Wonder how we would have coped...........?

[Lencoboy]

To try and simplify this as much as I can, in terms of how I perceive now vs then.

1) My Father bought a 5 bedroom house in London for cash in the mid 70s. He was doing OK, but was by no means wealthy. These days you'd need to be a top 5% earner and pay it back for 25 years.

2) Food quality is lower and food quantity is higher. Much, in both cases, now.

3) Far less pressure on children to be exposed to work ethic and drama, then.

4) Complete saturation of horrendous news stories 24/7, now.

5) Terrible exercise ethics now, it's either doing nothing or pushing yourself into a coma.


We run ourselves into the ground to 'do well', and then absorb messages 24 hours a day telling us we are going to die soon.

Joe,

I probably agree with you regarding 1, 3 and 4, especially 4 in which you are totally correct.

Not quite sure about 2 and 5 though.

But nevertheless, I fully respect your views and opinions.
Keep well.

[ankietyjoe]

Joe,

I probably agree with you regarding 1, 3 and 4, especially 4 in which you are totally correct.

Not quite sure about 2 and 5 though.

But nevertheless, I fully respect your views and opinions.
Keep well.

Why would you disagree on those points, out of interest?

[Lencoboy]

Why would you disagree on those points, out of interest?

Concerning your points 2 and 5.

I don't disagree per se, I just feel unable to make judgement due to lack of personal experience/evidence.

No offence intended.

[ankietyjoe]

Concerning your points 2 and 5.

I don't disagree per se, I just feel unable to make judgement due to lack of personal experience/evidence.

No offence intended.

No offence taken, just chewing the fat!

To clarify, the supermarkets have far more processed, low quality food on the shelves and the fresh fruit and veg that is available is often heavily sprayed and flown in from half way around the world. The nutritional value of fresh food drops off considerably after it's picked, so having abundant availability is a double edged sword. Food is also cheaper relative to the 70s/80s and the ability to buy 1.5kg of (shitty) lasagne for a fiver means that lots of people are eating very poorly.

As for the exercise, more people are sedentary these days both at home and at work (there is data about this everywhere). We work much longer hours (data everywhere) and then try and make up for being sedentary by exercising REALLY hard at 9pm, putting an already stressed body through more stress....then go home and eat a low quality ready meal and a bottle of wine. Peoples lives just used to involve more walking about and doing 'stuff', because they didn't have an iPad to collapse in front of after a hard day sitting down.

We are creating the perfect recipe for a worn down body/mind. In my opinion, based on my own observations.....that don't apply to absolutely everybody.