• 1984English
    1616·
    1 year ago

    I think the best time was the 60s, 70s and 80s…people were free.

    But yeah, seems it constantly gets worse to live on this planet. Even though we have better tech now, it feels like people are very powerless.

    We don’t optimize for human happiness, we optimize for maximum profits.

      • 1984English
        1516·
        1 year ago

        Yeah. Now we are all not free I guess. :)

        • SCB@lemmy.worldEnglish
          61·
          1 year ago

          You’re literally more free than in the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

          Unless you’re Vietnamese or from another country that got dealt the raw end.

    • jarfil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      242·
      1 year ago

      I think the best time was the 60s, 70s and 80s…people were free.

      Depends on the country:

      • Portugal’s dictature ended in 1974
      • Spain’s dictature ended in 1975
      • Chile’s dictature lasted the 70s and 80s
      • Berlin wall fell in 1989
      • USSR collapsed in 1991
      • Gabu@lemmy.worldEnglish
        101·
        1 year ago

        Brazil was also a dictatorship at the time (funded by yours truly, 'murica)