Was the 20th century better than the 21st century?

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I was born in 1993 so I only got to witness 7 years of the 20th century. I know that the 20th century had its fair share of problems like every other time period throughout the history such as two world wars, a global pandemic, the Great Depression, the Holocaust, the Korean War, assassinations, the Vietnam War, and other conflicts throughout the world. Despite all the problems in the world, people seemed a lot more happier and optimistic back then than they do now. In the 21st century depression and suicide have been on the rise, 9/11 happened which changed the world as we knew it, there have been several natural disasters, there was the 2008 financial crisis, and we are currently dealing with a pandemic which has claimed a million lives and caused another recession. In terms of technology, I think the 21st century is better because we have things that make life more convenient. The twentieth century did see great innovations in technology also. In terms of income, I think we are worse off in the 21st century because the cost of living has risen over the years and wages have remained stagnant. In the twentieth century, a man could get a job right out of high school and be able to afford a house and raise a family. Today, millions of people live paycheck to paycheck just to get by. More young adults are living with their parents today than ever before because they can't afford to live on their own. I think media was better in the 20th century than in the 21st century. I can't really comment on the movies because I've seen lots of good movies from both centuries, but I believe the music and tv shows were a lot better in the 20th century than the 21st century. The kid shows, especially in the 80s and 90s were phenomenal. Cartoons today don't hold a candle to the cartoons in the 90s. Everyone today is nostalgic for a certain decade of the twentieth century. I can't see anyone being nostalgic for the current time period that we are in now in the future.

No, the 20th century was horrible. This one has 80 years yet to be determined.

No.

Just our childhood was better.

Cos we were kids.

Kids today if they don't mind being at home during lockdown (& aren't being abused etc - which happened throughout history) are having the same golden era we were. It's about childhood, not about a specific period in history.

The 21st Century is better because women can enter any field that they wish. Men no longer have to hide any of their emotions. Transgender people can now do their own thing. People with disabilities have more rights. The technology is also better. The only good things that the 20th Century had in my opinion were The Kinks, The Beatles and The Monkees.

So far, movies and music were better then (especially the 80s!)

The first half of the 20th Century sucked. The first 45 years sucked even for the USA.

The remaining 65 years were good in the USA. Things are changing fast, but not necessarily getting better, but not necessarily getting worse. Just different this 20 years into the 21st century.

^ check your numbers

Depending on what part of 20-th century you are talking about. If you take Stalin and Hitler, it was definitely worse. If you take 80-s or 90-s, its better. I, personally, like 90-s, that's the only time I regard as normal. But then again I was born at the end of 1979, so maybe that has something to do with it.

1960s/70s/80s were great, I'd be surprised if the 21st Century will produce anything to surpass them. Then again, I won't be around to witness it in the unlikely event that it happens...