Post AzApQSEIgUCm84SpWK by daniel@campduffel.social
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(DIR) Post #Az7cTC5nFywU4Sa6Lo by daniel@campduffel.social
2025-10-12T04:34:57Z
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I never experienced the 1970's. Tell me something good or bad that you experienced from that decade that doesn't exist anymore. Could be just personal stuff, boosts appreciated.
(DIR) Post #AzAL0nwcKUBTK32umW by reiver@mastodon.social
2025-10-13T12:03:07Z
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@daniel In the 1970s —Space Sci-Fi was popular.By today's standards, electronics were anywhere from limited to non-existance.Everyone in the same home shared the same phone. Sometimes, even in the same neighborhood. (I.e., party lines.)Phone booths were common.You memorized other people's numbers.You memorize You wrote your to-do list and schedule on paper.It was more common to see kids around the neighborhood on their own.Credit cards weren't common yet. Cash was the norm.
(DIR) Post #AzALJwYYXDERX9uxZg by DavidBHimself@mastodon.social
2025-10-13T11:57:20Z
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@daniel You can still experience some of it: music and movies.
(DIR) Post #AzANOtdd0mmJq6mOxs by box464@mastodon.social
2025-10-13T12:30:00Z
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@daniel Local radio stations with local disc jockeys talking about local events, playing local favorites, taking tons of calls from people about what they wanted to hear. It exists today, but not nearly as popular. The dj’s were local celebrities!
(DIR) Post #AzAOPDt9ox7abDlMcy by bobthomson70@mastodon.social
2025-10-13T12:41:26Z
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@daniel bad: lots of stray and free roaming dogs or dogs left out in gardens - that and public information films about rabies made me fearful of dogs for a while as a kid. https://youtu.be/m0xmSV6aq0g?si=g9EKqAyugS60zOpRIf you’re really interested you should read Scarred for Life Volume 1:https://www.lulu.com/shop/stephen-brotherstone-dave-lawrence/scarred-for-life-volume-one/paperback/product-23116461.html?page=1&pageSize=4They have a podcast too and are active on other social media.
(DIR) Post #AzAXwHYg659T7m1SRk by royal@theres.life
2025-10-13T14:29:57Z
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@daniel Cars designed with no thought at all toward fuel economy. Fuel was so cheap before the mid 70s(?) that there was basically no incentive to seek economy. Our family for a while had a 1972 Chrysler Newport Royal. https://www.forcbodiesonly.com/mopar-forum/threads/1972-chrysler-newport-royal-all-original-36200-miles-5900.32063/Ours was brown, with a 440 cubic inch engine. That's more than 7 liters. It would cost a fortune to drive today.
(DIR) Post #AzAYEiCtkxsezDchge by royal@theres.life
2025-10-13T14:33:18Z
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@daniel Cars designed with no thought at all toward fuel economy. Fuel was so cheap before the mid 70s(?) that there was basically no incentive to seek economy. Our family for a while had a 1972 Chrysler Newport Royal. https://www.forcbodiesonly.com/mopar-forum/threads/1972-chrysler-newport-royal-all-original-36200-miles-5900.32063/Ours was brown, with a 440 cubic inch engine. That's more than 7 liters. It would cost a fortune to drive today. I'm sure it would have had an mpg rating on the single digits.The engine was loud and while it could produce a lot of power, it was very slow to respond to the accelerator.
(DIR) Post #AzApQSEIgUCm84SpWK by daniel@campduffel.social
2025-10-13T17:44:15Z
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@DavidBHimself True. I have gone through a lot of books, music, and movies from then. Tragic and beak sci-fi was definitely formative for me.