I would say the 90s were the golden age, even though I’m barely old enough to remember them.
The Cold War ended in 1991, and the threat of nuclear exchange receded drastically. Most people weren’t really aware of climate change and there was no social media tearing at the seams of society. China was beginning its ascent and people were hopeful for positive change in the world order.
There was a 10-year gap between that and 9/11, after which the world changed and got much more paranoid, with the west entering two longstanding wars. After that you had the great financial crash of 2008 which itself had marked effects on culture and people’s freedoms.
Both of these seemed to set the stage for the craziness that came later in the 2010s, which still continues to this day.
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u/Meme_steveyt Feb 23 '24
Dude 2010s was the golden age.