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Bloomberg Opinion writer. Writes about economics, tweets about rabbits. Newsletter: http://noahpinion.substack.com  Opinions my own, not Bloomberg's.

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    Noah Smith  🐇‏Verified account @Noahpinion 6 Mar 2019

    Reasons life in America was better 50 years ago: * Higher crime made urban life more exciting * No cell phones meant you could more easily avoid your friends * More childhood disease made you appreciate health more * Getting mad about Nixon more fun than getting mad about Trump

    8:48 AM - 6 Mar 2019
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      2. Noah Smith  🐇‏Verified account @Noahpinion 6 Mar 2019

        More reasons life in America was better 50 years ago: * Coal smoke a constant reminder of American greatness * Guatemala; need I say more? * Constant threat of nuclear holocaust reminded us to live in the moment * No Viagra = more free time

        7 replies 37 retweets 357 likes
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      3. Noah Smith  🐇‏Verified account @Noahpinion 6 Mar 2019

        Yet more reasons life in America was better 50 years ago: * Cleveland had a river catch FIRE. How awesome is that?? * No video games = no annoying gamers * Planes actually crashed, so flying was more fun * The romance of still believing Soviet communism could work

        13 replies 28 retweets 341 likes
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      4. Noah Smith  🐇‏Verified account @Noahpinion 6 Mar 2019

        Even more reasons life in America was better 50 years ago: * More fatal car crashes (that's good, right?) * Massive riots in every major city - anarchy is fun! * People were shorter, so they didn't bump their heads as much * No digital cameras = easier to forget how ugly we were

        14 replies 19 retweets 296 likes
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      5. Noah Smith  🐇‏Verified account @Noahpinion 6 Mar 2019

        Still more reasons life in America was better 50 years ago: * Illegal weed meant weed was cool * Gay couples could avoid expensive weddings * Cities infested with adorable rats * Vietnam

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      6. Noah Smith  🐇‏Verified account @Noahpinion 6 Mar 2019

        And more reasons life in America was better 50 years ago: * Could support a family with one income and one full-time unpaid housekeeper * "Send you to work in the mines" was a job offer instead of a threat * Cars randomly exploded! * Could litter freely

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      7. Noah Smith  🐇‏Verified account @Noahpinion 6 Mar 2019

        Oh, and you still had one year left to see Jimi Hendrix and/or Janis Joplin live! (end)

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      2. Evan Jenkins‏ @ejenk 6 Mar 2019
        Replying to @Noahpinion

        * The year was '69, the sex number

        4 replies 1 retweet 59 likes
      3. Colin V. Parker‏ @ColinVParker 6 Mar 2019
        Replying to @ejenk @Noahpinion

        Also, many people got their first real six-string

        1 reply 0 retweets 55 likes
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      2. Robert Corvus Strang‏ @CorvusRobert 6 Mar 2019
        Replying to @Noahpinion

        Ok the cell phone thing does seem like a real positive

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      3. Patrick‏ @OhNoNotPatrick 6 Mar 2019
        Replying to @CorvusRobert @Noahpinion

        If someone comes for my cell phone I'm just gonna start swinging

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