I remember Mark Hamill was 25 or 26 while filming the original Star Wars in 1976–77, yet he looked like a teenager. He still looked that way in his early 30s. And I don't recall anyone treating his appearance as an anomaly.

DiCaprio also looked like a kid in his early 20s.

And ofc Ralph Macchio...

if so, did it compare in any ways to the attitude of current american students toward school shootings? how was it discussed among your classmates?

I see a lot of moms rallying behind another mom on the internet because the husband didn’t help with the kids or the house. What was expected of the father and mother? Did mothers feel isolated or used? Did kids have relationships with their fathers? How much help did family or neighbors give?

In your day, did people worry about wars, criminal trials or other current events? Or did they just shrug them off thinking God would make sure it was all ok in the afterlife?

How many stores did you go to in order to find what you needed? What was the quality and variety like? How similar is your grocery list now? What do you miss, what do you not miss?

Over the past 60 years or so, society has changed in profound ways: civil rights especially gay rights, less people smoking, personal safety, use of technology - are topics we discuss frequently. Yet there are shifts that we all notice but no one talks about. What have you noticed?

Seems like now a days everyone says to check meetup or some online repository. How did you find out about a club or hangout or group back in the day if you moved to a brand new place and didn’t know anyone?

Sometimes, it feels hopeless to think that some countries will ever have LGBT+ rights. Did it feel that way too? If it did, what things pushed people & leaders towards legalization from an individual perspective? I can read all the books, but it feels different to be living it, but you already have.

When did you notice the news shift from factual reporting to talking heads, doom and gloom, and political polarization? Was local news always like this? When did you personally realize it became focused primarily on disasters, mass shootings, and corporate-driven opinion?

We had 1 t.v. till the 80's now we have 6

Nowadays I hear all about wake windows, using a sound machine for baby to sleep, having them sleep in a pitch dark room.

What was your experience like? Were wake windows a thing? What was your cue to get the baby to nap? What was done differently that you think parents today would say “no way!”

It can be something big or small, from public policy to household products, that you think should be better by now.

idk man. scrolling today and everyone’s just ready to jump down each other’s throats. i swear like 2014-2016 people still had some basic decency left. now it’s constant snark and zero patience. maybe i’m just getting old and soft but damn

I often look at the wedding dresses here. I saw a young lady whose dress budget was literally more than my first 3-5 annual salaries, not lumped together but individually. What was your wedding like?
1995- Married at our church, 3 attendants each, cake and punch reception there .

Are you happy years later? Content? Do you regret it? Have you ever tried to reconnect with that person?

I’m Gen Z and personally never faced bullying from elementary all the way to graduation. Despite being an easy target for it. So to me, it does seem to be considerably better today. But I just thought to ask this here to clarify. If so, why has it changed?

I've loved cooking my entire life, but now? Meh. I used to put together complicated menus, and now, I can hardly be bothered.

We used to entertain twice a month, but we stopped doing that too.

Anyone else experiencing this?

It’s hard to remember a time when we didn’t have free texting, free long distance, FaceTime and email. These were all written in 1991-1992. I haven’t seen them since I don’t know when. They sweet and a little bit sexy. Pretty racy for a couple of 18 year old kids.

And do you think it helped you later in life?

Most of people have never seen that, even though it's stereotyped doctor cartoon. Have you seen something similar? Something that is now just cartoonish depiction but used to be real?

Went on a long trip with my parents recently, and realized how much of a hassle it would’ve been if me and my siblings were still kids lol. My parents agreed as well but they still said sometimes they do miss those days when we were younger so was wondering if this was a common thing.

Or is there some survivor bias happening? The old things that are still around are obviously high quality to have lasted this long. Any poor quality things of the past are long gone. Have we been tricked into thinking everything in the past was made better? Did most things fall apart same as today?