You can list any item, or concept, or time period you like.I don't think these are even real leather. But I do like the cuts.I miss real materials, not all this faux and man-made shit. Like leather, suede, wood, basically anything that's not plastic, smooth, and machine-made. I know why they're not around anymore, or really spendy, but I just miss them.
I was a 90s kid, so I have a particular fondness for a time when kids would just hang out and crack jokes together, rather than spending all day on social media and occasionally topping themselves from anxiety and depression brought on by the impossible demands of being scrutinised and judged by the entire world 24/7.
What WASN'T better before that it is now? Okay, some fashions were grotesque. But some fashion choices today are also grotesque. What I miss most of all is the gradual loss of liberty that began in the 70s but became almost absolute after 911 and the "war on terror". The entire world has been sliding toward totalitarianism ever since. Global elites and governments figured out that they could get people to accept anything if they promoted fear - fear of guns, fear of terror, fear of truth, fear of other cultures, fear of climate change, and now, fear of germs of all things. What's terrible is, as new generations come along, they accept the status quo as normal. They have no idea what liberty and freedom felt like so they don't miss it. "Oh look! Here's a shiny new electronic gadget that I can sit in my chair and play with while I snack on delicious fake food! I've got everything I need. It's better than supervised outdoor recreation." Bread and circuses to keep the masses content while their humanity is stripped away.
I miss real family values.. . I miss real people that stay true to themselves I miss real freedom Verses what they call freedom these days I miss real conversations verses what people consider convo these days I miss real commitment verses this hook up culture
Back in the 60s (which way too many people whine about wanting to go back to today , yet ironically, reject my offer to help them move to Cuba or the DPRK), I am pretty sure not near as many people asked that sort of question near as often. There were also less people in general, maybe that helped too. (more resources) We CAN make the modern world work but we can't have a bunch of cave men minds continuing to integrate, so I say, seek em out, send em to the wild to live among themselves, lord of the flies style. Let them see what "natural survivalist instincts" are like outside their bubble called society held up by everyone else.
Tools, clothes, transportation vehicles, weapons, hunting apparel. We worked in the factories that manufactured these things, the parts and components used too make them, the raw materials used too make them. We maintained them and took care of them marketing was customer based, supplying quality products too compete with competitors (including ourselves, always expected too improve on our own work, as well as exceed those we competed with) and charged a higher, but fair market value price too make a living and a customer 😊. Today's market is about getting one ove on each other too survive. Profit without spite and harm inflicted is of no value and no one believes this is obscene and financially unsustainable. What do I know, I'm just a dumb old fart.
I miss old style, when people dressed to impress even when going for a walk 🎩👔💃🏻👠 I love the self-respect most people had until the 1960s, when it all became too casual for the average person, and boring with less and less details to wow anyone with 🚶🏻♂️🚶🏻♀️😴 I see people shopping in their pyjamas sometimes, for god’s sake 🤦🏻♂️
Just once I’d like to go to a regular 21st century party/nightclub and say “Ah excellent, everyone is actually dressed for this party... not just for bedtime afterwards with their t-shirts and jeans!” 😣
Salaries Cost of living, education, housing etc... Men's style - 80s and miami for example. And even locks! Just watch The Lock-picking lawyer on YouTube and you'll see what I mean. And the people not being smartphone zombies and social media addicts.
Growing up in the late 60's and early 70's everything was better. Had to interact with people face-to-face instead of facetime-to-facetime. Payphones on every corner almost, The most advanced telephone had push buttons instead of a dial, but you still had to look in the telephone book for the number. Rock music was the best with The Who, Led Zep, Black Sabbath, Black Oak Arkansas, among others. TV shows told stories instead of fabricated "reality." Folks were also a lot more tolerant and didn't really take themselves that seriously. Politics were a lot cleaner and issues were discussed. Then came disco and the 80's. . .
Yeah that was a clever show. I changed cable providers recently and there is one channel re-airing it. I'm not so into the medical mysteries but damn that dialogue was tight.
I don't like anything poor quality done to reduce the cost. Food, clothing, accessories, electronic items... Otherwise I tired of self-seeking people, people who became slaves of money, empty lifes, fake loves, emotionless/insensitive relationships 🤢
Houses were built better Art was made and presented better Universities had better professors The price of gasoline was better Commercials were made and presented better Pack of cigarettes were cheaper and that was better Traveling to different countries were better Finding minerals online and in stores or at shows were better
Leatherworking, woodworking, and metallurgy are all vastly more advanced and technological in the modern age than any age historically regonixed previous
What's regonixed? How is leatherworking more advanced? I'm curious about that one. What I see is natural materials disappearing, and everything is machined now, with hand craftsmanship a dying trade. Can you give examples otherwise?
It's mostly consistant machinery and availability of the chemicals and materials needed to tan, work, and shape leather into its various needs. There are a lot of imitation leathers and man-made textiles out there, but that does not diminish the advancements from using the brains of the animal for a moderately consistant tan, to having a chemical you can complain about if it ruins your product. While it may not seem like this directly makes leather working better, it majorly drops the workload of having to get the leather to a workable point to the finished product, and thus many craftsmen have been able to put more time and effort into the product they make. The application has definetly changed for leatherworking, but it is still prevolent in many of its traditional uses like saddles and chaps.
Tl:Dr The consistsncy and cost of leatherworking in the modern era has pushed the industry to make higher quality products with its extra time and resources.
The only aspect of “modern times” I appreciate is “modern medicine”, modern TP, and carbon fiber. Being “tied in” to everything and the expectation of constant contact by loved ones and marketing... it is a form of hell.
1890 to about 1938 would do it for me. I’d love me a new 1934 Packard Twelve Model 1108 and the cheap fuel prices of the time.
I miss the unhealthy fries at Mcdonalds. I miss the simple relationships between men and women. I miss Ronald Reagan. I miss the choices of buying from all the businesses that went out of business. I miss the old banking system where they paid interest. I miss God Fathers Pizza and Taco Tico.
In reciting Sir Roger Scruton, the value of beauty as it was before was better. Now, our cities are uglier, our clothes are uglier, our language and mannerisms are uglier. Beauty is living, as Sir Roger said.
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