The Noughties have been bad for my Asperger's

Post Reply New Topic

What a decade to have Asperger's. A decade defined by terrorism, war, greed and extremely divisive art.

I can't wait till the next. It's time for change. I didn't like the '80s and loved the '90s. All I've known for years now is rudeness and hatred. That's all the world has been full of lately.

The amount of people who've betrayed me this decade makes me realise things are almost beyond control at the moment. I know I try my best to not be rude and to be pleasant though I probably don't succeed enough.

I can recall consensus in the '90s: in TV, film, music and literature there were things everyone generally agreed were pretty good. Of course there were disagreements but people had a general sense of fraternity that was nice.

Sadly, Pakistan is spinning out of control, becoming unstable as well as increasingly aggressive. So the terrorism thing has found a new seat of power. "Divisive art"?



This is true for me too. Except that I haven't been trying my best to not be rude. I have to try harder.

I define divisive art as art spreading off in many different factions ostensibly opposed to each other. A kind of snobbishness in which no group wants to be like another which reflects a general trend in society for people to not be friendly or attempt to be co-operative.

Gee. You mean there have been decades when art wasn't like that? Perhaps they just look better in retrospect. Once the history books are written, the pretenders aren't in the game any more?

I must admit that popular culture is simply going to the dogs. The music that is in the charts used to be very good but not now there is no musical creativity it is simply dogshit. Telly is a load of crap, that now having Asperger syndrome it is not accessible for that anymore. It is too much reality television. This is a waste of time and money to be doing this which is only fit for brain donors to watch Here in Britain there is programmes like X factor which is a load of dumbed down pap now only fit for the children's slot. If you dont know what that is then you are not missing anything. I can see a time when the Internet will supersede television. The only thing there is on the telly is the occasional decent football match. The 1970's and 80's things in popular culture was much different then and the music was of a higher standard with no sh***y cover versions by idiots who have a very low IQ and just want to be famous without putting the effort in and be admired by a bunch of weirdos

Interesting perspectives.

While I generally agree that society and culture are quickly approaching critical mass,
I think that people have been decrying the current state of affairs since their have been states of affairs. Gilded Ages and Depressions, Enlightenments and Counter-Reformations, etc. There is always some kind of slant on the human world.

I don't feel all that much affected by the times we live in.

When it comes to music, I feel like I shoulda grown up in the 80s. I love just about anything from the 80s, especially rock and metal. Today's versions of any genre make me think people either don't care about themselves, or hate the world. I can tell you one thing, the only more modern music I really like is Great Big Sea, and Neil Young.

As a child of the 80's, I can say that it was nothing great
I always thought that I wanted to have come of age in the 1960's. My cultural tastes have always leaned that way. But these days I can't afford not to be in the present. I've wasted too much time already. So that's what I try to focus on.