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One more reason for the 80s: MTV played music videos.
Two words thatll make you rethink that...Billy Squier.One more reason for the 80s: MTV played music videos.
Pffft. Peter Gabriel Sledge Hammer, Duran Duran Wild Boys, Michael Jackson Thriller, A-Ha take on me.Two words thatll make you rethink that...Billy Squier.
Well I guess that'd depend upon where you were living. There was plenty of awful shit going on in the 90's. Wanna sign up to live in Bosnia circa '92-'95? Indonesia? Assorted African countries?I'd do 1990s. That way I get to not live in this decade anymore, but not be so far back that there are huge wars going on or anything.
Yeah but they changed their format even in the 90s, the Real World, Yo, MTV Raps, TRL, Spring Break. So by 1990 or so they were well on their way. I stopped watching the channel with any regularity by 93, I cant even remember the last time I watched it, even just flipping through channels.Pffft. Peter Gabriel Sledge Hammer, Duran Duran Wild Boys, Michael Jackson Thriller, A-Ha take on me.
Point being, they at least players music videos and weren’t all reality TV
It was also a decade that didn’t rely on crappy CGI for an easy way out like so many 90s movies did (ahem Lawnmower man lol)
As someone who was in Bosnia in 96-97, yeah.Well I guess that'd depend upon where you were living. There was plenty of awful shit going on in the 90's. Wanna sign up to live in Bosnia circa '92-'95? Indonesia? Assorted African countries?
1990. Every decade has generally been better than the last for the last several hundred years, outside of decades swallowed by war, and the Great Depression, by any “outside perspective” measure, like life expectancy, literacy, violence, etc.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?
I assume the premise is that you’d be in the same general culture and region that you’re in, otherwise we can’t assume an informed choice.Well I guess that'd depend upon where you were living. There was plenty of awful shit going on in the 90's. Wanna sign up to live in Bosnia circa '92-'95? Indonesia? Assorted African countries?
I was thinking that but wasnt sure. There was a documentary about MTV recently. It was interesting seeing how much influence they had in the 80s and they said that when they were bought out they made a conscious decision to change their format. The highlight was the Marc Googman David Bowie interview.Actually, Yo, MTV Raps started in the late 1980s, as did Headbanger’s Ball and 120 Minutes Into the Future.
Other than my current age & restricted from using future knowledge, are there any other restrictions?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?
80's...easy. But for a more "invigorating" experience, I might go with the 40's.f 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?
I could see a little thing called World War II throwing a monkey wrench in the decade.‘Bout the only genuinely good thing about the ‘40s for most people was the style. And you can have that today.![]()
Even if you ignore WWII and only focus on the US, you still had internment camps, lynchings, Jim Crow laws, zoot suit riots, and husbands who beat their wives and kids with complete impunity. And about a million things women weren’t allowed to do, punishable by law. Forget about being gay, that is a death sentence.I could see a little thing called World War II throwing a monkey wrench in the decade.
Thats a pretty long and atrocious list.Even if you ignore WWII and only focus on the US, you still had internment camps, lynchings, Jim Crow laws, zoot suit riots, and husbands who beat their wives and kids with complete impunity. And about a million things women weren’t allowed to do, punishable by law. Forget about being gay, that is a death sentence.
It’s also a short list of what was going on, which is the sad part.Thats a pretty long and atrocious list.