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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (2245)	9/14/1999 10:55:00 PM
From: Null Dog Ago	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6418

But were they truly golden ages? Wouldn't a golden age be a time when there was no suffering, when good dentistry wasn't needed because no one had bad teeth, everyone was prosperous and healthy, no religious wars would be taking place, no territorial battles either, and everyone loved each other unconditionally? And all this would have to take place without the populace suffering the effects of decadence. Daggone it, the dryer's buzzing. See, in a true golden age robots would take care of the laundry for me.

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (2245)	9/15/1999 1:07:00 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6418

The high middle ages would have been fun if you were royalty or clergy, not much if you weren't. 50's America was a good deal better, thought still with numerous difficulties for those who didn't have conformity high on their list of priorities. But to restore that commitment to placidity at all costs we would probably need another depression and another world war, which would hardly be worth it, especially if there wasn't anybody left to be placid. I don't think, given the pace of technological and scientific change, that basic social institutions can sustain that kind of placidity any more. They couldn't sustain it then: the 60's harvested what the '50s sowed.