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OC375

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17. I was optimistic in the 1970's and early 1980's

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 03:01 PM

6 hrs ago

We were all going to be pursuing brainy careers in support of whatever bold future Skylab, solar and recycling morphed into, working normal earth jobs... but pushing the world forward as one force, for the good of all.

The pamphlet was misleading, and the generation of "me" prevailed. Needless to say, I'm skeptical of even people I agree with anymore. I'm quite certain that we're only around as a species still, because the rules of very large numbers haven't gotten around to us yet..

Optimism is something to guard carefully, and to be cautious around when others are wielding it, IMHO.

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Aaron Rupar: If you're roughly my age, it's wild to reflect on the optimism for the future Americans felt when Obama [View all] highplainsdem 8 hrs ago OP

I remember being elated when Carter was elected. perfessor 8 hrs ago #1

Carter barely won dsc 7 hrs ago #9

I have NEVER felt such excitement! young_at_heart 8 hrs ago #2

Always a relief... lame54 8 hrs ago #3

I'm so grateful Obama happened during my time on this planet. What great memories. Vinca 8 hrs ago #4

I'm still bewildered by 2016 newdeal2 8 hrs ago #5

It was a triumph of Conservative Media's brainwashing program maxsolomon 7 hrs ago #12

There was Russian interference. Many of us think that election was tampered with. Amaryllis 7 hrs ago #13

I'd say that Russian misinformation all over social media was tampering groundloop 6 hrs ago #15

James Comey. SergeStorms 5 hrs ago #21

I was happy then MustLoveBeagles 7 hrs ago #6

Wild isn't the word I'd use. progressoid 7 hrs ago #7

+1 leftstreet 7 hrs ago #11

Try tampered with. Russia Russia Russia. Amaryllis 7 hrs ago #14

The Age of Aquarius BidenRocks 7 hrs ago #8

If you're roughly my age BaronChocula 7 hrs ago #10

65 here and it all seems reversed to before I was born. nilram 6 hrs ago #16

I was optimistic in the 1970's and early 1980's OC375 6 hrs ago #17

I was just talking to my wife about this. In the late 60s and early 70s we were incredibly optimistic about the future. Martin68 6 hrs ago #18

My Reflection modrepub 6 hrs ago #19

And the Republican senators refused to BootinUp 6 hrs ago #20

Mitch again. BidenRocks 1 hr ago #23

He articulated pattyloutwo 4 hrs ago #22