What Socialists think the 1950's were like
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Sure things are worse now, but by all accounts I've heard first hand it points to a lot of things they wouldn't do today. Houses were tiny and the children shared small rooms. Women cooked almost every meal and tended the house. Some made clothes for the kids. Eating out was rare and expensive. It wasn't stop at Starbucks daily for breakfast, eat out at lunch, and doorfash dinner while watching TV on one of six paid streaming services. The wife got up and cooked breakfast and made coffee, packed lunch for the husband, and cooked dinner. You watched on the one TV whatever was on the three free channels, or did something else.
I always hear a lot about this dead dream, but very little about modem people willing to live that life.
eating out was more expensive. but it was real food. hell, you can barely buy real food in the supermarket today, unlike in the 50s.
houses were smaller, but they were built with far, far better materials. The wood was better. everyone had oak hardwoods. the entire house wasn't filled with plastic synthetics that would immediately burst into flames. have you seen 1950s vs. 2000s burn-rate test videos? not to mention the outgassing and microplastic residues in your air.
families had 1 car but you could take the bus or subway and not get stabbed by a nog or meximutt. hell, kids used the public buses, used their bikes all over town, and they weren't getting their heads football kicked into curbs.