>>23535612The dollar was worth 2 reals, the internet had intelligent and fun people from all over the world, people were nicer, faggotry wasn't nearly as common or blatant, things were still being built to last, aesthetics were peak and technological/scientific progress was crazy fast.
Around 2001 or 2002 I earnestly believed global peace was possible and that we'd overcome our differences to conquer the stars. Granted, I was like 9 but here we are now, regressing and degenerating more and more as everything plateaus.