I asked Grok to fact check my own claims about these 12 things being far better today than in the 1950s.

Wordpress ^ | July 7, 2025 | Daniel Alman (aka Dan from Squirrel Hill)

[metmom]

That’s a pretty pathetic list of things that are BETTER.

Bigger TV screens? Ppffttt....

Showers everyday? Who said that’s good for you?

Wider selection of movies to watch whenever we feel like it? Meh.....

[redfreedom]

Missing questions to that AI program are related to safety and culture.

In the 50’s few people locked their homes, they left the keys in the car ignition simply because there was minimal crime. The illegal alien situation was nothing compared to today. Our children were not being mutilated and men were not masquerading as women. I can go on and on about how our culture has been degraded by communism.

The dumbass questions for Grok had to do with the TV’s that feed us propaganda and help degrade our culture, like that’s a good thing.

[Albion Wilde]

The only slight caveat is indoor plumbing, where the 1950s baseline (~85%) was already high, making the improvement to >99% significant but less “far, far” than others.

But in the 50s you didn't have to flush twice, and flush handles and flappers didn't break as often.