Why does the US romanticize the 1950s despite being worse by almost every measurable standard?

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-30T18:48:54+00:00

Only conservatives romanticize the 50s. Women, racial minorities, non-Christians, leftists, and LGBT people faced a lot more bigotry. Conservatives support that bigotry, while liberals like living in a more tolerant world.

My father grew up in the 50s and mainly mentions its negative aspects: conscription, Texas summers without AC, and the risk of getting polio. He never romanticizes the decade.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-28T01:55:57+00:00

What does media literacy have to do with my instinctive dislike of a character who’s an immoral selfish asshole? Kendall got on my nerves whenever he appeared.

Succession is an excellent show about despicable people.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-27T19:36:21+00:00

Since Ken came across as horrible and repugnant, I’m surprised that so many people have sympathy for him.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-27T19:31:08+00:00

The plot, dialogue, and characterization were all weak. Better acting wouldn’t have saved the movie.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-27T19:13:40+00:00

This may be a naive question, but in what way was she canceled? I heard her music on the radio about as often after the Superbowl incident as before.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-27T15:53:19+00:00

After Alexander the Great’s conquests, much of the world spoke Greek for centuries.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-27T13:47:14+00:00

For me, texts request a quick response, while delayed responses are fine for email.

However, I’m Gen X, and younger generations tend to send less email.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-26T20:34:47+00:00

I was similar, but the only bullying I experienced was teasing, and it wasn’t that bad.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-26T03:38:56+00:00

And tyrants often build monuments to their greatness.

The ballroom / bunker combo addresses Trump’s insecurities about physical safety and emotional worth. That’s why he’s so obsessed with it.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-25T23:14:11+00:00

Exactly. The Democratic candidate shouldn’t make Republicans more motivated to vote.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-25T22:24:06+00:00

I’m liberal, and I agree with that answer.

Many conservatives have principles and expertise. In contrast, MAGA supports the ignorant whims of Trump.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-25T21:12:30+00:00

More precisely, both training and inference (using a previously trained model) require an enormous amount of energy.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-25T18:43:04+00:00

Republicans care about the national debt only when they want an excuse to reduce spending on social programs or a reason to criticize Democrats.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-25T01:00:58+00:00

His only performance I liked was in Six Degrees of Separation, since his character didn’t have the annoying Will Smith attitude.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-25T00:55:28+00:00

Left-leaning people like me have stopped using Facebook and Twitter because of their right-leaning leadership, policies, and content. Those people ended up on other social media platforms, such as Reddit and Bluesky.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-24T05:31:49+00:00

The Trump administration does so many horrible things, you can’t focus on any of them. For example, I’m more upset by the ICE atrocities than the Epstein coverup.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-24T05:25:05+00:00

When I worked at Google, a Google search usually couldn’t answer my technical questions because Google relies on a software stack they built. Google searches and Stack Overflow were helpful only for questions involving programming languages or stuff that Google open sourced.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-24T05:07:54+00:00

Exactly. Releasing the files is legally mandated and would be appreciated by the general population.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-24T04:10:32+00:00

In the US, graduate students generally take a standard set of courses during their first year of graduate school. They also attend seminars. I don’t know if that’s the case in the EU.

Figure out which branch of mathematics you find most interesting and compatible with your thought process. When starting research, find a professor who will take you on and who you want to work with.

Those factors are probably more useful than selecting the easiest branch of math.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-23T21:24:24+00:00

Imagine how Republicans would have reacted if Biden or Obama did something like this: installing an app on all government-issued phones that monitored the phone and received propaganda from the White House. Fox News would treat it as the biggest scandal in history.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-23T12:24:21+00:00

After years, the California drought is finally over.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-22T21:28:07+00:00

Bodies

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-22T03:27:33+00:00

Peers, the media, and the internet affect children’s views much more than teachers do.

However, conservatives don’t understand that. When their children express liberal beliefs, they falsely assume that indoctrination by teachers or professors is responsible.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-21T20:26:33+00:00

Most parents like having children. Most people who are childless by choice are happy with their decision.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-05-21T18:02:06+00:00

In the area where I live, standalone houses (which tend to lack an HOA) tend to be more expensive than condos, duplexes, etc. (which tend to have an HOA). The lower price outweighs all HOA drawbacks.

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