Some people WANT to believe that the world they grew up in (at least their flawed memories of their limited perceptions of that time) is still around. It's a desire for simplicity, back when things weren't so complicated and grey and crowded and diverse. And while I do blame them, I can understand the feeling. As I get older, I find myse…
Some people WANT to believe that the world they grew up in (at least their flawed memories of their limited perceptions of that time) is still around. It's a desire for simplicity, back when things weren't so complicated and grey and crowded and diverse. And while I do blame them, I can understand the feeling. As I get older, I find myself thinking that life WAS better in the 90s, back before 9/11, 3+ recessions, and social media. I know that's simplistic to the point of solipsism, but the feeling remains. With no optimism for the future, hiding in an imagined past sounds better and better.
“ Some people WANT to believe that the world they grew up in (at least their flawed memories of their limited perceptions of that time) is still around.”
Exactly. This mistake was the root cause of both Brexit and Trump.
Some people WANT to believe that the world they grew up in (at least their flawed memories of their limited perceptions of that time) is still around. It's a desire for simplicity, back when things weren't so complicated and grey and crowded and diverse. And while I do blame them, I can understand the feeling. As I get older, I find myself thinking that life WAS better in the 90s, back before 9/11, 3+ recessions, and social media. I know that's simplistic to the point of solipsism, but the feeling remains. With no optimism for the future, hiding in an imagined past sounds better and better.
“ Some people WANT to believe that the world they grew up in (at least their flawed memories of their limited perceptions of that time) is still around.”
Exactly. This mistake was the root cause of both Brexit and Trump.