I'm so tired of seeing older folks commenting on shit saying 'we didn't have/do ____ and we turned out fine'. They don't seem to understand that we no longer live in the same world they did. People are stupider now. Sure you didn't have car seats, but you had better built cars back then, that wouldn't just crumple up in an accident like the cars do nowadays. So yes, we NEED car seats and car seat laws now, and really, why would ANYONE argue AGAINST something that protects children?
And no, you didn't have millions of people claiming self-diagnosed gluten intolerance back then, but you also had different food back then. Did you know that in the 70s, a scientist modified wheat to be more resistant and resilient, and in doing so, it altered the genetic construction of the wheat (so yes, it's a GMO) and this alteration increased the gluten in the wheat. so the foods we eat now, made from that wheat, are different than the same foods you ate, higher in gluten. I still don't buy that millions of people NEED gluten-free (given that at least half those people don't know what gluten is...), but that really isn't my point.
Thing is, the world has changed so much since these older people were kids, and instead of fighting against it, we all need to learn to adapt.
For example, it used to be cheaper to make clothes than to buy clothes. Nowadays it's damn near opposite. Fabrics are so expensive, and clothing is mass produced so much more easily.
