Now Or Then

aj1980 · ‎12-05-2019

Was Curious.. if you could press restart, Knowning what you know, would you have preferred to be born when you were, or would you choose to be born now? I miss the 70's and 80's when life was somewhat simple

They younger generation today cant seem to wrap their heads around the fact that we didnt have the technology that they have . They dont believe at midnight the star spangled banner would play and the TV would go off . Banks would only be open from 10 till 3 etc

So would you choose now or then?

SloopJohnB · ‎04-25-2020

@aj1980 wrote:
Was Curious.. if you could press restart, Knowning what you know, would you have preferred to be born when you were, or would you choose to be born now? I miss the 70's and 80's when life was somewhat simple

They younger generation today cant seem to wrap their heads around the fact that we didnt have the technology that they have . They dont believe at midnight the star spangled banner would play and the TV would go off . Banks would only be open from 10 till 3 etc

So would you choose now or then?

I would choose then. In fact, I wouldn't have minded being born sooner than I was. Not a fan of "now a days."

I would give everything I own just to have you back again.......David Gates of Bread

Mindy D · ‎05-23-2010

I'd rather be born when I was born, in the 50's, so I could grow up seeing how people with opposing viewpoints still treated each other respectfully and often had to work together to accomplish goals. I also like it because I was able to witness the huge growth in science, technology and medicine. I also like that I was born soon after a war like no other, which changed minds and brought our country together. I also liked growing up seeing the country the center of so many innovations in fields from beauty to new foods.

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lgfan · ‎10-19-2012

@aj1980 wrote:
Was Curious.. if you could press restart, Knowning what you know, would you have preferred to be born when you were, or would you choose to be born now? I miss the 70's and 80's when life was somewhat simple

They younger generation today cant seem to wrap their heads around the fact that we didnt have the technology that they have . They dont believe at midnight the star spangled banner would play and the TV would go off . Banks would only be open from 10 till 3 etc

So would you choose now or then?

Banks also didn't open on Saturdays, have direct deposit, have ATM cards or have online payments.

They Call Me MR Wilkes · ‎06-29-2016

I don't recall the 1970s and 1980s being "simple" at all.

I find things much "simpler" now, given the enormous technological advances. Banking online is much easier than needing to visit a branch for a "simple" transaction.

Guess it depends on what "simple" means to you.

KailaS · ‎03-09-2010

Definitely happy to say, " then." I was born in 1947.

Ronettes · ‎12-13-2022

I prefer the simple life, who needs several hundred tv stations, needless texts all day long, applying for everything online, relying on a cell phone that cuts out in the middle of an important conversation, endless emails (so impersonal!).

I do appreciate many modern day advances - tests that will detect medical problems and life-saving surgeries that are available now. And shopping online, it's the greatest!

But there's nothing like the simple life.