alt Hacker NewsWhen gasoline was leaded, cigarette smoke was normal everywhere, and asbestos was used for everything you can think of? It is a fascinating decade but also quality of life likely has skyrocketed since.
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smeeger • last Thursday at 3:55 AM
it is fascinating to consider that this might not be true even though it seems true
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oguz-ismail • last Thursday at 3:24 AM
> quality of life likely has skyrocketed since
it hasn't
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Depends on what you value. Purchasing power of wages has declined, for example. That's probably not better.
I suspect the sentiment is more that it would be nice to live in a simpler time, with fewer options, because it would reduce anxiety we all feel about not being able to "keep up" with everything that is going on. Or maybe I'm just projecting.