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Praetorianus October 29th, 2014 5:10am

Was the past better than the present?

yes no
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thedailysparton NOT Russia
10/30/14 3:05 pm

Oh yeah deffinantly

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vin woof
10/29/14 7:58 pm

It's all ones perception. Being in the now/ present is the best place to be.

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mac Oregon
10/29/14 7:33 pm

Different, not better.

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Fox semirural
10/29/14 6:40 pm

The "good ole days" really weren't so good, except perhaps in certain ways pertaining to human interactions. Many today would be utterly miserable if forced to do without cell phones, computers, microwaves, DVR's, etc.

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Halfrikaan
10/29/14 6:38 pm

The past was probably better, but im happy that im living in this present

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NikkiKitti47
10/29/14 5:23 pm

Some parts of past are good my present is ok hoping for it to go better

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Zod Above Pugetropolis
10/29/14 1:17 pm

Of course not. The past was the present, then, just as the present will be the past when the future is the present.

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DonWichita Kansas
10/29/14 10:27 am

Our family past has made our present very good.

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peacechik approaching.infinity
10/29/14 9:40 am

Not sure if that's for us to say

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Counterpoint Deep in the heart of TX
10/29/14 9:16 am

I'd love to go back to post WWII just to experience our greatest generation first hand, but I think I'd miss the convenience of technology like we have now.

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hrankta
10/29/14 9:51 am

And anyone could get a middle class job for life right out of high school, thanks to the rest of the industrialized world being destroyed.

Joshua77 Jesus is Lord
10/29/14 8:31 am

Yes and no.

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jvc1133 61535
10/29/14 8:19 am

Yesterday wasn't bad

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bluerum29 optimistic idealist
10/29/14 7:19 am

So far they both suck

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RedDye40 Way Over Yonder
10/29/14 4:48 am

Only when it comes to music!

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TierasPet
10/29/14 6:46 am

So true.

FarmerManE djent
10/29/14 7:28 am

When it comes to what is popular in music. There's a lot of modern stuff thAts still good

TierasPet
10/29/14 7:47 am

That's true too.

RedDye40 Way Over Yonder
10/29/14 8:17 am

I agree! Music was the first thing that popped into my head when I read the poll.

GubraLagima Tramp 2016
10/29/14 2:34 am

Yes, I love getting a small cut and then dying of tetanus.

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smacc DunningKruger
10/28/14 11:20 pm

I don't know but I had a really good time in the past.

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firefly5 the verse
10/28/14 10:18 pm

the present is always better. always. it's all we have.

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Praetorianus Fair enough.
10/28/14 10:23 pm

Unless you bring the future into play. We haven't seen it yet, but I'd bet my right arm future generations will be amazed how we survived under such barbaric conditions.

firefly5 the verse
10/29/14 8:11 am

but it doesn't exist yet.

Praetorianus Fair enough.
10/28/14 10:14 pm

I think the "good old times" are a myth. A typical example I always use is music: most of the music released in ANY year is trash, but only the good songs are remembered. Going against today's garbage.

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Praetorianus Fair enough.
10/28/14 10:17 pm

IMO, we never had it better than now, nostalgia nonwithstanding.

bluerum29 optimistic idealist
10/29/14 7:20 am

In that regard I would say the past times in society were better. Society today, falling apart

moonshot More often I know nothing
10/29/14 1:00 pm

Yeah, I remember a lot of crappy songs from the 60's, 70's and 80's.

Spartacus AUSTIN
10/28/14 10:12 pm

Maybe it was just that we did not have world wide instant news so it just seemed better.

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