodel from Hungaria Ivana

2019: Trump getting poorer in DC and raising a family with a supermodel from Slovenia Melania

In 1979, the world was going to enter an ice age unless we gave jewish bankers a lot of money.

In 2019, all the world's ice caps are going to melt unless we give jewish bankers a lot of money.

In 1979, I printed a newspaper and mailed it out to 30,000 trucking companies at a cost of $10,000 but I made $30,000 a month gross.

In 2019, I have an online newspaper with 120,000 monthly visitors at a cost of about $100 per month. Now i make $5,000 a month gross

In 1979, it took me a month to get my news to my readers, people were waiting.

In 2019, it takes seconds to get my news to my readers along with hundreds of other news they are bombarded with.

In 1979, I could make a wrong turn and be lost for hours. I would stop in a new town, get directions and have a beer and make friends

In 2019, it's impossible to get lost with a smart phone

In 1979, I could go days without being aware of a family emergency but I also didn't get the bullshit calls.

In 2019, it's immediate and never ending noise and word salad.

In 1979, finding old Marine Corps buddies was nearly impossible.

In 2019, I have found 8 of them and we hang out once in a while. They look more beat up now than after a 25 mile force march back then.

thanks to all those that commented

peace out

In 1979 a friend asked me to start a business with him. I declined.

2019, he is now a billionaire and I am not.

In 1979, the radiation from nuclear meltdowns was considered extremely destructive to all organic lifeforms

In 2019, nuclear meltdowns are good for you.

if that person is Mark Cuban , then I have what is undoubtedly one of the top five mind blowing stories of all time

Xanadu , filmed in 1979



at least 95 percent light skin in Los Angeles

in 1979, a personal computer could be shut down properly in less than 5 seconds

in 1999, OFFICE SPACE, showed an exaggerated version of how long it takes to shut down a computer to avoid the boss, the exaggerated time is 36 seconds



in 2019, time after time after time, often it takes MINUTES to shut down a basic personal computer, and impossible to avoid updates

june 23 2019 - ruth buzzi still alive

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life in Sweden was better in 1979


how is life in Moldova for a middle income person in 2019 ??

in Estonia , it is amazingly peaceful

Many thoughts.
Fuel economy dropped most in 1972. Compression ratios were dropped, camshaft centerlines retarded. All to keep combustion temps lower to avoid NO2.
Lower temps mean fuel not effectively used to move a vehicle. The unburned fuel then needed by air injection pumps, then in 76, catalytic converters.

But 20 mpg was a regular avg for small V8s and highway mileage.

More NOX (2 and 3) are produced by electrical action in the atmosphere than than combustion engines, so it is unclear why the EPA decided to target it as a bad emmision...makes rain a bit more acidic but also feeds all plants nitrogen.
Which is why spring rains in thunderstorms green up grass so quickly.
This is how VW got such high mileage from their diesel..when being monitored, keep combustion temps down....when in use, run combustion temps for maximum efficiency. The only sin is putting more plant fertilizer component in the air?
When solar ionization creates a lot anyway?

Could be why so much money is in ag fertilizer.... lately I have seen ag companies promoting the benefits of adding sulphur to soil in compared yield.
It wasn't an issue much before, but what has changed is the usage of high sulphur(yesiwanttospellitthisway) coal.

Enough of that.

In 1979 there was time when an AM radio station could cover 39 states, and had many listeners in a 700 mile range. Some, like WLS had call in features like "Boogie Check" and getting on the air was instant fame in your city, because a lot of people heard it.
And the music was already heavily format controlled by then. (Programming of "this is what you will like")

In 2019, any response or opinion can be input and seen anywhere within a second. The audience is far more diffuse, and not like when a large event or occurance grabs everyone's attention.


In 1979 I might have a stuck carburetor float needle valve stuck open by a piece of sand and take the top off the carb, clean both needle valve tips and be on my way in 30 minutes.

In 2019, if my ECU doesn't have a particular signal, the engine won't even get any fuel to TRY to run. Or way too much.
And there's nothing that can be done to get me back on the road.

In 1979 Photography was still silver film and prints and not easy at all. Anyone can make stunning photos now.


In 1979 it was great to be free and disconnected from everything except what you were doing.
In 2019 it's great to be connected to everything, no matter where or what you are doing.

In 1979 there were a lot of people that just seemed regular but in 2019 would be called skinny.

Computers in 1979 were pretty dang cloddy, but useful for specific tasks.
Computers in 2019 will find a thousand ways to interface with you even if you don't have any tasks for them or want to hear from them.

Great thread.

Last Edited by Lost Pottawatomie on 06/30/2019 09:49 AM

in 1979, there were movies with anti heroes, like Clint Eastwood and Dirty Harry, and movies told stories about the human condition and you could learn from them

in 2019, every movie was a super hero movie, with non sensical stories which taught people nothing and from which you could learn nothing

Its obvious, they had to put them in Burkas to stop the compulsive dancing

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In 1979 I walked into a NYC based, 33,000 world wide employees company. Was working & had free healthcare the next day.

In 1979, liberals were harmless mental cases.

1n 2019, liberals are bat shit crazy, foaming at the mouth... IN-FUCKING-SANE.

Unless you're me and don't care about any of that stuff in 1979 or 2019.

Or 2059.

Last Edited by anastasis888 on 06/30/2019 10:12 PM

In 1979 popular music was nearly as stupid as it is today. Not quite...but close. It was still analog.



Last Edited by anastasis888 on 06/30/2019 10:17 PM

Hey OP!

I'm from the NJ, tri-state area and man, this video right here is bittersweet to watch.

Look at how people were back then.

Not distracted, not affected, looking like REAL people.

The woman at 4:15-4:36 NAILS it too! Reminds me of that sexy Aubrey Plaza too!

1979.

I was in the middle of my teen angst years at 15 years old.

Started smoking pot, drinking and listening to Neil Young and Led Zeppelin, Lynard Skynard and Pink Floyd on my phonograph with head phones on, cranked up with a black light and velvet black light posters everywhere.

2019.

In the the middle of my 50's angst years bitching about the millennials whining and remembering how good I had it back then. 2 ex wifes, two grown kids , two grand babies.

Life is good.

In 1979, we did not carry a phone, camera yes, phones, no we talked to people before and after we left home, time was our own and no one bothering us. Phones did not drop was we were talking. You could hear people when they spoke. No, worries of people talking and drive, bring back the rotary phones or push button ones, the best with wires, use the fiber optic it carries well.

Wahh wahh all I hear is a butt hurt boomer. Thats literally every post on this forum. Butt hurt fucking boomers. GLP used to have so much substance. All of you washed up imbeciles sicken me.

Because Diversity.

i thought this thread was about scary movies!

but im agreeing with OP and 5* this.

real wages and spending power have dropped along with a huge drop in civil liberties since my 1970's childhood.

here's a thread from a while back where a humorous take on the topic evolves, i think a few drinks were involved. LOL

Thread: guy from 1977 got dropped off in year 2018

the gist is that 70s nostalgia isnt just about classic rock and old people wishing they were still young, the country simply worked better in many peoples eyes.

meaning it offered more to its citizens than it does now.

hell there used to be a stereotype in the USA that you could work for somebody for 20 years and retire with a pension,

remember that?

I disagree with that one....we were still feeling the effects of Jimmy Carter in my area.

My first good job was early 1978,,,took 6 mts of politicking AND a recommendation from a supervisor. Oh, that job paid 6.5/hour to start,,,now that same job pays 9 hour to start.