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Why do some people want to go back to the 1950’s? (lemmings.world)
submitted 1 year ago by 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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[–] 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Boomers were named after the Baby Boom, not the economic boom.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boomers

There was also an economic boom, but that's absolutely not where the name comes from.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    It's all the same post war boom. It all happened, and is named for the same reason. People didn't suddenly have a lot of babies because they were on hard times. There's nothing to nitpick here.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    i completely agree. people felt the economic upwind and decided to have children because they could afford that.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I thought it was more about coming back from the war combined with advances in healthcare. The economic aspect makes sense, but families were bigger throughout history even in poorer economic times.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago*

    The successful end to the years-long world war that the whole country felt unified behind, and the sudden influx of money away from that war and into disposable income made it very easy for families to flourish in the US.

    Advances in healthcare played a part, sure, but not that much in that short of time, and eventually the baby boom faded but the advances continued.

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