We truly live in a glorious time period

*CyberCubed* · 05-19-2014, 03:25 PM

I just can't help but realize how all of us were born in pretty much the right period of human history. Just think of our parents generation and how little technology they had and how there was no internet, no computers, and TV's only had like 5 channels.

We live in a time period where we all own a computer in our pocket. Smartphones give us access to the internet 24/7, we don't even need to wear watches anymore because every phone tells us the time. We don't even need to own a camera anymore because phones take pictures and record videos.

We have the internet where we have access to endless information about virtually anything. We no longer need to go to libraries or read encylcopedia's like our parents did to discover or research things. E-mail let's us stay in constant contact with anyone, no longer needing to stay on lengthy phone calls or write letters like people had to do before 1980.

Videogames now look almost as good as real-life movies. We're getting to the point where videogame graphics are going to become almost indistinguishable from real-life. We can also download videogames at the click of a finger, and download many retro games from past consoles.

We no longer need to sit down to watch TV at a certain time to watch a show. Virtually any TV show can now be watched online (although not all legally), and you no longer have to be home at a certain time or use a VCR to record a show if you can't see it. We no longer have to wait for reruns of our favorite shows to see them again, everything is online. It's not like the 90's and 80's where if you missed an episode on TV you were out of luck until they aired it again.

DVD's and Blu-rays allow our favorite shows and movies to be released endlessly, as well as digital. When all we had was VHS you were lucky if an entire series ever saw a release, and most didn't.

You can order almost anything online with a click of a finger. Want new clothes, a new DVD/videogame/music CD/comic book or even food? You don't even have to constantly go to malls or stores anymore, you can order anything online and get it delivered directly to your house.

Modern medicine can save peoples lives and people are living longer than ever. Its hard to believe people used to only live to 60 years old and died from various diseases, and now many people are making it into their 90's. Just think of how short peoples lifespans were from the beginning of mankind to about 1950...people constantly lived short lives because of wars or diseases. You got drafted for World War II and there was a good chance you were not coming back.

I just can't help but realize how even just two decades ago back in the 90's we didn't have any of this. We were all born in the right time period, I hate to imagine being born in my parents generation in the 60's or anything before that. Just like I'm sure the people born 100 years from now will be glad they're born in that time period.

We're also on the brink of exploring space. To think that mankind will land on Mars within the next decade or so is amazing. To think we can find planets and suns millions of lightyears away is amazing. To think we might find alien life in the next decade is amazing.

Just thank god I was born in this time period instead of 1850, 1210, 1775, or even anything before 1980. Just thank god.

05-19-2014, 03:25 PM	#1
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,872	We truly live in a glorious time period I just can't help but realize how all of us were born in pretty much the right period of human history. Just think of our parents generation and how little technology they had and how there was no internet, no computers, and TV's only had like 5 channels. We live in a time period where we all own a computer in our pocket. Smartphones give us access to the internet 24/7, we don't even need to wear watches anymore because every phone tells us the time. We don't even need to own a camera anymore because phones take pictures and record videos. We have the internet where we have access to endless information about virtually anything. We no longer need to go to libraries or read encylcopedia's like our parents did to discover or research things. E-mail let's us stay in constant contact with anyone, no longer needing to stay on lengthy phone calls or write letters like people had to do before 1980. Videogames now look almost as good as real-life movies. We're getting to the point where videogame graphics are going to become almost indistinguishable from real-life. We can also download videogames at the click of a finger, and download many retro games from past consoles. We no longer need to sit down to watch TV at a certain time to watch a show. Virtually any TV show can now be watched online (although not all legally), and you no longer have to be home at a certain time or use a VCR to record a show if you can't see it. We no longer have to wait for reruns of our favorite shows to see them again, everything is online. It's not like the 90's and 80's where if you missed an episode on TV you were out of luck until they aired it again. DVD's and Blu-rays allow our favorite shows and movies to be released endlessly, as well as digital. When all we had was VHS you were lucky if an entire series ever saw a release, and most didn't. You can order almost anything online with a click of a finger. Want new clothes, a new DVD/videogame/music CD/comic book or even food? You don't even have to constantly go to malls or stores anymore, you can order anything online and get it delivered directly to your house. Modern medicine can save peoples lives and people are living longer than ever. Its hard to believe people used to only live to 60 years old and died from various diseases, and now many people are making it into their 90's. Just think of how short peoples lifespans were from the beginning of mankind to about 1950...people constantly lived short lives because of wars or diseases. You got drafted for World War II and there was a good chance you were not coming back. I just can't help but realize how even just two decades ago back in the 90's we didn't have any of this. We were all born in the right time period, I hate to imagine being born in my parents generation in the 60's or anything before that. Just like I'm sure the people born 100 years from now will be glad they're born in that time period. We're also on the brink of exploring space. To think that mankind will land on Mars within the next decade or so is amazing. To think we can find planets and suns millions of lightyears away is amazing. To think we might find alien life in the next decade is amazing. Just thank god I was born in this time period instead of 1850, 1210, 1775, or even anything before 1980. Just thank god.