The good old days were probably better known as the crazy old days. Think about the technological jump that came from WW2, suddenly all aspects of society are i

The good old days were probably better known as the crazy old days. Think about the technological jump that came from WW2, suddenly all aspects of society are impacted by what had been developed in relatively short order. So the next generation is presented with all these new concepts and technologies with no world war to get in the way of exploiting them. Yes a lot of the ideas were war related but so much also went into civilian use that transformed the world.