Road Runner Posted April 19, 2021 Share #1 Posted April 19, 2021 I bought my first new car in 1968. I know that was a long time ago, but to me it still seems that 1968 (53 years ago) was a fairly modern era. OTOH, if in 1968, I had contemplated life 53 years before that, in 1915, I would have considered that period to be quite "ancient". 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #2 Posted April 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, Road Runner said: I bought my first new car in 1968. I know that was a long time ago, but to me it still seems that 1968 (53 years ago) was a fairly modern era. OTOH, if in 1968, I had contemplated life 53 years before that, in 1915, I would have considered that period to be quite "ancient". Yep. Stop and think about the things that did not exist when you were born. Personal computers, cell phones, MTV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted April 19, 2021 Share #3 Posted April 19, 2021 yes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share #4 Posted April 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, Kzoo said: yes That is a lot to take in. Can you give me a condensed version of this? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted April 19, 2021 Share #5 Posted April 19, 2021 There is a good Wait Buy Why column from 2020 that talks about the perceptions of time https://waitbutwhy.com/2020/01/its-2020-and-youre-in-the-future.html Quote Also, remember when Jurassic Park, The Lion King, and Forrest Gump came out in theaters? Closer to the moon landing than today. Quote As for you, if you’re 60 or older, you were born closer to the 1800s than today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #6 Posted April 19, 2021 11 minutes ago, Road Runner said: That is a lot to take in. Can you give me a condensed version of this? Y 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted April 19, 2021 1 minute ago, jsharr said: Y Better, but could still benefit from a bit more simplification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted April 19, 2021 Share #8 Posted April 19, 2021 15 minutes ago, Road Runner said: That is a lot to take in. Can you give me a condensed version of this? 👍 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share #9 Posted April 19, 2021 19 minutes ago, Kirby said: Also, remember when Jurassic Park, The Lion King, and Forrest Gump came out in theaters? Closer to the moon landing than today Another example that occurs to me at times. Shows that are 30 years old seem quite recent to me. Seinfeld and Cheers seem like just yesterday. But 30 years ago, I would have considered most shows made in 1961 to be very old and outdated. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #10 Posted April 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, Road Runner said: Better, but could still benefit from a bit more simplification. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share #11 Posted April 19, 2021 1 minute ago, jsharr said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #12 Posted April 19, 2021 34 minutes ago, jsharr said: Yep. Stop and think about the things that did not exist when you were born. Personal computers, cell phones, MTV The speed of sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #13 Posted April 19, 2021 I don’t know about perception, it’s sure as hell running downhill & picking up speed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #14 Posted April 19, 2021 The realization that I am more than halfway through my life is frightening. No Razors Edge folks have lived into their 100s (that I know of). It is humbling and a bit scary. I spend a lot of time with my nieces and nephews, and many are now becoming adults born in the post-9/11 era. They have no idea how much things have changed since then. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #15 Posted April 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, 2Far said: The speed of sound. Huh, earlier than I thought. Sputnik, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share #16 Posted April 19, 2021 47 minutes ago, jsharr said: Yep. Stop and think about the things that did not exist when you were born. In my case, AM radio was king, and TV was almost non-existant. The year I was born, Hitler had only been dead for three years and the Korean War was still two years away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #17 Posted April 19, 2021 Just now, Road Runner said: In my case, AM radio was king, and TV was almost non-existant. The year I was born, Hitler had only been dead for three years and the Korean War was still two years away. Hitler is dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #18 Posted April 19, 2021 1 minute ago, jsharr said: Hitler is dead? I think he pissed off Elvis ONE TOO MANY TIMES! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share #19 Posted April 19, 2021 I vaguely remember when my dad brought home our first TV in 1952. It was a time of great celebration. I think we had two channels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted April 19, 2021 Share #20 Posted April 19, 2021 years always run faster backward than forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted April 19, 2021 Share #21 Posted April 19, 2021 Every day is just a bit shorter than the one before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #22 Posted April 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Road Runner said: I bought my first new car in 1968. I know that was a long time ago, but to me it still seems that 1968 (53 years ago) was a fairly modern era. OTOH, if in 1968, I had contemplated life 53 years before that, in 1915, I would have considered that period to be quite "ancient". I've thought about the same thing a lot. When I mention my childhood to my younger nephew, who will be 13 in June, things I mention to him about the 1950's are like people mentioning the 1890's to me. Yet I don't think of the 50's as "ancient." In the 50's we had cars, TV's, and many other modern things. Of course, no Internet and getting something from a sub shop or pizzeria was a rare treat compared to today and fast food was in its infancy, but it was still closer to today's lifestyle than the 1890's was to the 1950's or 60's. I asked my 12 year-old nephew Adam, whose national functional tests put him in the top 1% in reading and top 0.1% in math and if very knowledgeable for his age, if he thinks of the 1950's are being ancient. Without hesitating, he replied, "Of course it's ancient." When I took him to Gettysburg and told him I could remember when the last Civil War veteran died, he probably thought, "God, Uncle Mick is really old!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share #23 Posted April 19, 2021 12 minutes ago, MickinMD said: he probably thought, "God, Uncle Mick is really old!" And he's right! I remember when my grandfather was younger than I am now and I thought he was extremely old and decrepit. Of course, the white hair and no teeth didn't help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #24 Posted April 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Kirby said: There is a good Wait Buy Why column from 2020 that talks about the perceptions of time https://waitbutwhy.com/2020/01/its-2020-and-youre-in-the-future.html So YOU are the other person that visits that website. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #25 Posted April 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Kirby said: As for you, if you’re 60 or older, you were born closer to the 1800s than today. What?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share #26 Posted April 19, 2021 1 hour ago, jsharr said: Hitler is dead? I remember seeing lots of shows on TV about WWII in the mid 50's and in those days, I always thought that the war was a thing of the distant past. It had only been over for about 10 years at that time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted April 20, 2021 Share #27 Posted April 20, 2021 Yes. Most recently I reminded some students that, to them, a non-gendered potato head toy seems like the answer to a non-existent question, but children 15 years from now won’t know there was ever a conversation about it. Just like years ago, when they were born, people thought a glitch in computer programming would shut down the whole digital infrastructure because computers hadn’t been told to change the date to start with the number “20.” They didn’t even know that Y2K was a thing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted April 21, 2021 Share #28 Posted April 21, 2021 1991 2021. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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