I was born too late to explore the planet and too early to explore the galaxy. :-( If I were a young man today, I'd almost certainly join the Space Force. It is our future, period. As it is, I'll just be a middle-aged guy sitting here in my Space-X hat and cheering for all the young people who will, hopefully in my lifetime, get to do the things I wanted most to do.
Damn right. They may have the stars, but at least we had the best music. And they may see the moon or the planets, but they'll never get to see Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken, Metallica and Kingdom Come on stage at Monsters of Rock '88!
As a 21 year-old, I wholeheartedly agree here. I even like the hairstyles yal wore back then(mainly the women lol)! It also must've been nice to talk to each other without having to deal with everyone having their head pressed into a smartphone.
Yeah that was better. But you know what you missed that you can be glad you did is SMOKING.
Motherfuckers smoked EVERYWHERE. I mean they smoked on fucking AIRPLANES!! Buses, planes, trains, in cars, at work, in restaurants, it was disgusting. The air in Whatever room you were would turn blue with cigarette smoke, everything smelled of smoke.
It was a goddamn nightmare if you didn't smoke. Lots of great things from the old days... but in this one case life is better now.
Ironically, I now have the same hair style I sported in 1976. In fact everything is now like when I was 16: long hair, low gas prices, and I'm grounded.
I watched those too. Saw Depeche Mode at Madison Square Garden, I think it was 90'. They were great live. Most bands were. This is back when playing and writing music was an actual requirement of course, and no one played or wrote the songs for you.
The eighties were the eightiest time to be alive. Like, y'know, beyond awesome and stuff.
Also, why risk the youth on space exploration? Send the Gen-Xers. We're still relatively fit and have a lot of experience to help us survive against the alien hordes.
As a young person, one of my greatest dispointments is that I wasn't able to go to AirForce Academy and eventually serve in uniform in USAF.
Know that not all millenials/Zs suck.
Hopefully if the Space Force will take off, and be able to have a good, strong and robust program.
Don't sell yourself short, I had a few dudes in their late 30s early 40s when I went through boot camp, also had a LT when I was in reserves that was 70 and joined up cause she was bored. I know I'd re-up in a heartbeat to explore the stars.
I was born too late to explore the planet and too early to explore the galaxy. :-( If I were a young man today, I'd almost certainly join the Space Force. It is our future, period. As it is, I'll just be a middle-aged guy sitting here in my Space-X hat and cheering for all the young people who will, hopefully in my lifetime, get to do the things I wanted most to do.
I'm right with ya, brother. Hey, at least we had the 80's. :)
Damn right. They may have the stars, but at least we had the best music. And they may see the moon or the planets, but they'll never get to see Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken, Metallica and Kingdom Come on stage at Monsters of Rock '88!
As a 21 year-old, I wholeheartedly agree here. I even like the hairstyles yal wore back then(mainly the women lol)! It also must've been nice to talk to each other without having to deal with everyone having their head pressed into a smartphone.
Yeah that was better. But you know what you missed that you can be glad you did is SMOKING.
Motherfuckers smoked EVERYWHERE. I mean they smoked on fucking AIRPLANES!! Buses, planes, trains, in cars, at work, in restaurants, it was disgusting. The air in Whatever room you were would turn blue with cigarette smoke, everything smelled of smoke.
It was a goddamn nightmare if you didn't smoke. Lots of great things from the old days... but in this one case life is better now.
Ironically, I now have the same hair style I sported in 1976. In fact everything is now like when I was 16: long hair, low gas prices, and I'm grounded.
Def Leppard. Hysteria tour. Holy fuck.
lol
New Wave fans would like to speak with you.
I watched those too. Saw Depeche Mode at Madison Square Garden, I think it was 90'. They were great live. Most bands were. This is back when playing and writing music was an actual requirement of course, and no one played or wrote the songs for you.
I saw it in Pittsburgh, Three Rivers Stadium on June 15. I still have a t-shirt packed away somewhere here in the archives...
The eighties were the eightiest time to be alive. Like, y'know, beyond awesome and stuff.
Also, why risk the youth on space exploration? Send the Gen-Xers. We're still relatively fit and have a lot of experience to help us survive against the alien hordes.
I had teenage fantasies about Maggie from The Last Starfighter. And I once played Asteroids for more hours straight than I care to admit as an adult.
Death Blossom
loved that movie
youngest Gen-Xers are 41 or will be very soon. Time is running out.
Hell Yes we had the 80's!!! Wouldn't trade them for Space... 🤘🤪👍
Same here, dude! We had a blast back then.
Damn. To be young agian.
As a young person, one of my greatest dispointments is that I wasn't able to go to AirForce Academy and eventually serve in uniform in USAF.
Know that not all millenials/Zs suck.
Hopefully if the Space Force will take off, and be able to have a good, strong and robust program.
As a young person, my greatest disappointment was getting to the Air Force Academy and learning that I am absolutely atrocious at math.
Don't sell yourself short, I had a few dudes in their late 30s early 40s when I went through boot camp, also had a LT when I was in reserves that was 70 and joined up cause she was bored. I know I'd re-up in a heartbeat to explore the stars.
I will be sending you all a postcard from Mars then my dudes. Also I bet you could get a waiver for that, but waivers are usually case by case basis.
I got rejected when I was 34- it would have been my first enlistment. And I was two months away, so somehow I was still too old (Army limit is 35).
It's not too late to die on Mars, spending the last of your years building a foundation. As those on the Mayflower built for us.