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It states that humanity's standards for video have risen in 125 years. Viewing the film, it seems that the standard for clothing to wear whilst going outside h
by 72deluxe 7y ago
It states that humanity's standards for video have risen in 125 years.
Viewing the film, it seems that the standard for clothing to wear whilst going outside has done the opposite, quite drastically.
- cm2187 7y agoAnd if there was sound, you could argue the same with the quality of the language. Idiocracy!
- raverbashing 7y agoFrom a linguistic perspective this couldn't be further from the truth. We only perceive older language as more polite, but it doesn't mean it was. What matters is the level of rudeness perceived by the receiver at the time. If someone was called a 'Scoundrel' they might have been shook while today it's a laughable insult.
- 72deluxe 7y agoYou scoundrel!
- cm2187 7y agoI completely disagree. If you look at speeches or interviews from the 30s or the 40s, in French or English, the quality of the spoken language is significantly better than today. Sentences are better constructed, richer vocabulary. And if you look at XVIII french literature, it is night and day with anything written today.
- raverbashing 7y ago> If you look at speeches or interviews from the 30s or the 40s, in French or English, the quality of the spoken language is significantly better than today... And if you look at XVIII french literature There's probably some selection bias there. I'm not disagreeing there might have been a reduction in vocabulary, etc, but we tend to see older (usage) words as more erudite as well. Compare the vocabulary/grammar on social media with current newspapers or a book and there's a big difference as well.
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