A look back to Humbler times [Level 2 Train] [ENDED]

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Nice Puzzle.
The 2nd Hint helps alot.
Thank you for the puzzle

I don't understand the puzzles at all，Please tell me, is 15 a swing or carousel? I feel like I've been going in the wrong direction

To all those who have not solved the riddle yet, what are your thoughts? Take me through your solving attempts thus far, if you would be so kind.

I dislike 80s music and movies, other than that I'm pretty fond of the 20th century's post-WWII era.

Hint #3 has been posted, and the first giveaway has begun.

Lol feeling very much like I've disappointed some ancestors with how long this took to figure out, but bump for solved!

As for which point in time I look the most fondly on, it would definitely be 80s - 00s, but I grew up in the middle of that period. I think as adults we're predisposed to long for the days of growing up. We're discovering so much about ourselves and our place in the world -- every thing is new and an adventure. Even benign stuff, like opening your first bank account, is going to stick with you. Plus, more time for friends and less time for work. It's just a natural part of growing up, as heavy as that can be.

Bump. Also regarding your question, I have 3 eras I am most fond of, each with their own detriment that could potentially push it off the favourite spot, so I'm not sure where to vote. My childhood clearly gets a nostalgia bonus but was not free of struggle. Early adulthood came with more freedoms and more responsibility. And here we are now, having lived through a series of once-in-a-lifetime historical events (the irony is palpable) and both freedoms and responsibilities have increased.

If I were to find a gaming equivalent, as a child there was plenty time to play a few favourite games. There weren't as many choices as there were now, and the choices were limited by pocket money or parental permissions (or even availability since not everything is released everywhere). Then I had more money at my disposal, more choices, and lots of energy to play, but not so much time. Now I have what I consider an alright work-life-balance, I can spend more money on games even, but I find myself at times paralyzed by the many choices I have. Plus sometimes being an 'old fart' kicks in and I use my free time to nap rather than game, haha.

No idea really but looking forward to the answer if you are willing to share once the GAs are over.

bump for solved, didn't even needed hint #3

Hint 3 did it for me, so bump for solved! \o/

My sister told me recently, that nowadays 11 year old teenage girls act as she had when she was 14. Even though 2000-2020 era is the only one I have actual memories of, I can see it's not exactly the most positive it could be. Personally, I think my future might be pretty good, but I am quite vary of what seems to be happening to people around the world, especially with the ones addicted to social media trying to make others feel bad and excluded for not being part of the craze.

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There are moments when I yearn for simpler times... but I cannot deny that now is the best time ever to be alive. Modern medicine, modern plumbing, and every other modern convenience. Things have, quite literally, never been this good. Despite all the bad in the world I would not want to go back because things were objectively worse.

The future can be scary, sure. But the future is where hope lives. I'd like to think someday things will be better than they are now, even if it doesn't seem like it sometimes. Whether that is in our lifetime or not there is no way to know.

Hope for the future makes things worth striving for. At least, that's my take

Bump for solved! Nice riddles!

I'm ashamed that it took me nearly a day to work out something so comically simple, I've got no excuse, I plead trying to be too much of a clever clogs your honour 😄.
As for the poll, I'm not sure if I'll put in a vote, as a trained historian I know too well the feeling that many in each generation have for preferring the pace of the previous one. Rose tinted glasses are forever deceiving. And while I agree with some here that technology and medicine have made lives easier, it's an argument for philosophers whether that makes these times "better". Everyone will have their own idea, and that's probably the way it should be.
Though if push came to shove, I'd probably pick 80s/90s. Yes I know most of the destructive economic & political philosophies of today had their roots in that era (and full disclosure I'm a child of the early 80s) but I can't help but feel that period was more balanced, more "real", one of the last periods before technology became a tool to divide rather than bring us together. (+1 about phones, youngsters here might be surprised to know the world doesn't end if you aren't available 24/7)
Though my lifelong inner Star Trek fan might want to vote for future, 20 years of studying history and just over 40 years of lived experience have tempered my hopes. 😭 Thanks for the puzzle and have a bump!

In honor of the thousandth attempt, I shall now post hint #4

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omg .. I was SOOO overthinking it lol
thanks! :)

It's hard for me to break history down into 20 year chunks, but I think being an adult living through 1910s through 1930s would be amazing to watch how the modern world is born and evolves so fast. Must have made people's heads spin.

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Ahaha. I tried the dumbest answer possible, based on the clues. And it worked! Unfortunately, for some reason, the giveaway is considered too limited by regions

i solved it when you first posted it but it said "error" so i tried again and again and again and again with different answers.
then i was like "maybe i need to log in", but it also gave me an error..
so i opened an incognito window now to try and it solved... i want a refund from my browser...

I came, saw, got confused and solved at the end. Thanks for the entertainment :D

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finally solved bump! Thanks for the hints and loved the riddle :D