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0 pointsRickRoll15y ago0 comments

http://ngrams.googlelabs.com/graph?content=Science,science,R...

http://ngrams.googlelabs.com/graph?content=Freedom,+freedom,...

In the 50s, 60s, 70s children have dreamed of becoming astronauts, programmers, engineers, scientists. But nowadays the cool jobs are in sports, TV, finance.

I'd bet around 1776 the majority of ppl in the colonies were willing to take care of themselves. Today the power of federal government cannot be ignored by anyone, so it's part of every big problem/solution.

IMHO we'll see some global changes in the next years. The best place to live would be the one, where your chances of survival are the highest.

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anamax15y ago

> In the 50s, 60s, 70s children have dreamed of becoming astronauts, programmers, engineers, scientists. But nowadays the cool jobs are in sports, TV, finance.

More dreamed of becoming cowboys, police, and firemen.

Also, kids during the 50s dreamed of becoming professional athletes. The only that has changed in that respect is which sports.

In any event, that doesn't have anything to do with "How about because ppl prefer religion over science. And security over freedom. Federal government getting more corrupt and more powerful with each year."

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