To think the 90's/early 2000's was when we peaked and everything has gone downhill since due to technology

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SonnyHoney · 30/01/2026 23:17

To think the 90s/early 2000s was when we peaked and everything has gone downhill since due to technology.

Bear in mind I was only a child/teen then (mid 30s now).
There was just the right amount of technology.
People just seemed happier.

I wish I could have raised my children in a similar environment to what my mother raised me in.

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Mistyglade · 30/01/2026 23:35

ilovesooty · 30/01/2026 23:24

Not for me. I was thoroughly miserable then.

Heaven knows I was miserable then, not now 🎶

Crushed23 · 30/01/2026 23:24

I’m literally watching About a Boy right now, and thinking about the 2000s!

The late 90s through 2007/8 were a blip, things are just normalising now.

ICouldHaveCheckedFirst · 30/01/2026 23:24

The golden age was 1973 to 2016.

ilovesooty · 30/01/2026 23:24

Not for me. I was thoroughly miserable then.

Dontlletmedownbruce · 30/01/2026 23:24

I agree, late 90s I think is where I'd hit the pause button.

MadisonMarieParksValetta · 30/01/2026 23:23

Nah my school days in the 90s and early 00s were fuckin torture. Society is better now. Kids aren't arseholes.

DoAWheelie · 30/01/2026 23:23

Everyone thinks society peaked when they were personally between 8-12 years old.

Robertplantgoddess · 30/01/2026 23:22

I think 70s/80s were peak so I reckon its just when we were at a certain age/point in our lives (no responsibility for one) and look back and realised we managed just fine without all this stuff.
Probably an element of rose tinted glasses about the past too- records are back in fashion - I still love my cds and can't believe people today choose vinyl over cd.

JuliettaCaeser · 30/01/2026 23:22

2012 was the peak. Went downhill from then on

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