I know I am going against the grain here... after all, it's all about progress and advancement... right?
But as I think back over history, and even watch what some would consider "classic" movies/TV... as hard as it was, I find myself wondering if it was actually easier...
So...
One had to get up at the crack of dawn... meant you went to bed early, probably even by sunset!
There were at least three meals a day, sometimes four... meant your belly always had something!
Had all the food you needed, between livestock & crops... meant you had to work 6 days a week though!
Had one day off a week... meant you worshiped your God though!
You knew your neighbors... meant you relied upon them and they you!
Generations lived together... meant you needed to love one another!
People were self-sufficient... meant they were able to help others within their means!
Almost every family owned a gun... meant everyone else knew that too!
Horse thieves were despised... meant you were hanged if caught!
Most people had manners... meant a civilized society!
Almost every boy could whittle... meant they had a valuable tool!
Hats and handkerchiefs were the most important accessories... meant you had two valuable survival items!
I could go on... but I digress!
Things seemed hard... meant you were hardened!
I can do without my cellphone, my TV, my internet... heck, I know where the Post Office is! Might take me 30 minutes to walk there though...
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A theory suggests that the explosive expansion of the internet and related technology have outpaced our ability to effectively incorporate those advances and not blur the boundaries of man and artificial intelligence. In simpler times as you eluded to this societal innovation was not present.
Communication was largely in person with friends and neighbors, as even the phone systems at that time were shared, party-lines you shared with another person. We have now lost that human touch and interaction as a result. Many have equated the "Internet" and related technology as the Great Satan, or Anti-Christ, as the final destruction of humanity. I wonder if civilizations of eons past experienced a similar progression, as history usually repeats itself. In some ways I hope so, as we may eventually return to those simpler times.
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