Best rant on PC I have seen for awhile...long, but worth it.

[raging moderate]

45. What if we could think about it and keep the best of all times/places?

Different people in different places at different times have had good ideas for reasonable living. We could sort of work out some combinations. Life really was more careful and frugal when I was a child, back in the fifties. What this post says is basically close to what I remember. Maybe we could go back and pick up some customs that would work today. We had three changes of clothing: one to be wearing, one to be drying, and one to be waiting in the wash. You can wash many garments in the tub and dry them over the tub overnight. Or lay them on radiators, with a towel under them to prevent rust spots. Food was more basic, and there was less of it. We mostly ate our meals at home. Push mowers really were not that difficult, if they were in good condition. There were only a few air conditioners, in some businesses; trees did a lot to keep us cool (or we sweated, and so what? it's only natural). And people did not walk down the street eating or drinking, not even water; they were all right without those water bottles. Some things are improving, although not fast enough in the social justice area. I am glad that Black people no longer are forced to stand or sit only in the back of the bus (by the way, they already had it better than that where I lived in Chicago). And my family knew several gay people, and they were all right. One of my grandmothers briefly married an old friend who was gay, perhaps to combine expenses. Some people did their best to work quietly against the stupid racists and bigots, with these old phrases: Mind your own business. It's a free country. I do think we could all learn some new ways to conserve our resources and not use more than our fair share of them. Of course we need to remember to be tolerant of each other, as we all struggle to do our best to be responsible citizens.