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When gasoline was leaded, cigarette smoke was normal everywhere, and asbestos was used for everything you can think of? It is a fascinating decade but also qual
by IgorPartola 2y ago
When gasoline was leaded, cigarette smoke was normal everywhere, and asbestos was used for everything you can think of? It is a fascinating decade but also quality of life likely has skyrocketed since.
- oguz-ismail 2y ago> quality of life likely has skyrocketed since it hasn't
- azinman2 2y agoDepends on the specifics of your life. As a gay man, I’m much happier in 2025.
- Cthulhu_ 2y agoIs that an objective truth or rose-tinted nostalgia speaking? (I wouldn't know, I wasn't alive then.)
- msla 2y agoI survived cancer because of modern medical advances. I'll take the world with Rituxan and CAR T-cell therapy, thank you.
- smeeger 2y agoit is fascinating to consider that this might not be true even though it seems true
- queuebert 2y agoDepends on what you value. Purchasing power of wages has declined, for example. That's probably not better. I suspect the sentiment is more that it would be nice to live in a simpler time, with fewer options, because it would reduce anxiety we all feel about not being able to "keep up" with everything that is going on. Or maybe I'm just projecting.