Which decade would you choose?

[dragoner]

Depends on countries, 1940's Czechoslovakia is out, half my Mother's family were killed there or in Austria, being Jewish.

Country I was born in? That ceased to exist in the 90's, Russia became a hellscape afterwards, so no to that also; 70's for that then.

The US? I'll go with the 90's though.

 

[freyar]

1990s. There were a lot of tremendously exciting developments in my field, and I was a few years too young to see them happen. I'd love to see that live at my current level of training, even if I don't get to keep specific knowledge of developments since then.

 

[GreyLord]

2010s [or later, not sure if the future is an option though].

You have all the things from the past decades if you want them. You like 80s music...you can listen to the entire decade's worth if you want to. You like 90's movies...you have the entire decade that you can go back and watch, and thanks to the internet most of the good stuff will be available somehow. You like 2000s RPGs...you can still buy them...even if it's in the used format.

Disregarding the terrible 2020 (and that's more a 2020 decade than a 2010)...it just gets better and better. All the stuff from the previous decades are still around...and you get more to look forward to.

 

[Tonguez]

If you had to be trapped in a decade from the 20th century, and live there, which would you choose? You don’t get to use your future knowledge to your advantage; you have to live the decade as it was but you’re your current age (you don’t get to be younger again!)

And - importantly - why?

The 80’s, it was my teen years, but the 80’s was also an era of optimism where humanity still thought that it could keep reaching to an amazing vibrant future. Yes that sometimes lead to the culture of excess but the 80’s was all about rapid growth, technology became available to consumers which saw the rise of the synthesizer, the boom box, hime video and the home PC.
There were still the issues of poverty, famine in africa, gangs, the cold war, Thatcherism/Reaganomics and the nuclear threat, but at the time it looked like those issues could be solved and issues of racism and sexism could be overcome.

It was a great time to be ...

 

[Tonguez]

2010s [or later, not sure if the future is an option though].

You have all the things from the past decades if you want them. You like 80s music...you can listen to the entire decade's worth if you want to. You like 90's movies...you have the entire decade that you can go back and watch, and thanks to the internet most of the good stuff will be available somehow. You like 2000s RPGs...you can still buy them...even if it's in the used format.

Disregarding the terrible 2020 (and that's more a 2020 decade than a 2010)...it just gets better and better. All the stuff from the previous decades are still around...and you get more to look forward to.

Morrus said 20th Century, so I assume 2010 isnt allowed

 

[R_J_K75]

technology became available to consumers which saw the rise of the synthesizer, the boom box, hime video and the home PC.

Dont forget the Keytar.

 

[Zardnaar]

Needs moar sax.

 

[Sacrosanct]

The 80’s, it was my teen years, but the 80’s was also an era of optimism where humanity still thought that it could keep reaching to an amazing vibrant future. Yes that sometimes lead to the culture of excess but the 80’s was all about rapid growth, technology became available to consumers which saw the rise of the synthesizer, the boom box, hime video and the home PC.
There were still the issues of poverty, famine in africa, gangs, the cold war, Thatcherism/Reaganomics and the nuclear threat, but at the time it looked like those issues could be solved and issues of racism and sexism could be overcome.

It was a great time to be ...

Yeah, it's one thing people don't realize unless they lived in the 80s in the US. Justified or not, most Americans were very optimistic. We were highly regarded globally. Pop artists were singing songs about how great the US was. You can disagree with Reagan but you can't deny how the country rallied around him. I recall the bloodbath that was the 84 election vividly. And remember how the it was when the wall came down?

In hindsight, it doesn't make a lot of sense, but in the 80s, the US was top of the world. We certainly aren't that now.

Also, it was a decade when you had that magical moment of pre-computer revolution, and post computer revolution. Where you still road your bikes to friends houses to hang out in basements, but also played Atari, Commadore64, and Nintendo. It was a decade where you had both worlds.

 

[R_J_K75]

I recall the bloodbath that was the 84 election vividly.

Unsurprising considering who Reagans opposition was...Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferrero. Shocked they didnt make a Joe Bob Briggs Drive-In segment out of it.

 

[Sacrosanct]

Unsurprising considering who Reagans opposition was...Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferrero. Shocked they didnt make a Joe Bob Briggs Drive-In segment out of it.

Mondale losing wasn't surprising. Mondale losing 525 to 15 (or so) votes was.