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Why do people tend to romanticize the past by claiming "things were better" when human nature is literally the same as it was on the day of creation.

PoizonApple · 41-45, F
Repete · 61-69, M
I'm not so sure about that . Yes somethings remain the same or close. But even in my time a lot of things have changed . We use to help people without thinking what's in it for me . Money and sex wasn't everything to most we use to work together in a marriage relying on each other now each thinks they need no one . We seem to change our nature to the situation. At least that's my opinion
Repete · 61-69, M
No they were capable but the big picture seemed to be more working together because the me attitude got you nowhere but left behind or out in the cold . Nature is for self preservation this hasn't changed much I agree . But that is getting worse because now we think or want we need whatever our neighbors has .
Or because they had to because that’s what people did. @Repete
You don't think that human nature is effected by cultural changes over the millennia? You think human nature is purely genetic and has never changed? I can't see that at all.
MarkPaul · 26-30, M
@IAmJess That's hardly an authentic demonstration of optimism. I just think you want to (naively) believe that modern humans are somehow superior than previous generations. The problem I have with that bias is history is jam packed with that urban legend which only points to how human nature has stayed the same from one century to another.
@MarkPaul 😒
MarkPaul · 26-30, M
@IAmJess 😏
The circumstances may have been different.
luckranger71 · 51-55, M
Self-absorption. It rolls easier into the “kids today are disrespectful and lazy” nonsense.
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I mean I’m sorry but the banks had to be BAILED out. @Xuan12
Xuan12 · 31-35, M
@Spoiledbrat I thought you were asking.
No but I found it informative. You didn’t have to delete it. @Xuan12

 
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