I love all the comments about people being more sexist, racist, etc. in the '80s. As though we aren't at this very moment more divided than ever before in this nation. Yeah right.
I was born in '74 and spent my formative years in the '80s. Yes, time makes those days seem rosier. There were some bad times for certain. But the truth is there is no other decade I would rather have been a part of. Perhaps the '50s would be a distant second.
The most amazing thing about growing up in the 1980s was the feeling that you were experiencing America at it's highest high. People were happy, healthy, and wealthy (on the whole). And we were bombarded by new and exciting ways to enjoy life. Pop culture in the '80s essentially mirrored our actual culture.
Fascinating as the culture was, it was everyday life that made it truly special. Our childhood freedom was still in tact, but there was more to do with it than in the decades before it. We felt like we were on the cusp of so many new things (especially technological breakthroughs) but they weren't interfering with normal life yet. Kind of like the excitement you feel when you're working on some project you really love. Then when it's finished and it's time has passed, it isn't quite as special. That was the '80s. The exciting time of discovery and anticipation. That's the best way I can describe it.
Is it normal: To want to grow up around the 80's
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I love all the comments about people being more sexist, racist, etc. in the '80s. As though we aren't at this very moment more divided than ever before in this nation. Yeah right.
I was born in '74 and spent my formative years in the '80s. Yes, time makes those days seem rosier. There were some bad times for certain. But the truth is there is no other decade I would rather have been a part of. Perhaps the '50s would be a distant second.
The most amazing thing about growing up in the 1980s was the feeling that you were experiencing America at it's highest high. People were happy, healthy, and wealthy (on the whole). And we were bombarded by new and exciting ways to enjoy life. Pop culture in the '80s essentially mirrored our actual culture.
Fascinating as the culture was, it was everyday life that made it truly special. Our childhood freedom was still in tact, but there was more to do with it than in the decades before it. We felt like we were on the cusp of so many new things (especially technological breakthroughs) but they weren't interfering with normal life yet. Kind of like the excitement you feel when you're working on some project you really love. Then when it's finished and it's time has passed, it isn't quite as special. That was the '80s. The exciting time of discovery and anticipation. That's the best way I can describe it.