▲ 39 ▼ What's something common from your childhood that you never see anymore? (piefed.blahaj.zone) submitted 1 year ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/askuk@feddit.uk 62 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (9 children) Man, I miss hope. It was so great. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] tetris11@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago (7 children) There is always hope, and things have always been quite bad one way or another. You're looking at the past with rose-tinted glasses, and forgetting how bad it was too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (6 children) Yes, but it's not that things in the past were perfect, it's that you could identify a general trend of things getting better. Sure, there were still huge problems, but you could believe it was just problems we hadn't gotten to yet. Now we live in a world that's actively going backwards. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (5 children) I get what you mean. Personally I am unsure of whether it's one of two things Things are getting better now as they were back then but now I am older and more cynical so I don't accept they really are improving as a whole. Much like many people my age probably did when I was younger. Things are getting worse and we're all fucked. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (4 children) I have absolutely no faith and see zero evidence of it being 1. I'd love to be proven wrong though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Same mate. The jury is still out on that one. I think an actual left wing political party as an option would be a bloody good start. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) I agree with you, but I'm too old and worn down to do it, and nobody else seems to be in much of a hurry either. I don't think it's coming in my lifetime. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I have started donating to Corby 's new party, whatever it'll be called. Hopefully it'll grow into something meaningful permalink fedilink source parent [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I have hope! Hopefully it is although, not knowing how old you are I just hope it happens quickly! permalink fedilink source parent [–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago It's a nice town. But it's so small you could almost miss it as you drove through. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago (7 children) There is always hope, and things have always been quite bad one way or another. You're looking at the past with rose-tinted glasses, and forgetting how bad it was too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (6 children) Yes, but it's not that things in the past were perfect, it's that you could identify a general trend of things getting better. Sure, there were still huge problems, but you could believe it was just problems we hadn't gotten to yet. Now we live in a world that's actively going backwards. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (5 children) I get what you mean. Personally I am unsure of whether it's one of two things Things are getting better now as they were back then but now I am older and more cynical so I don't accept they really are improving as a whole. Much like many people my age probably did when I was younger. Things are getting worse and we're all fucked. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (4 children) I have absolutely no faith and see zero evidence of it being 1. I'd love to be proven wrong though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Same mate. The jury is still out on that one. I think an actual left wing political party as an option would be a bloody good start. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) I agree with you, but I'm too old and worn down to do it, and nobody else seems to be in much of a hurry either. I don't think it's coming in my lifetime. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I have started donating to Corby 's new party, whatever it'll be called. Hopefully it'll grow into something meaningful permalink fedilink source parent [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I have hope! Hopefully it is although, not knowing how old you are I just hope it happens quickly! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (6 children) Yes, but it's not that things in the past were perfect, it's that you could identify a general trend of things getting better. Sure, there were still huge problems, but you could believe it was just problems we hadn't gotten to yet. Now we live in a world that's actively going backwards. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (5 children) I get what you mean. Personally I am unsure of whether it's one of two things Things are getting better now as they were back then but now I am older and more cynical so I don't accept they really are improving as a whole. Much like many people my age probably did when I was younger. Things are getting worse and we're all fucked. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (4 children) I have absolutely no faith and see zero evidence of it being 1. I'd love to be proven wrong though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Same mate. The jury is still out on that one. I think an actual left wing political party as an option would be a bloody good start. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) I agree with you, but I'm too old and worn down to do it, and nobody else seems to be in much of a hurry either. I don't think it's coming in my lifetime. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I have started donating to Corby 's new party, whatever it'll be called. Hopefully it'll grow into something meaningful permalink fedilink source parent [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I have hope! Hopefully it is although, not knowing how old you are I just hope it happens quickly! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (5 children) I get what you mean. Personally I am unsure of whether it's one of two things Things are getting better now as they were back then but now I am older and more cynical so I don't accept they really are improving as a whole. Much like many people my age probably did when I was younger. Things are getting worse and we're all fucked. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (4 children) I have absolutely no faith and see zero evidence of it being 1. I'd love to be proven wrong though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Same mate. The jury is still out on that one. I think an actual left wing political party as an option would be a bloody good start. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) I agree with you, but I'm too old and worn down to do it, and nobody else seems to be in much of a hurry either. I don't think it's coming in my lifetime. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I have started donating to Corby 's new party, whatever it'll be called. Hopefully it'll grow into something meaningful permalink fedilink source parent [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I have hope! Hopefully it is although, not knowing how old you are I just hope it happens quickly! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (4 children) I have absolutely no faith and see zero evidence of it being 1. I'd love to be proven wrong though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Same mate. The jury is still out on that one. I think an actual left wing political party as an option would be a bloody good start. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) I agree with you, but I'm too old and worn down to do it, and nobody else seems to be in much of a hurry either. I don't think it's coming in my lifetime. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I have started donating to Corby 's new party, whatever it'll be called. Hopefully it'll grow into something meaningful permalink fedilink source parent [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I have hope! Hopefully it is although, not knowing how old you are I just hope it happens quickly! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Same mate. The jury is still out on that one. I think an actual left wing political party as an option would be a bloody good start. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) I agree with you, but I'm too old and worn down to do it, and nobody else seems to be in much of a hurry either. I don't think it's coming in my lifetime. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I have started donating to Corby 's new party, whatever it'll be called. Hopefully it'll grow into something meaningful permalink fedilink source parent [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I have hope! Hopefully it is although, not knowing how old you are I just hope it happens quickly! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) I agree with you, but I'm too old and worn down to do it, and nobody else seems to be in much of a hurry either. I don't think it's coming in my lifetime. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I have started donating to Corby 's new party, whatever it'll be called. Hopefully it'll grow into something meaningful permalink fedilink source parent [–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I have hope! Hopefully it is although, not knowing how old you are I just hope it happens quickly! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I have started donating to Corby 's new party, whatever it'll be called. Hopefully it'll grow into something meaningful permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HamFistedVegetarian@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I have hope! Hopefully it is although, not knowing how old you are I just hope it happens quickly! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago It's a nice town. But it's so small you could almost miss it as you drove through. permalink fedilink source parent