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Why do some people want to go back to the 1950’s? (lemmings.world)

submitted 3 days ago by anthony@lemmings.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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As a queer person (agender) with a conservative dad, I don’t get why he says he wants to go back to the 1950s. What was so special back then besides his reasoning that times were simpler? I feel like it would be harder for me then as a queer person.

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[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (9 children)

The 50s were objectively a time of prosperity and entitlement for the US. It's literally why they're called "boomers", it was an economic boom. We had high taxes on the rich, people saw those tax dollars translate into quality public services like highways, corporate competition was high, education was affordable, housing was plentiful. It was undoubtedly the best time to be a while male in US history.

And then capitalism did its efficient best to buy up the govt and begin squeezing all that prosperity into their pockets. And here we are.

[–] Blursty@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It’s literally why they’re called “boomers”, it was an economic boom.

It's short for "Baby Boomers", because there was a huge baby boom after WW2.

[–] DornerStan@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

By that logic, there must have been a baby zoom in the '90s

[–] Blursty@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Sorry, not following?

[–] DornerStan@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 days ago

Just a stupid joke on the tendency people have to try to reconstruct etymology from the top down rather than bottom up, often using tenuous logical connections lol

Boomers are called that because they were born after the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Zoomers are the generation of high speed rail and fast cars

Gen alpha are all chads due to the hormones used in agriculture

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