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[quote=Anonymous]The BIG differences from the ‘70’s are the cost of college and less access to consumerism/marketing (fewer options and access). Back then, people just had fewer options to buy stuff - no easy access to goods and services. Even to get actual cash you had to go to the bank (no atms). Imagine coming home and having NO media funneling marketing at you - no phone, few TV ads, nothing but one worn monthly fashion magazine filled with goods you had no way of accessing because those items weren’t sold anywhere near you. It was fine. My Dad worked 5.5 (half day Saturdays ) days a week, left for work before I got up and “ maybe” made it home by dinner. My mom stayed home and cooked from scratch, shopped deals, and cleaned our home. I’m not sure everyone would want this now. Even back then people worked very hard. It’s not all like TV and Dick Van Dyke unless umc territory[/quote]
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