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Rudey, of course you are correct about te many negatives of that era. No one would argue most of the points you made. Every afternoon, I had to come in and rest and read a book during the polio epidemic.( Another huge example of horrific consequences was the lead paint, also the lack of seatbelts and car seats) There was good and bad as there is in any time span.
No, these examples from the e-mail I received aren't fantasy. It's pretty much how it was. Progress has two sides and often what you lose is greater than what you gain. Computers and games are great and can improve learning and communication. They also can be abused to the point where rather than a tool, they becomes a surrogate friend and infringe upon living your life to the fullest. It was just a nostalgic look at the changes many of us have seen through the years. It boggles my mind when I think what lies ahead. Where I remember air raid drills-getting under you desk (DUH-like THAT would help)- will the kids in the future be practicing putting on a respirator or running into showers?
When I see the stress adults and children live with on a daily basis, I honestly believe you can trace much of it to the changes we have seen. The devil isn't in the "technology", it's in how individuals choose to use it.
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