The 1980's VS Today

What was it like for Christopher Sorrentino and his friends in New York City in the 1980's? How was teenage life both the same and different thirty years ago? We discussed the article in depth.

Would you bring up your own children the way Chris' parents brought him up? Do you think they had a good approach to parenting? What limits should parents set for their kids, and should they let their kids know about things they did when they were young? In what way was New York City better, and in what way was it worse in the 1980's? What difficulties did they have then that we don't have as much today, and what things are difficult for us that were easier then? We discussed how things were freer then, but on the other hand people did a lot of crazy things and that kind of behavior was more generally accepted. Similarly, we saw how it was easier to survive because rents were cheaper, but New York City was a more dangerous place to live.