1956 versus Today

Roger Kimball has a short piece at The New Criterion that reminds me of a comedic rant a friend of mine went on a few years ago about the difference between now and when he was a kid. Here is the introductory paragraph:

A friend in Chicago sent these 8 scenarios comparing life in 1956 and
today. We are always told how repressive, staid, homogenizing, and uncreative
the 1950s were. These comparisons suggest how far off-base that stereotype is.

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