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His point was that the "it was better in my time" argument is as old as mankind it feels like. What you call drawbacks is what you experience in your childhood
by Mimu 11y ago
His point was that the "it was better in my time" argument is as old as mankind it feels like. What you call drawbacks is what you experience in your childhood and what you think today's child are missing.
- veddox 11y ago> His point was that the "it was better in my time" argument is as old as mankind it feels like. Oh, I absolutely agree with that. (Don't quote me, but wasn't it Aristotle who is on record for complaining about "the youths of today"?). But I don't think that that is what the OP was really trying to say - his post wasn't so much about "everything used to be better" than rather "some things are really cool today, other things were perhaps cooler back in the days". That's a much more balanced approach, which IMO is worth thinking about. Like I said, one needs to think about up- and downsides of new developments. Ignoring either or both is not realistic. > What you call drawbacks is what you experience in your childhood and what you think today's child are missing. Hm, first of all, I'm not even 20 yet (not quite). Secondly, I spent my formative years in Africa (with few electronic devices) and Europe (with electronics everywhere). So I dare say I am actually in a position to compare the two.