Philo B 93 said:

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Builder93 said:

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The common denominator among everyone's favorite decade is the lack of widespread internet and cell phones.

We were free. Unbound by digital shackles.

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That's a sobering observation. Sadly, very true. Technology advanced to the point where it separated humans.

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It's the "paradox of progress". Those things meant to be conveniences actually become a burden. Ex: Numerous and nicer cars allow us to live farther from work places, so now we sit in traffic in frustrating commutes, etc.

80s we're the best

Probably the 2000s. I was 15 when the ball dropped on the year 2000 and 25 when 2010 began. Very busy decade for me with four years around the world and then most of my college years.

I was born in the 70s and for some reason I love the 60s music. Maybe because my dad would play them when I was a kid.

There are a few social media sites that puts 80s/90s VHS footage to music that I always pause and watch as it always brings back memories. Plus YT has plenty of "Yearbook Videos" from that era.

Here's a random on YT from 1990. The students now are late 40s or early 50s. Teachers are likely retired. Never went to that HS, but I understand those memories.

Good lord you people are slacking

The correct answer is whatever decade OP's mom was in her 20s.

80's.... particularly early 80's. I was 7 in 1983 and for Christmas that year we got our first microwave, VCR and an Atari. Those things may not seem like much to today's generation.... but prior to those things there was no such thing as video games, you watched what was being broadcasted live on TV or you watched nothing, and you cooked popcorn on the stove.

2ndGen87 said:

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The 1970s. You wouldn't believe how *free* we were compared to today.



Clothes were wild.
Movies were great - Jaws, Star Wars, The Sting, The Godfather I and II, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein
Music - Led Zeppelin, Willie & Waylon, Elton John, Eagles,
Comedians were gold - Richard Pryor!
TV Shows were actually funny

economy wasn't great

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So much this. Dad was an IBM engineer so we sailed through whatever. We lived in a 1200 sq ft house and were glad to be there. Everybody knew everybody. We rode bikes for miles with zero worries. Went to the culverts with our girlfriends in 5th and 6th to make out. Whoever had the most $ paid for DQ or candy from 7-11, Skillern's, or ME Moses. We'd come home for dinner and go back out for twilight hide and seek. That's my America. Yep, I'm old. Sorry a couple generations missed out on that.

80s. Simpler time. No social media. I didn't have the leash, aka cell phone.

60s. Best decade for rock music and was in high school and college during that time.

713nervy said:

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I don't condone America's history. Too slavey and too rapey.

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Nothing like some good old fashioned unnecessary American self loathing in a fun thread.

Iowaggie said:

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There are a few social media sites that puts 80s/90s VHS footage to music that I always pause and watch as it always brings back memories. Plus YT has plenty of "Yearbook Videos" from that era.

Here's a random on YT from 1990. The students now are late 40s or early 50s. Teachers are likely retired. Never went to that HS, but I understand those memories.

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Man, that could have been my high school. You'll notice a few things about that video:

1. Kids were present wherever they were standing. No distractions from forces apart from now.
2. Very few fat kids. Even the fat ones relative to the rest in the video were not fat by today's standards.
3. Posture was better.

I realize these are snapshots of time but I went back and looked at my yearbook from 1989 and these were consistent realities.

Look at a photo of a crowd today vs a crowd from 2000 or earlier. Most people today are looking at their phones instead of being present. Sometimes I wish we could go back to that.

The Proclamation of the Kingdom

Mid 60's to mid 70's. Lots of stuff to take in.
Good and bad.

The absence of cell phones and kids looking at them is the first thing my kids notice when they look at those.

While the video camera wasn't new anymore in late 80s, the presence of a video camera still drew attention, but some of those special effects make me laugh. And unlike today's classroom videos, the method for inserting a picture for most those video yearbooks was just to film the picture on the wall or that someone was holding. Kinda makes me laugh.

Also, the mega-stack of textbooks on a desk or in a backback has mostly been replaced by iPads on a desk, and students actually were looking at books.

1940s

LMCane said:

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1940s

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I think you are joking, but if not, why the 1940s?

Your post made me think about it, and I see no reason for the 40s unless your are Lt. Dan fro Forest Gump.

If you could promise to be a rich white person, the 1920s would have been a lot of fun.

Less so if not rich. Much less so if not white.

Last Post: the 80's of course

I called the pandemic, remember?

I'm going underground -2023 is bout to be rough …,

Yikes!

2ndGen87 said:

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The 1970s. You wouldn't believe how *free* we were compared to today.



Clothes were wild.
Movies were great - Jaws, Star Wars, The Sting, The Godfather I and II, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein
Music - Led Zeppelin, Willie & Waylon, Elton John, Eagles,
Comedians were gold - Richard Pryor!
TV Shows were actually funny

economy wasn't great

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surprised it took this long for someone to call out the 70's

ptothemo said:

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Of the ones I haven't lived in, the 20s has always been the one that I would have liked to.

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Prohibition?

LMCane said:

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1940s

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What?

I can easily tell you the decades I would least like to have lived in....

'10s - WW1
'20s - Prohibition
'30s - Gret Depression
'40s - WW2

'50s through the '90s all good years. Would be most fascinated by pre-1900s (fascinated, I recognize life was hard then, but still...)

But 1914 - 1945, no thanks