Quote Originally Posted by Larry124 View Post
Yes, let’s return to the days of yore. A world lit only by fire.

Life expectancy for men was 45.6 years, for women 49.9.
Likely from an excess of clothing.

Infant mortality?
Educational level?
Length of workweek?
Retirement prospects?

"Mindset" on race and gender and other social issues?

They lived in their manner in their times.

Let us live in ours.
I quite agree with your last two sentences, although I fail to see why graceful behavior and a certain elegance of manners should not transcend generational differences. Simply because our grandparents may have held different views than those popularly expressed today doesn't, in my opinion, excuse the common vulgarity one regularly encounters on street corners, in places of worship, and in film and on television.