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Somewhat rambling rant: I feel like there was this great period from about 1950 to the mid 70s (I wasnt born until mid 80s) where people tried new and differen

Somewhat rambling rant: I feel like there was this great period from about 1950 to the mid 70s (I wasnt born until mid 80s) where people tried new and different things. Everything from nudism to environmentalism to living in communes to drugs and sex. And now we're all back to doing the same BS things as the next guy and trying to be 1% more efficient than the next guy. Make sure you fit in. Join an HOA because you want your property price to rise as much as possible even though you don't care about lawns and picket fences. Don't have a hole in your CV, how will you explain taking 6m off to backpack Europe in your 30s!? And I just think fuck all this shit.

FpUser 4y ago
>"And I just think fuck all this shit." Yup. Fuck it. Totally agree.
nl 4y ago
It's never been more acceptable to do things like quit your job and become a digital nomad for a few years. Cannibals is legal in parts of the US, and the richest person on earth is as famous for doing interviews high as the number of companies he runs. And Feeld makes the NewYorker as in a story about how it lets you easily organise threesomes or find a fetish partner. Open your eyes a bit - the world has never been as encouraging of trying different things as now.
- intrasight 4y ago
  Cannibalism legal in parts of US? I didn't know. Never partake myself ;) >the world has never been as encouraging of trying different things as now In some ways yes, but in general no - at least in USA
  - mc32 4y ago
    I believe they meant “Cannabis” ie Marijuana.
    - Ruthalas 4y ago
      You're probably right, but I'm honestly a bit disappointed. That would have been quite the rabbit hole to research.
- dogleash 4y ago
  >the world has never been as encouraging of trying different things as now Weed was the counterculture of 50 years ago. Teens exploring drugs in that era are literal boomers. It's just normalized now. I don't think it has anything to do with tolerance of engaging in the abnormal. Kink is sorta becoming normalized, but you point to an article about using a hookup app. Wake me up when they publish an article that covers cruising for an understall tugjob positively.
GlennS 4y ago
The people in the past who broke from mainstream culture and went experimental faced disapproval too. Maybe you just need to hang out with weirder people?
seydor 4y ago
Young people had the majority and controlled their destiny

FpUser 4y ago

>"And I just think fuck all this shit." Yup. Fuck it. Totally agree.

nl 4y ago

It's never been more acceptable to do things like quit your job and become a digital nomad for a few years. Cannibals is legal in parts of the US, and the richest person on earth is as famous for doing interviews high as the number of companies he runs. And Feeld makes the NewYorker as in a story about how it lets you easily organise threesomes or find a fetish partner. Open your eyes a bit - the world has never been as encouraging of trying different things as now.

intrasight 4y ago
Cannibalism legal in parts of US? I didn't know. Never partake myself ;) >the world has never been as encouraging of trying different things as now In some ways yes, but in general no - at least in USA
- mc32 4y ago
  I believe they meant “Cannabis” ie Marijuana.
  - Ruthalas 4y ago
    You're probably right, but I'm honestly a bit disappointed. That would have been quite the rabbit hole to research.
dogleash 4y ago
>the world has never been as encouraging of trying different things as now Weed was the counterculture of 50 years ago. Teens exploring drugs in that era are literal boomers. It's just normalized now. I don't think it has anything to do with tolerance of engaging in the abnormal. Kink is sorta becoming normalized, but you point to an article about using a hookup app. Wake me up when they publish an article that covers cruising for an understall tugjob positively.

GlennS 4y ago

The people in the past who broke from mainstream culture and went experimental faced disapproval too. Maybe you just need to hang out with weirder people?

seydor 4y ago

Young people had the majority and controlled their destiny