You know that famous picture of the naked girl with her skin burned off fleeing her village in Vietnam? That sums up the 1970s quite nicely. The military industrial complex that Eisenhower warned us about was in full force. There was a mandatory draft into an immoral war that no one believed in. If you were lucky, you could get a job in a chemical factory making napalm to drop on civilians and avoid being shipped off against your will to kill babies and die with your friends.

Unemployment and inflation were unbearable. You were lucky to have a job at all. The misery index️ ↗ was at an all time high, and it reflected reality.

And how about the oil crisis? What could be more enjoyable than waiting in a mile long line to buy gasoline, hoping some would be left in a few hours when you got to the pump?

Well, at least you could take comfort knowing that some people escaped the misery to Jonestown ⚠️ ↗. Oh wait, that didn't turn out well.

The 1970s had 3 US presidents: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter. Does anyone really wish any of these 3 clowns were in office?

The 70s weren't all bad. Carl Segan, the voyager space probes, and the moon missions were pretty cool. And yes, Pretty Baby and other GL films were made. I'd go to a retro 70s party with colored bell bottoms and an afro wig, but if you have an actual time machine to go there, I'd rather stay here.