This happens for each decade. "Life was simpler in the 50s", "Life was simpler in the 60s", etc. We've been doing it throughout the entire past century. Part of the reason you think it was simpler might be because you were probably a child then. There are many Western children who have the ultimate privilege of enjoying relatively carefree, innocent, and simple childhoods.
I think 9/11 is to blame. People haven't realized it yet, but the terrorists won. They gave the slightest touch to the top that is America and we're spinning in more and more erratic circles.
I think the internet has increased workload & stress for a lot of people. But it's also given us more to do (see this site), so I guess it returns the favor.
The dislike of the new generation is something that happens with each new one. Your parents will say your generation screwed it all up. Their parents will say they screwed it all up, and keep tracing back. It's not that it's bad, it's just ever changing and most people hate change. That being said...
I'm gonna say social media and the whole CONSTANT UPDATING OF EVERY LAST DETAIL is the nail in the coffin. I miss the easy going life sometimes, when I wasn't bombarded with updates of everything.
I think the internet has increased workload & stress for a lot of people. But it's also given us more to do (see this site), so I guess it returns the favor.
I don't know about that. The internet makes stuff like research a lot quicker and less laborious, in many cases. That's only one example.
Technology, though a blessing, now runs our lives and makes us LAZY. AS. ****.
The 90s isn't my all-time favorite decade, but it definitely ***** all over this century thus far.
And I get (and to a certain extent, agree) with people's point about each generation romanticizing the past, but I truly, really feel like I don't belong in this era
I don't know about that. The internet makes stuff like research a lot quicker and less laborious, in many cases. That's only one example.
In that sense, it's been helpful.
It can be stressful though. Some of my homework now can only be done through a computer. FB & social networking sites don't add stress to my life personally but they add do add stress to A LOT of people.
Technology, though a blessing, now runs our lives and makes us LAZY. AS. ****.
The 90s isn't my all-time favorite decade, but it definitely ***** all over this century thus far.
And I get (and to a certain extent, agree) with people's point about each generation romanticizing the past, but I truly, really feel like I don't belong in this era
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People like to romanticise the past. Every generation believes their generation was better than the latest one. Just how every generation believes the world will end during their time.
Trust me, one day people will be saying 'life was so much better during the 00s.'
Society is always going through a state of change and no one has a means or measure to determine what is actually "good." In today's society we have social media and technology. People also crave attention now, they want their 15 minutes of fame, we've become obsessed with sex ,money and more materialistic.
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