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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2020 3:37:34 GMT -5
It sure has. Although old fashioned forums, I feel you can go more in-depth than social media, because of the character limit. I don't really use social media at all if I want to discuss television, movies, and comics.
As for what Betty asked us, I do hope the first happens. Americans would benefit from Universal Health Care.
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Post by evermorerose on Apr 7, 2020 3:59:24 GMT -5
The 90s would have to be my favourite decade. It was during this time that pop culture was at its best. This was also the era of technological advancement that made our world better, as well as the era of historical events that made the world more peaceful. Lastly, this was also the time that the UK and Ireland made history at the Eurovision Song Contest (with Ireland winning three times in a row + once more after Norway won in 1995 and the UK winning the contest with an already-established act that remained relevant even after winning the contest).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2020 4:04:48 GMT -5
The 90s would have to be my favourite decade. It was during this time that pop culture was at its best. This was also the era of technological advancement that made our world better, as well as the era of historical events that made the world more peaceful. Lastly, this was also the time that the UK and Ireland made history at the Eurovision Song Contest (with Ireland winning three times in a row + once more after Norway won in 1995 and the UK winning the contest with an already-established act that remained relevant even after winning the contest). I was just thinking the other day, when I take my mind back to the 90s, I have a sense of warmth and comfort, and whenever I think of the pop culture, I'm filled with joy. I haven't felt that way about pop culture in this recent decade. It was a good era, and who could forget Eurovision.
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Post by evermorerose on Apr 7, 2020 4:06:49 GMT -5
The 90s would have to be my favourite decade. It was during this time that pop culture was at its best. This was also the era of technological advancement that made our world better, as well as the era of historical events that made the world more peaceful. Lastly, this was also the time that the UK and Ireland made history at the Eurovision Song Contest (with Ireland winning three times in a row + once more after Norway won in 1995 and the UK winning the contest with an already-established act that remained relevant even after winning the contest). I was just thinking the other day, when I take my mind back to the 90s, I have a sense of warmth and comfort, and whenever I think of the pop culture, I'm filled with joy. I haven't felt that way about pop culture in this recent decade. It was a good era, and who could forget Eurovision. Pop culture of today are either rehashes or badly made original content.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2020 4:13:00 GMT -5
I was just thinking the other day, when I take my mind back to the 90s, I have a sense of warmth and comfort, and whenever I think of the pop culture, I'm filled with joy. I haven't felt that way about pop culture in this recent decade. It was a good era, and who could forget Eurovision. Pop culture of today are either rehashes or badly made original content. Couldn't agree more with you here. We have very little original content these days in television and film, that hasn't already been done before or rebooted.
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Post by Melinda Halliwell on Apr 7, 2020 5:29:34 GMT -5
Those were the days when the Eurovision Song Contest was about the best song on the night not what looked good on stage.
The '90s were known for block voting with judges picking the winner before television voting came in.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2020 5:36:29 GMT -5
I really do appreciate when it is about the song and the performance.
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Post by Squad 51 on Apr 7, 2020 7:21:55 GMT -5
Yeah, so do I, and that's why I prefer the good ol' times.
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Post by ladyfiaran22 on Apr 7, 2020 8:20:48 GMT -5
I grew up in the early 90s and was a teenager throughout most of the decade so I have a soft spot for that time. I love early to mid 90s alternative music and watched a lot of MTV back when they had music videos, my faves on the channel were Headbangers Ball, 120 Minutes and Beavis and Butthead. To this day I still listen to 90s alternative and have all the Beavis and Butthead DVD box sets plus the movie
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Post by BettyNewbie on Apr 7, 2020 10:58:17 GMT -5
I echo the sentiment over the 90s. It truly felt like the last decade where everything was going "well," and the 21st century hasn't been anything but a major disappointment in comparison. It sure has. Although old fashioned forums, I feel you can go more in-depth than social media, because of the character limit. I don't really use social media at all if I want to discuss television, movies, and comics. As for what Betty asked us, I do hope the first happens. Americans would benefit from Universal Health Care. It may be wishful thinking, but I'm hoping we see the end of the heavily-corporatized Google/Facebook/Instagram internet in the 2020s. Whether it's the proliferation of white-supremacist/conspiracy theory channels on YouTube, Russian propaganda mills on Facebook, beauty gurus and "influencers" selling literal snake oil on Instagram, the massive escalation of cyberbullying, and the rampant intrusion of privacy, there's no question that the internet became a toxic, horrible place in the 2010s. Everything became ruled by large corporate social media sites that put making $$$ above all else. Content was dumbed down for the growing audience of phone/tablet users (which advertisers prefer since mobile adblockers are still weak/underdeveloped compared to desktop adblockers) and meaningful discussion was phased out in favor of brainless memes, hyperbolic soundbites, and clicking Like/Dislike buttons. Maybe, the recent stay-at-home orders will get more people visiting the internet on desktops/laptops again and realizing what a limited, hollow place it became in the mobile era. Sites like Facebook/Instagram/Twitter barely function on desktops anymore ( Twitter recently scrapped its desktop site in favor of a clone of its app), so "old school" blogs and forums have an advantage on desktops. Using the internet on a desktop means having easier access to sites that privilege content over advertising.
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Post by Tim on Apr 7, 2020 16:22:50 GMT -5
And I can point to the one event that stated it all, when Dubya got into the White House.
Granted 9/11 would still have happened, but do you think Al Gore would have gotten the U.S. into the Iraq debacle?
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