Here's a bit of fun that I have come up with to compare the 60's with the present
60s / Now
Make love not war / make lie, go to
war.
Love
and peace / accuse and fake news.
Tune
in, turn on, drop out / work hard, work overtime, keep job.
Aspire
to transcend the self
/ actively promote
yourself.
Learn
to say yes / learn to
say no.
Spiritual growth / monetary growth.
Do
a good deed / become a charity mugger for commission.
Take photos of places / take photos of
self, blocking view of places.
Cook
dinner / post photo of meal out, on social media.
Go
for a walk in the free outdoors / pay to walk on a tread machine in
the gym.
Have
a picnic and enjoy clean air in the countryside / burn food and grass
with a disposable barbecue and inhale the smoke.
Make
short phone call / live on your phone.
Arrange
to meet friends and be there on time / arrange to meet friends and
make changes in real time.
Do
some gardening / sit on the decking.
Grow
own vegetables / drive to farmers market .
Pick
own strawberries grown in home made compost / 'pick your own'
strawberries grown in hydroponic trays.
Drive
small sports car to impress / drive off road, heavy four by four to show wealth.
Consider
others safety / drive off road, heavy four by four with cage bumper.
Family
and neighbours watched children / child care costs a fortune.
Optimism
and high spirits / pessimism and despair.
Marriage
was a dying institution / gay marriages are the thing.
Pull
down a terrace and build a tower block / pull down anything and build
an apartment block.
