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What was the best Decade?

  • 60s

    Votes: 1 5.9%

  • 70s

    Votes: 1 5.9%

  • 80s

    Votes: 3 17.6%

  • 90s

    Votes: 11 64.7%

  • 00s

    Votes: 1 5.9%

  • 10s

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 20s

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    17
Best decade hasn't happened yet. I think decades should be broken down by 5's....55-65, 65-75, 75-85, 85-95, 95-2005, etc..........85-95 was a great stretch in my life....I prefer the decades before cell phones and social media were governing the planet.
 
riverman said:
Best decade hasn't happened yet. I think decades should be broken down by 5's....55-65, 65-75, 75-85, 85-95, 95-2005, etc..........85-95 was a great stretch in my life....I prefer the decades before cell phones and social media were governing the planet.
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I like the 2's, especially for measuring a decade of music: 1952-1961 is a musical decade, 1962-1971, 1972-1981, 1982-1991, 1992-2001... etc
 
riverman said:
Best decade hasn't happened yet. I think decades should be broken down by 5's....55-65, 65-75, 75-85, 85-95, 95-2005, etc..........85-95 was a great stretch in my life....I prefer the decades before cell phones and social media were governing the planet.
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That's why the 2000's are a perfect blend. You got the Nokia brick phones with the game snake that you couldn't use the internet on. Smart phones weren't really that prevalent and widely used until the 10's.
 
1995-2005
Since 1995 has been the best time in world history. Ample resources, incredibly lowe inflation, safest and cheapest shipping and improved quality of life.

It has literally been the best time in world history because the soviet union was disassembled and their wealth was sold off at pennies on the dollar. China was gooseing their economy to make everything dirt cheap, and the Baby Boomers (world wide) were such a large and eager to work demographic that they flattened the cost of labor while still spending incredibly amounts of money.

There were no recessions between 95 and 2005, so I think that would be the best 10 years. But really from mid-90s to 2019 was the best stretch the world has ever had, and almost certainly the best it will be in our lifetimes.

The Soviet Union has been completely sold off, China is done as an economic hub, and the average boomer is retiring this year, and moving their money out of the economy into far safer investments.

We now have to make up for decades of lost inflation, so it's going to be very high inflation for a while. And nearly every country is hitting a huge population bomb or already has. We will not have enough labor to maintain. The US is better off than nearly everybody else thanks to the millennials. But tough times ahead for the next 15-25 years unless some crazy technology comes along to save us.
 
Phatguysrule said:
1995-2005
Since 1995 has been the best time in world history. Ample resources, incredibly lowe inflation, safest and cheapest shipping and improved quality of life.

It has literally been the best time in world history because the soviet union was disassembled and their wealth was sold off at pennies on the dollar. China was gooseing their economy to make everything dirt cheap, and the Baby Boomers (world wide) were such a large and eager to work demographic that they flattened the cost of labor while still spending incredibly amounts of money.

There were no recessions between 95 and 2005, so I think that would be the best 10 years. But really from mid-90s to 2019 was the best stretch the world has ever had, and almost certainly the best it will be in our lifetimes.

The Soviet Union has been completely sold off, China is done as an economic hub, and the average boomer is retiring this year, and moving their money out of the economy into far safer investments.

We now have to make up for decades of lost inflation, so it's going to be very high inflation for a while. And nearly every country is hitting a huge population bomb or already has. We will not have enough labor to maintain. The US is better off than nearly everybody else thanks to the millennials. But tough times ahead for the next 15-25 years unless some crazy technology comes along to save us.
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To me 2000-2003 were terrible...SARS epidemic in 2003 and 9/11 in 2001
 
A big bag of lime!

Oops, that's best decay.
 
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Idk. 90s didn't really have cell phones or internet that was any good.

I agree that at some point it took over our lives in a bad way. But to basically go back to the times without having good internet or cell phones is a bit much.
 
calvin natt said:
I was very young but the 80’s were great. Of course maybe as an adult it wasn’t. Then 90’s. God it sucks that my kids won’t have that decade to look back on in their youth.
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I remember the 80s fondly as well... But there was still quite a bit of racism. It really dropped off in the 90s.
 
Phatguysrule said:
1995-2005
Since 1995 has been the best time in world history. Ample resources, incredibly lowe inflation, safest and cheapest shipping and improved quality of life.

It has literally been the best time in world history because the soviet union was disassembled and their wealth was sold off at pennies on the dollar. China was gooseing their economy to make everything dirt cheap, and the Baby Boomers (world wide) were such a large and eager to work demographic that they flattened the cost of labor while still spending incredibly amounts of money.

There were no recessions between 95 and 2005, so I think that would be the best 10 years. But really from mid-90s to 2019 was the best stretch the world has ever had, and almost certainly the best it will be in our lifetimes.

The Soviet Union has been completely sold off, China is done as an economic hub, and the average boomer is retiring this year, and moving their money out of the economy into far safer investments.

We now have to make up for decades of lost inflation, so it's going to be very high inflation for a while. And nearly every country is hitting a huge population bomb or already has. We will not have enough labor to maintain. The US is better off than nearly everybody else thanks to the millennials. But tough times ahead for the next 15-25 years unless some crazy technology comes along to save us.
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You seem to be a big fan of Peter Zeihan's geopolitical analysis and prognostications, but I don't remember ever seeing any posts from you about him. Peter has a new book to promote, so I'm sure he would appreciate it, if you gave him a mention.
 
GriLtCheeZ said:
You seem to be a big fan of Peter Zeihan's geopolitical analysis and prognostications, but I don't remember ever seeing any posts from you about him. Peter has a new book to promote, so I'm sure he would appreciate it, if you gave him a mention.
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Yeah, I've watched quite a bit of his stuff, but he isn't the only one saying these things. He is very entertaining though.

It's been a concern for a long time, but it's starting to be proven accurate.

But Peter Zeihan is great. Highly recommended.
 
Anything after the 90s sucks. Really 9/11 fucked everything up. The 90s was the age of innocence. The Cold War was over. 9/11 hadn’t happened yet. TV had an amazing lineup of shows. Some of the best movies ever made were in the 90s. I think the NBA was at its peak. I would definitely say the 90s.
 
SlyPokerCat said:
Idk. 90s didn't really have cell phones or internet that was any good.

I agree that at some point it took over our lives in a bad way. But to basically go back to the times without having good internet or cell phones is a bit much.
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The 90s is the time most people got "online" ever. Brave new world.

No internet or cell phones?

We had "The Box" to request "Put em on the Glass". We jerked off to scrambled porn. We had beepers and then went to a pay phone at Plaid Pantry to set up a meet up with the homies. Pre-gaming was Coffee People/Starbucks on 23rd.

Goldeneye on N64. NFL Blitz.

People had bumpin' systems, neon under the cars. People made mix tapes. CDs got popular for the first time.

Removable stereos in the car. Hangin' at the Mall.

Life was good.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
The 90s is the time most people got "online" ever. Brave new world.

No internet or cell phones?

We had "The Box" to request "Put em on the Glass". We jerked off to scrambled porn. People had bumpin' systems, neon under the cars. People made mix tapes. CDs got popular for the first time.

Removable stereos in the car. Hangin' at the Mall.

Life was good.
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The internet sucked in the 90's. Your mom would call and kick you off of dial up. You had to wait 20 minutes for a nude pic to fully load. The 00's had good internet and a mixture of the AOL chat room days too.

The cell phones in the 90's were horrible. The 00's had the Nokia phones which were sweet. Pagers were cool in the 90's and that tells you all you need to know.

I liked the 90's. Just not as much as the 00's.
 
SlyPokerCat said:
The internet sucked in the 90's. Your mom would call and kick you off of dial up. You had to wait 20 minutes for a nude pic to fully load. The 00's had good internet and a mixture of the AOL chat room days too.

The cell phones in the 90's were horrible. The 00's had the Nokia phones which were sweet. Pagers were cool in the 90's and that tells you all you need to know.

I liked the 90's. Just not as much as the 00's.
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All part of the struggle. I remember the first nude pic I downloaded took all night. The satisfaction was worth it.

And you can hit up a rando on AOL and it'd be a real person, not some weirdo trying to steal your CC number.
 
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Natebishop3 said:
Anything after the 90s sucks. Really 9/11 fucked everything up. The 90s was the age of innocence. The Cold War was over. 9/11 hadn’t happened yet. TV had an amazing lineup of shows. Some of the best movies ever made were in the 90s. I think the NBA was at its peak. I would definitely say the 90s.
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90s hip hop too.

2pac vs. Biggie

Grunge music.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
All part of the struggle. I remember the first nude pic I downloaded took all night. The satisfaction was worth it.

And you can hit up a rando on AOL and it'd be a real person, not some weirdo trying to steal your CC number.
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I met my wife on AIM. Before there were any dating websites. Or at least, before anybody knew about them.
 
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