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01-09-2013, 08:00 PM | #1 |
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If someone from the 1950s
If someone from the 1950s suddenly appeared today, what would be the most difficult thing to explain to them about life today?
I possess a device in my pocket that is capable of accessing the entirety of information known to man. I use it to look at pictures of motorcycles and get in arguments (or random discussions) with strangers. Hey Kris, I bet this bike will keep the wind off your legs.
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01-09-2013, 08:13 PM | #2 |
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Explaining our technology would be a real tough sell to someone from that era.
Imagine showing them a laptop that does everything from gaming, skyping, sending pics and docs anywhere in the world, copying music and movies, looking up anything, plus the thousands of other uses. They would think that we have lost our minds.
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01-09-2013, 08:15 PM | #3 |
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I think the most difficult thing to explain to them about life today would be the complete decay of morality and people not taking responsibility for their actions.
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I agree!
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AND they better watch out for the food Nazi's driving that high calorie high fat advertisement effecting everyone's well being by just looking at it
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I think a lot of us here are from the 1950's, Jared.
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Good point Scott.
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That guy has it going in that ride! That's not even hard....the most difficult thing to understand in todays world would be the same as it has for eternity....women....
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Thats true, but we all grew up with the advances over the past six decades. If all of a sudden someone just came into it, I'm sure they would be overwhelmed.
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Sometimes he thinks things through and still doesn't understand what is going on
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And bitching and whining about loud pipes too! Who'd a thunk it??
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There is a 1999 movie about just such an event...I've seen it a couple times...funny and worth a watch....
Blast from the Past http://movies.tvguide.com/blast-past/133287
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To me, it's all about how forward thinking a person is... no matter what era they lived in. If a person is open-minded enough, they can marvel at and accept just about anything that progresses mankind.
I've often wondered what it would be like if I moved in time to say, the 2050's. I think I would certainly marvel at any technological advances of that day. I could also marvel at the textile ironing museum built from the late and great clothes pressing icon...BD.
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