>>6136901>I do think that perfect little spot for growing up was late 80s-early 90s.I think so too.
Thanks to syndication still being alive and cable channels not having the money for new content, I was able to see the same thing people from the 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s viewed. We were able to compare it to current stuff and see how stuff has really progressed (or not). So we're far more well rounded... when it comes to entertainment.
Kids today won't be able to see uncensored cartoons like tom and Jerry, Looney Toons, and other unPC episodes, unless their parents recorded it or those episodes managed to come on the VHS/DVD (BD is shit when it comes to uncensored and full collections).
Playing outside was also a popular thing and organized EVERYTHING was seen as for dorks and retards only. Only organized team ranked sports were OK.
Just the other day i was getting my nephews to watch Alien and they couldn't fucking stay still because they always needed to have their smartphone beeps taken care of. That ALWAYS ON social media of today has created an ADD generation. They called previous generations that as well, but we still had times to think. If nothing was on the 30-60 channels, i had to do something else, usually creative. At worst, if i had a new game I'd be playing that too long. Slightly better, i would go down to my neighborhood arcade a couple blocks away.
Kids today? they literally have millions of options available to them where they never have to leave their beds. Thousands of free games and demos. They don't even have to play those games, because of popular streamers play it for them.
Of course, how extreme they are depends on their parents, but no matter what, kids today are overwhlemingly overwhelmed with choice than any generation before them, and that isn't a good thing. It's no wonder so many people today think that kids don't play with toys anymore.
