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We love to invent "the way things used to be" as some kind of pristine ideal, but it was never real. I have a hard time listening to anyone that suggests these
by TaylorAlexander 5y ago
We love to invent "the way things used to be" as some kind of pristine ideal, but it was never real. I have a hard time listening to anyone that suggests these "better times" existed.
- unclebucknasty 5y agoThen again, things do actually change. The world and societies within it have been through darker periods and lighter periods. It seems to be cyclical, so there's actually a lot of truth to the notion of better times (as well as worse times).
- api 5y agoThere was a ton of corruption we never heard about before the Internet.
- tata71 5y agoWe are both exposed to more of it, more likely to be accepting of it.