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All those who didn't live the sixties and their boundless can-do optimism: Envy those of us who did. For a rather large chunk of American the 60's weren't boun
by protomyth 8y ago
All those who didn't live the sixties and their boundless can-do optimism: Envy those of us who did.
For a rather large chunk of American the 60's weren't boundlessly optimistic. Quite the opposite really starting with the Cuban Missile Crisis and ending in Vietnam.
- hueving 8y agoWhether you chose to be pessimistic or optimistic during that time was up to you and your social circle. For those that were optimistic, there was a lot of technological advances to be optimistic about. Moon landings became boring during that timeframe!
- protomyth 8y agoWhether you chose to be pessimistic or optimistic during that time was up to you and your social circle. I think it had more to do with body bags and danger than to social circle. It was a bit of privelage to be optimistic.