Originally Posted By: Jeanette_Isabelle
To those who have lived it, was the 80s truly the blessed time that I imagine it was?


No. Three words: launch on warning. Growing up, many of us lived with the knowledge that our world could literally come to an end in 30 minutes, and this nearly happened due to errors. I was rather surprised when I reached my mid-to-late 20's and discovered I was still alive.