What Century or decade do you think people were happier in? Better off living in? and why?

Answer 1

Pragmatic answer: Always the current century and decade. Economic and technological progress improve quality of life for everyone, regardless of social class.

Heartfelt answer: 10,000 B.C.

With the invention of agriculture came language and civilization: both the mental and physical forms of enslavement.

Human beings can still achieve that prehistoric state of perfect bliss and perfect freedom, but it was much easier for our short-lived ancestors who did not have language and civilization to enslave them. I believe they felt more inner peace throughout their lifetimes than any person born in this century.

Civilization is fundamentally unnatural, and therefore not good for the mental well-being of natural organisms. To adjust to such an environment--however beneficial it might be in other respects--requires great spiritual training.

Answer 2

To me theres no specific time or period that anyone was happier, at the if you start around the ancient egyptian time, people died for stupid reasons whether it was thier fault or not, when it came time for surgery they had to be awake to go through all that pain, the women were always sex slaves

onto the late 1800s and 1920s, everyone died of many dieases, barely had medicine back then, blacks didnt have any rights as they were FORCED over here, their only freedom was death so nobody was happy in that era accept the white owners

then you got the 1960s when some people were still battling for thier rights

and now, well we're whinning about global warming but not doing anything about it, our soldiers are dying every second, we're under and stupid president who made too many broken promises...so really there was no happy period in my opinion

Answer 3

I think the most people were the happiest shortly before agriculture became really popular. With agriculture and animal husbandry came a whole host of ills: social and economic stratification, poorer diets, less sanitation, and slavery, to name a few. Some of our worst diseases also come from living in close proximity to animals. Nowadays, while most Westerners live the good life, the majority of the people on Earth live in poverty and despair. Back before the agricultural revolution, most people had enough to eat most of the time, there was more egalitarianism and far less greed (as there was only so much you could acquire), and there weren't fun diseases like influenza, the poxes, AIDS, West Nile Virus, syphilis, and a whole host of others. Prehistoric life was much nicer than most people have been led to believe.

Answer 4

I think we're better off in the century we're living in, because we don't have to worry so much about getting sick these days due to the medical technology we have. But the people may have been happier in the old days because it wasn't as polluted and life wasn't as stressful complicated as it is today.

Answer 5

I am a fan of Walt Whitman's times, after the civil war. The country was still young and still had a common dream of a better life for everyone, and they all worked together for it. Also, the pollution hadn't discolored the air and water and there was still a lot of forests and wildlife. I think it was better in the East and Mid West than out far west where things were not as tame.

Answer 6

I enjoyed the late 60's and 70's with each and all the social replace and all that meant. i replaced into extraordinarily youthful interior the 50's in spite of the undeniable fact that it stood for each little thing i did no longer desire. The 50's meant that i replaced into meant to be a housewife and picture that a spectacular present replaced right into a sparkling toaster and that i could be wearing that girdle and undesirable finding bra. If I labored, i replaced into to do the menial jobs and for much less pay. I continually use Mrs. Cleaver. . .the Beav's mom as precisely what i did no longer prefer to be. . .the appropriate housewife, with the appropriate hair, with the appropriate abode, under no circumstances boost my voice, continually in a ideal gown. I under no circumstances burnt my bra yet I helpful threw out that undesirable girdle. I knocked on doorways and demanded equivalent pay for equivalent artwork. It replaced right into a time while women people found out they could be everyone they had to be and that's who I nonetheless am. we've come an prolonged way toddler. . .

Answer 7

I'm gonna have to agree with Sabrina H. on this one. Way back before we decided that civilization was the best thing for everybody. But instead of thrusting ourselves backwards in time how about we all change the NOW? Our ways of life are falling apart, let's not do the same things over and over again, but rather do something different. So, I guess, a few years from now will be the ideal time.

Answer 8

I would have to agree with some people above. 1940s-1950s people were a lot happier with society. Things were a lot simpler and they had just bounced back from the depression so a lot of money was rolling around due to the war.

Answer 9

I believe people were happier during the 1950s because of less crime, America was at his highest point, great music, movies, etc. Also America didn't really have a threat such as terrorists, communism, etc. Less minorities I guess. I'm a minority by the way, so don't say I'm racist.

Answer 10

1955 -1960 Korea was over; Viet Nam hadn't started yet. The economy was good. Ike was President, then the beginnng of the Kennedy years. By 1955 McCarthy was gone. It seemed like a good time.