What decade would you prefer to live in?

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What decade (I shall make it post 1850s for obvious reasons) would you ideally prefer to live in? I considered posting this on the General Discussion Forum, but decided against it as this topic is not really related to AS at all.

For myself, I would live in 1900-1910, the reign of King Edward. I would much prefer to live in the early 1910s, as the latter half was dominated by war, which I dislike the concept of.

Please answer the poll, then explain in the comments section.

These questions are always difficult for me, because there are several decades I would love to experience, if it were scientifically possible. Having said that, the top three I would wish to visit would be: the future (around 2020-2030; this is impossible, but going slightly into the future is still deemed possible), the late 1950s-1960s (I enjoy the way people dressed and the music/overall media of this time... also, the JFK era), and then the 1970s (merely to experience it.)
Summed up, I would kind of just "jump around"... like Doraemon.

There should be an option for "I'm fine with the time I'm currently living in." I've become so accustomed to the modern technology of our era that I couldn't imagine living without it.

There's a 2010s option.

I was hesitant to vote for the 2010s because we're still in the prime of the decade and I have no idea what this decade has in store.

But I went ahead and voted for it.

I would like to live in the 2040's , that should be a good period. After the great wars, and before mass human enslavement. Plenty of cheap tech.. an era of growth for all nations and technology.

All of this information is based upon speculation, isn't it?

I'd like to be living in the years 1964 to 1966. Beatlemania was going on and The Kinks had a lot of hits back in those days. There was also Carnaby Street and Swinging London. I would have fit right in with the Mods. I also like the technology that they had in those days. 25 inch TV sets on legs and rounder screens. Console style stereo turn tables with legs. Gas stoves and cool looking fridges. I also like the dial-up phones and wind-up alarm clocks.

1890's

Bustle dresses
Gibson Girl puff sleeves
Heirloom quality dinnerware

I miss the 1990s, it'll probably be my version of the 1960s. I reckon things will start to get good again post-2020.

[edit] and then I saw the post-2020 option

i'm of a mixed mind regarding this- my favorite decades of the 1960s through the 90s all had their ups and downs, but the 90s for me had the least downs and the most ups. the 90s were a swingin' time. bill clinton and his humidor- what fun. they reminded me so much of the roaring 20s, or the 60s with raunch.

the 60s [2nd place] were a time of hope, that there could be progressive change in society. a more hopeful update of the roaring 20s, the go-go 60s had such positive energy. but "sock it to me" seems to have predicted the 70s and stagflation. third place belongs to the 70s, aside to the music and fashions and general smileyface vibe. anybody remember those buttons which said "WIN" [Whip Inflation Now"]? i just loved all those day-glo colors and disco beat.

the 80s were also interesting, a 50s bohemian vibe with a techy edge, flip-sided with a stifling 50s-ish conformity which was a reaction to the non-conformity of the 70s, and the two sides battled each other as they always do, ala "go-go" versus "no-go." but the 2000s sucked big wind which will be farted back out in the 2010s.

1980s

I was young and healthy. I have several medical issues and wish it was 1988 all over again. The music was great too. Great driving music.

It's just by trends, and what I expect .. by 2050 computers will have surpassed human intelligence, and it's expected that an sharp decrease in humans will occur after with oil becoming more rare, large populations starving more, ramped poverty becoming the norm.. I'd say 2040 is a safe decade. The great wars are referring to the current War on Terror, combined with regime change in NK , along with miscellaneous wars with Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Venezuela, outing Chinese interests in Africa .. Russia once stated that if the US and Nato attack Iran, Russia would declare war on us.. so it could result in a non-nuclear WWIII although it's not likely that many people would survive such a war with them.

i would love to go back to the 1990s for the culture/the news channels/the radio/the innocent booming internet/the good times/the laughs/ the easiness of life/ before everything went to f*****g hell in the 00s. funny how you think those times will last forever, and then they are in the history books in no time. dammit.

I would love to say I want to be this age in 1993. (I was born in '93.) But I don't know if I would because I couldn't deal with how different technology was less then 20 years ago because technology is what I live on.

I might say maybe 2020 or 2030 because I want to see how far technology advanced but I don't think I would want to live in 3000 because I'm scared of the future.

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