Which decade was the worst?

Putting "1940 and Before" is such a cheap trick, ofc it will be worse cause two freaking world wars occurred then at the least. Should have just only included the post WW2 decades from the 50s to 2020s.

I'm virtually an antique and was born in the 80's. If you had asked this question 5 years ago I would have 100% said the 1980's but now the 2020's are truly awful.

Here's the breakdown of each decade I lived so far.

1980's: Poverty was rampant, but everyone else was just as broke as you. It was super dangerous as literally anyone could beat you up, and the Cops wouldn't do anything about it. There was no phones to take pics. I remember getting punched by grown adults just for looking at them. You lived in fear constantly of either getting beat up or on the extreme end getting nuked. We still did nuke drills in school where we hid under desks and air raid sirens would go off. That's why 80's movies were so fun and zany in a attempt to make you forget how crappy life was.

On the plus side you had unparalleled freedom! I loved riding my BMX bike all day. People mostly left kids alone to do what you wanted.

1990's: People started getting money and the future looked way brighter then the 80's. There was also major tech innovations like computers, internet etc. It was a fun decade! The only down side was everything had to be "Hardcore/Extreme". It felt like you were constantly being peer pressured to push things too far. For example it's not enough just go to the rave and dance for a hour or two. You gotta dance all night! It's not enough to ride your skateboard around. You gotta jump those stairs and piss off the security guard into chasing you etc.

2000's: 9-11 really was a huge kill joy. I really got into the indie rock scene at the time which felt incredibly fresh. The internet really started taking off, and you could do things like watch videos which at the time really was mind blowing. Also the internet had 0 restrictions so it really was the wild west so to speak. It was exciting.

2010's: I don't know if it was the age I was but the 2010's feel like a blur to me. As if they almost didn't happen. I will listen to a song that still seems new, and when I realize it's already 10 years old I get kinda shocked.

2020's: So far I think this is the worst decade in history. Covid crashed the whole world in ways I never thought possible. And now it feels like no matter what you believe in you are constantly and relentlessly attacked. I don't know if it's just everything is being recorded now, but it irritates me constantly seeing people go full crazy and entitled. Everything is tough from food prices to rent. And people have lost their ability to do anything about it.

The 2020s have been quite something, I was so optimistic going into 2020, but it all turned to hell. To be fair the later half of the 2010s were pretty rough for me, but nothing compared to the 2020s so far. With a bit of luck, things will improve now for the second half of this decade, time to make something of this time so I can look back and remember the later half for good reasons.

I'm so ready for my past to actually stay in the past, it just keeps getting dug up :/

May have just gone on a bit about nonsense, but who cares, it's an interesting question to answer.

In USA 2020s is the worst. Inflation is making our dollar worthless, and food far more expensive. A lot of media is following blackrock.

@Cbr_Star
This is really surprising to know. Since most people I know said that they loved the 80s and the 90s. I think it also depends on where you live. Both my parents disliked the 80s due to the bad economy in Asia, while the Eastern Bloc residents would've found these 2 decades to be the hardest.

@H-A-M-M-Y I think where you lived probably would have changed things. I live in Canada, and in the early 1980's there was a huge economic crash in my area. The banks raised mortgage interest rates from 2% to 19%. In my city over 25,000 people lost their homes. My Father being one of them. He also lost his business and his car because he had to declare bankruptcy. So during that time we grew up pretty poor. So the 80's was pretty rough for me.
On the other hand I used to have a class mate and I don't know what his parents did but he had absolutely everything. He had the giant GI Joe aircraft carrier. He had a gas powered remote controlled helicopter and a dirt bike. So if you asked him he would probably say the 80's was amazing. I defiantly feel like the 80's seemed like more fun in the USA.

I have honestly disliked every single decade from the latter 1990s onward and things have only gotten worse since then. Western art, film and music all became progressively more ugly and sordid, resulting in a decline of moral standards amongst the populace. If you don't like the current year then you are going to despise what is next...let me tell you. And it didn't come about naturally. Powerful forces have conspired to bring the entire world to heel. All those "thousand points of light" within that shadowy fraternal network of VIPs working together against the common man to realize their quest for global hegemony and the universal enslavement of all. Those who believe they are doing good by "bringing people together" in the name of "repairing their broken world" are in truth doing the bidding of the ones who set this all up. Forcing different people to live together in the same society through coercion is imperialism par excellence. Wickedness always appeals to the very highest in human nature to achieve its foul purpose. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Sometimes it's better to say no.

I simply replied to what you said. I guess you can't handle it when others don't blindly accept everything you say. Don't tell me to try harder when you can't even reply properly or back up your claims.

I could just as well say you have no idea what you're talking about, but I had the decency to ask about your own opinions and experiences.

As for irrelevant info about me, I've been on this site for many years and made thousands of public forum posts. Sorry I don't have an autobiography for you to conveniently assess.

@H-A-M-M-Y I think where you lived probably would have changed things. I live in Canada, and in the early 1980's there was a huge economic crash in my area. The banks raised mortgage interest rates from 2% to 19%. In my city over 25,000 people lost their homes. My Father being one of them. He also lost his business and his car because he had to declare bankruptcy. So during that time we grew up pretty poor. So the 80's was pretty rough for me.
On the other hand I used to have a class mate and I don't know what his parents did but he had absolutely everything. He had the giant GI Joe aircraft carrier. He had a gas powered remote controlled helicopter and a dirt bike. So if you asked him he would probably say the 80's was amazing. I defiantly feel like the 80's seemed like more fun in the USA.

Of course those groups exist, but New World Order conspiracy theories have been thoroughly debunked.