I'm happy I'm not young today

[Sensei]

Yes you have a very good take on things. I think the children who grew up in the internet era but in the pre Youtube/Social media times had it the best. In the 90s the internet was mostly webforums/discussion boards like this as the bandwidth available could never accommodate something like youtube, FB, etc.

In the 90s the internet/world was just open enough that they could get online and anonymously discuss/share ideas but the materialistic element and the "always online" culture brought in by having access to the smartphone was not present.

Look at what a mess social media has wrought with the mental health statistics as you stated and also the fact its amplifying a lot of arguments online. In a casual anonymous webforum people may become angry but they use anonymous user handles and the dramas cannot carry over easily into the IRL.

The 90s seem to be the sweet spot. The internet without social media, still functioning welfare systems, less commercial and shallow culture such as music and movies, etc.

 

[SuicidallyCurious]

The 90s seem to be the sweet spot. The internet without social media, still functioning welfare systems, less commercial and shallow culture such as music and movies, etc.

Yes the 90s truly were the best time to be alive this is agreed on by most people who lived through it. There was commercialism but i think due to the widespread prosperity (At least in the west) at that time most people could deal with it. Many places in other countries would have a different perspective

 

[sadworld]

The 90s seem interesting. Sadly I was born after 2000

 

[Bigpink]

90's were a good time in my life too

 

[SuicidallyCurious]

The 90s seem interesting. Sadly I was born after 2000

I was born in the 90s and it was a great time to grow up. If i had the ability to give someone who wanted to CTB a time portal i would let them take the time portal to that time and show them it wasn't always a total mess

 

[Ethereal]

The 90s seem to be the sweet spot. The internet without social media, still functioning welfare systems, less commercial and shallow culture such as music and movies, etc.

Great read. Thank you . Gen X - The '90s were so promising for us.