Random American High School in 1989: Such vitality, happiness, vigor...What happened to us? | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78407282 United States 02/02/2020 04:43 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Even the music was utlracool. This was approximately the peak of human civilization. We'll never return to being like this. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78425644 Was it just the Internet destroying human relationships or more than that? [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] What happened is that these high school kids had children of their own and didn't give a shit about them. As a result, their kids turned into circus freaks. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 75686950 United States 02/02/2020 04:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Even the music was utlracool. This was approximately the peak of human civilization. We'll never return to being like this. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78425644 Was it just the Internet destroying human relationships or more than that? [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] Technology had a big role, and it was the tail end of the thematic decades... all the themes are used up, so all is left are theme parks (as once someone said) |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 78421522 United Kingdom 02/02/2020 05:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Growing up me and my friends in the UK were so jealous of American High Schools...the fact they had no uniforms, everyone drove cars, partied all the time, huge sports fields, we all thought it was like the high school movies we used to watch. |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 78425644 United States 02/02/2020 05:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I only see a lot of young people trying to self-portrait themselves and trying to grasp everyone's attention. Egoism combined with proudness are at the beginning of each downfall... Quoting: Theodesus I was only referring to their "vitality, happiness, vigor..." Which is to say their zest for life. They just loved being alive. Where did that aspect of life go? |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 75835501 United States 02/02/2020 05:42 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The world population has just about literally double in that time. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 75835501 Do you believe in the theory that the number of souls ran out, and the world is full of "organic portals" (soulless humans) now? I'd like to think what makes us human is more than something of a supermarket that just "ran out of milk" one day so. Not really. Doesn't matter. Things need to get back in order quickly or we'll have bigger problems to worry about. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 75835501 United States 02/02/2020 06:00 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Presumably he would mean human existence is exhaustive, depressing, and demoralizing and this being a high school they've yet to "grow up and face the music". One would assume at least. On the other hand, they say reality is what you make of it. Free speech allows us to say anything and everything and influence those who happen to be in earshot. Or today. On social media. One vile perspective that could before only infect a few hundred metres can now infect an entire globe in a matter of seconds. Of course. Same goes for something positive. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 78425924 United States 02/02/2020 06:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Presumably he would mean human existence is exhaustive, depressing, and demoralizing and this being a high school they've yet to "grow up and face the music". One would assume at least. This thread is a sequel to the following thread. Thread: It's not the sperm count that went down, Women just got uglier. I was the one who posted the following video and went on and on about it. I gave it a lot of thought. I realized that both of the women in the following video were in their late 20s in 1995 which means they both graduated from high school in the 1980s. I wrote the following about the topic which summarizes my point in this thread: "I think anyone who's interested in this topic should watch Halle Berry in that video too. Berry was a lot like Fuentas having the full package that any man could possibly want. The most amazing thing to me is that it's apparent that neither of them thought of themselves as being too special. The fact is that back then those two women were not that much better than average personality wise compared to the typical American woman. Those days are long gone. Women like that don't even exist anymore." [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76919720 Denmark 02/02/2020 06:17 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Part of it is that back then the average person wouldn't be interacting with a camera on even a monthly basis, so everyone puts on their best behavior. Nowadays everyone is on camera every day, so it's hard to justify the same level of effort. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78425924 United States 02/02/2020 06:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Part of it is that back then the average person wouldn't be interacting with a camera on even a monthly basis, so everyone puts on their best behavior. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76919720 Nowadays everyone is on camera every day, so it's hard to justify the same level of effort. I posted a theory on that. Thread: The Internet has changed women. (Madonna in 1986 versus Selena Gomez in 2015) Just compare these songs. Madonna in 1986 and Selena Gomez in 2015. Both songs were co-written by the singers. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76303810 What have we got? Madonna is singing about how she'll improve her lover's life in all kinds of positive ways. She's offering support and advice and she's explaining why her lover should trust her, and why they'll be happy together. Selena Gomez is singing about how she'll enhance her lover's life by allowing him to look at her. Nothing else. It's just that she's so hot, her lover should be overjoyed and blissful because he can look at her. I think women like Selena Gomez grow up thinking that their looks are everything because the Internet teaches them that. From their first date on, all they need to do is put a picture of themselves on Instragram or whatever, and they'll get more offers from males than they can deal with. Before the Internet took over, women had to compete for men's attention based on their personalities as much as their looks because almost all attraction only came from face-to-face interaction. What's the motivation for someone like Selena Gomez to develop her personality growing up? There's none because she'll get what she wants regardless of her personality. [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] |
Miss Bunny Swan User ID: 78366975 Romania 02/02/2020 06:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Part of it is that back then the average person wouldn't be interacting with a camera on even a monthly basis, so everyone puts on their best behavior. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76919720 Nowadays everyone is on camera every day, so it's hard to justify the same level of effort. Yea exactly. It’s the camera |
2012Portal 2012Portal - Mayan Beyond 2012 User ID: 15022013 Netherlands 02/02/2020 06:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Guess they did not visit my high school back then. Anyway, don't look back, a new day is breaking. It's been so long, since I felt this way! From the love of power to the power of Love - My camera and video gear: [link to graphicstart.com] --- --- --- "Jesus Christ, the Son of God our Savior" |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 78425924 United States 02/02/2020 07:03 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Part of it is that back then the average person wouldn't be interacting with a camera on even a monthly basis, so everyone puts on their best behavior. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76919720 Nowadays everyone is on camera every day, so it's hard to justify the same level of effort. Yea exactly. It’s the camera I was in middle school in California at that time. I began high school the next year. I can tell you based on first-hand experience that you're mostly wrong. People acted different in front of video cameras for sure, but the joyful atmosphere you see in the video captured the essence of how things were. The video embedded in the original post is a typical example from that time period. That's the way it was. |
2012Portal 2012Portal - Mayan Beyond 2012 User ID: 15022013 Netherlands 02/02/2020 07:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | That part is certainly true! From the love of power to the power of Love - My camera and video gear: [link to graphicstart.com] --- --- --- "Jesus Christ, the Son of God our Savior" |
Miss Bunny Swan User ID: 78366975 Romania 02/02/2020 07:05 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Part of it is that back then the average person wouldn't be interacting with a camera on even a monthly basis, so everyone puts on their best behavior. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76919720 Nowadays everyone is on camera every day, so it's hard to justify the same level of effort. Yea exactly. It’s the camera I was in middle school in California at that time. I began high school the next year. I can tell you based on first-hand experience that you're mostly wrong. People acted different in front of video cameras for sure, but the joyful atmosphere you see in the video captured the essence of how things were. The video embedded in the original post is a typical example from that time period. That's the way it was. Huh. I was a little kid. By the time I got to high school, things were much drearier I guess. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 78425924 United States 02/02/2020 07:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Part of it is that back then the average person wouldn't be interacting with a camera on even a monthly basis, so everyone puts on their best behavior. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76919720 Nowadays everyone is on camera every day, so it's hard to justify the same level of effort. Yea exactly. It’s the camera I was in middle school in California at that time. I began high school the next year. I can tell you based on first-hand experience that you're mostly wrong. People acted different in front of video cameras for sure, but the joyful atmosphere you see in the video captured the essence of how things were. The video embedded in the original post is a typical example from that time period. That's the way it was. Huh. I was a little kid. By the time I got to high school, things were much drearier I guess. I remember you having an Australian flag. This thread is mostly about upper middle class American life in the 1980s which I was lucky enough to experience. The dreary part was happening too. Like this. [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] |
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