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People always say this. But I have a hard time believing things weren't more divisive, say, during The Vietnam War. The internet makes conflicts more visible.
by slibhb 4y ago
People always say this. But I have a hard time believing things weren't more divisive, say, during The Vietnam War.
The internet makes conflicts more visible. It also attenuates them, so fewer people get killed. Physical conflict is transformed into digital conflict.
- brightball 4y agoI’m specifically talking about the 90s and not all pre-internet time periods. Cold War was over, Berlin Wall came down, Gulf War was over on almost the first day thanks to stealth technology. Comedy was at a high point, music was diverse and fun. There was a lot more happy and a lot less angry in people.
- jancsika 4y ago> Comedy was at a high point It really was. Speaking of which-- what ever happened to the guy who did the "women be shoppin'" Def Jam parody in the nutty professor? I remember he appeared on some talk shows at the time but it's as if he dropped off the face of the earth in the 2000s, 2010s and the past year. Whoever he was, 90s comedy was surely the pinnacle by any measure I can think of.
- BarryMilo 4y agoJust because things seemed peaceful doesn't mean people were happy. See negative versus positive peace: https://www.visionofhumanity.org/defining-the-concept-of-peace/ https://www.visionofhumanity.org/defining-the-concept-of-pea...