What would people of 200 years ago think of planes flying overhead at 35,000 feet with contrails?

[BipolarBob]

Ask Fess Parker. I liked watching Daniel Boone and occasionally a contrail would show up when out in the “wilderness”.

[chaosagent]

You might want to worry about whether or not his date is human.

[Hieronymus]

My great-grandfather was born in 1894 and died in 1991.

He remembered Queen Victoria dying and seeing his first automobile. He flew a blimp during the great war and then moved to South Dakota for a bit before ending up in San Diego in the early 20’s.

That said, the last 30 years have been insane.

I miss Reagan, Thatcher, and JP II.

[Zuriel]

How about just 40 yrs ago?..... a few thousand color photos on a thumb drive?

Until explosive powder was discovered, everybody was about equal in technology, when push came to shove. That’s what made colonialism in Africa relatively easy for the Europeans: the Africans didn’t have it first.

Just 200 yrs ago steel production had not become fast and effiecient. It was after that happened that the industrial revolution really took off. Steel is still the ‘common denominator’ of everything in this modern world.

[Fractal Trader]

In the movie, The Village, the allegedly 19th century community has a no fly zone set on top of them to help ignore the reality of the modern world.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

All I was saying.

[Pappy Smear]

There seems to be big cultural changes in short time frames, more of clothes and music and pop culture. For example the clothes and music changes in the 20 years between 1965 and 1985 are quite pronounced.

On the flip side, I don't think there really is that much difference of pop culture between 2001 and 2021. The cars don't look that much different. Heck my 2005 Nissan Frontier looks exactly like a 2020 model. And I think popular music of 2021 isn't that far off of 2001.

Setting pop culture aside, I do think a person of 1965 could quickly fit into 1985 more easily than a person for 2001 could slide in 2021 simply because 2001 person would not be able to operate all our little devices.

[21twelve]

“...and now they just turn a handle”.

Running water (clean coming in, and getting the dirty stuff out) is I imagine the most important technology ever developed. Not getting sick from your drinking water or being sick sitting in your waste water frees up a lot of time to develop all of the other technologies.

[SamAdams76]

I saw some of those videos of the Sentinelese (North Sentinel Island) if that is what you are talking about. It looks like a bunch of fakery to me. Islanders supposedly cut off from civilization for 30,000 years are wearing sneakers and nylon shorts with corporate logos on them.

Check out at 1:10 and 1:25 on this video and you'll see what I mean.

[nascarnation]

Islanders supposedly cut off from civilization for 30,000 years are wearing sneakers and nylon shorts with corporate logos on them.

They just wanna be like Mike....

[Kenny500c]

They would not have an economy otherwise.