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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Asking specifically X-ennials, Gen X, and Boomers, who were wage-earning, taxpaying adults during the 1990s - so no rose-colored childhood glasses. I'm also specifically asking those who grew up in the United States, I wouldn't ask people who grew up in Rwanda or Bosnia or Chechnya this question.

Were the 90s actually better, economically, culturally, technologically (as in we had the right amount of technology - not too much?) Were things actually better then, or is it really only a matter of millennials thinking their childhood was the good old days. Also, a possible counterpoint is that we have progressed since then on LGBTQ and racial issues, for the most part, so the 90s nostalgia might be very concentrated among white, middle class, suburban millennials. What I think I'm really getting at besides the whole "is nostalgia real" question is, was it actually easier back then to work a steady job and afford things, and were we healthier as a society before smartphones and AI.

Bonus points if you are old enough to vouch for the 80s as well. [/quote]

I think the music in the 80s and 90s was better, but every middle aged or old person thinks their high school and college music is better than anything new.  TV was worse in the 80s and 90s. I love having streaming. The internet was better -- less corporate, less dominated by bots and troll farms.  Politics was better. 911 and hadn't happened yet and we were basking in the end of the Cold War.  We were divided politically, but it was a lot less strident and crazy. Nobody thought Roe would actually ever be overturned. We thought we'd keep working on civil rights issues and make progress. The job market was pretty good and things felt more affordable. [/quote]

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