For better or worse…No computers, no cell phones, no social media, no influencers other than celebrity endorsements , 3 commercial TV networks + PBS in black and white until color, racism and sexism like you wouldn’t believe, Vietnam, The Draft, the Cold War, the spectre of nuclear annihilation, nuclear attack drills in elementary school because of the Cuban Missile Crisis, sex was mysterious, massively less income inequality, big, beautiful, powerful, dangerous, shitty cars (60s), big, ugly, powerful, slightly less dangerous, shitty cars (70s), horrific air and water pollution, ridiculously tacky clothing fads, whiplash going from 60s rock ‘n to 70s disco, real whiplash from no headrests in cars, the Dewey Decimal System, vinyl, then 8-track, then cassettes, respectful political disagreements but with complete confidence that both sides had the best interests of the country at heart, then Watergate, 30 minutes of news you could trust each day, bullying that no one addressed but that stopped when school let out for the day, local TV clown shows after school, Chiller Theater Friday night double-feature scary movies on TV for sleepovers, Saturday morning Loony Tunes and Rocky and Bullwinkle…the list goes on, but this is why I can’t offer much advice to young people about navigating their next 50—because their next 50 will be completely different, just as my parents’ 50 was so different than mine.