Just the night sky alone. I seriously wonder how people can look at the cosmos and not be filled with a sense of wonder and--for want of a better term--magic.thaluikhain said:
Old social values you could get behind
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I think part of it is the fact that the cosmos, the universe is a very abstract thing to them. Most people will probably never get to set foot off this planet in our lifetimes, so I can understand the disinterest. You know how when kids are in school and they ask "how am I going to use this?" and if you don't have a good answer they just stop listening? That's how most people are about space, they don't think it affects them so they don't care.Zachary Amaranth said:
After World War II, I hear the United States government executed captured axis interrogators for waterboarding. I can't say I would mind a return to our old attitudes regarding torture.
How are abstract dragons going to be useful to the people complaining about a lack of wonder? I mean, unless there actually were dragons and they were impacting daily life....Dirty Hipsters said:
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Being lost is the one time a person gets to feel like an explorer these days. GPS killed being physically lost so being mentally lost is now the only exploration mankind can achieve. Explore the universe within your own mind. Your filthy, disgusting mind.Zachary Amaranth said:
Can I ask why to both of these? To me, religion seems like a bad thing and multiculturalism a good thing, so it's interesting that you think differently.Westaway said:
Company loyalty, in both directions. Your employer wants you to stay on, and understands it's in their best interests to invest in and take care of you and your family; you want the company to do well because you feel like a functional part of a greater entity, not a cog in a machine that would be cheaper to replace than to repair. With the attendant understanding that you can't have middle-class consumers if you aren't willing to employ people at wages that allow them to be middle-class.
I'm half inclined to wish for a return of dueling culture, just on the lines that we'd stop hearing from the more egregiously obnoxious people so often.
(I kid.)
(Mostly.)
I'm half inclined to wish for a return of dueling culture, just on the lines that we'd stop hearing from the more egregiously obnoxious people so often.
(I kid.)
(Mostly.)
Community.
In some ways, that's changed. Like in this forum, this is a community that wasn't possible years ago.
But, in many ways, it doesn't replace a neighborly community.
There was a time you needed a community, a tribe a town, or a guild to look after one another cause life was much more unpredictable. Reciprocal altruism helped us thrive.
In some ways, that's changed. Like in this forum, this is a community that wasn't possible years ago.
But, in many ways, it doesn't replace a neighborly community.
There was a time you needed a community, a tribe a town, or a guild to look after one another cause life was much more unpredictable. Reciprocal altruism helped us thrive.
Err... none? I actually quite like the social norms and values of today and most of the bad ones already existed for a looong time.
Definitely fashion ideas. I like a nice pair of trousers and a tailored shirt... and I hate that I am somehow looked down on as odd and stuffy (even though I have some great colour combinations... Purple, gold, red and green trousers now!) because I prefer not to wear the Devil's Cloth (denim). My traditional but colourful dress sense from the heart of British Tailoring should be respected!
I think education is partly to blame, there is no time allowed to inspire or encourage curiosity, all the time is taken teaching kids the checklist of facts they need to pass the exam.Dirty Hipsters said:I think part of it is the fact that the cosmos, the universe is a very abstract thing to them. Most people will probably never get to set foot off this planet in our lifetimes, so I can understand the disinterest. You know how when kids are in school and they ask "how am I going to use this?" and if you don't have a good answer they just stop listening? That's how most people are about space, they don't think it affects them so they don't care.Zachary Amaranth said:
The universe is scary as shit, I would think it would be one of the easiest topics to engage kids with if a decent teacher was allowed free reign. I can't even remember doing anything "space" related past primary school.
You sound like something straight out of 9gag. I honestly don't know where people get these twisted ideas about feminism.Wandering_Hero said:
OT: as fun as it is to get all nostalgic about the past, I think the atmosphere of tolerance and progress in my part of the world is about as good as we've had it, so I'm happy with things as they are and hope they continue to improve; looking forward, not backward.