Is it better being in your 20s in the 70s than your 70s in the 20s?

The former much so more than the latter. Can't speak for others, but in the 70s felt I had an identity. That my presence perhaps mattered. Not so in the 20s the way I see it. Pretty much irrelevant as a citizen. And calendar year and personal age in my humble opinion has nothing to do with it.
 
I am going to be boring and say they are both equally fine. I am still a few years shy of 70 but I hope I feel the same way when I do turn 70. I know one thing....I would rather be in my 70's in the 20's instead of being in my 70's in the 70's.
 

Nathan said:
...from a post on Facebook, thought I'd share it here:

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I wore almost the exact same thing in the 70's.

Also gauchos with Frye boots.
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That's a really good question. The 70s was a time of change, and the 20s have been as well, but we focused more on changes in the USA in the 70s. 20-somethings in the 20s are far more exposed to global changes, but they also seem vulnerable to misinformation and outright lies. There are many reasons for that, one of them being easy access to the world wide web and confusion about what sources of info are truthful/trustworthy/reliable.
 
Good question! It depends on what "better" means. In my 20s in the 70s, I was younger and had all this potential ahead of me. Life was waiting for me to explore it.

Now, in the 20s (I have not reached 70 yet), I have reached the pinnacle of my life and am more focused on health, knowing that the end is near (in 13 years I will be 80!). There is more technology in our lives (computers, cell phones, etc) and medical care has advanced. These things should help us live longer (I hope).

If I could reword the OP's question, I would have liked to be in my 20s in the 20s, if that makes sense!
 
I was in my late 20s in the early '70s, with a wife and 4 young kids and a house. We did okay, but money was tight and was a consideration in most every decision.

In my '70s (I turn 80 next week), money is just not an issue, but physical limitations are now a consideration in so many decisions.

As my favorite Uncle said years ago...."when I was young I wanted to do things and go places but I didn't have the money or the time. Now I have the time and money, but I just don't feel like going anywhere or doing things."
 
There were great aspects of being in my 20s and the 1970s, and some not so great aspects. Ditto my early 70s in the 2020s.

I'd go back to being in my 20s in the 70s only if I could bring with me all I've learned. Otherwise, once around was enough. I made very good use of my twenties when I was in them.
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We have the knowledge from hindsight that WW1 was not, as everyone thought, the war to end all wars. There was worse to come, much worse.
There's not much that I don't like about the 1920's, the music, the fashions and the wonderful motor cars, but the rise of Hitler in that decade and what was to follow later, not for me thank you.

The 1970's, a decade of soaring inflation, political upheaval, and the erosion of democracy's prestige worldwide. It was also a decade of high fuel prices, they quadrupled here in the UK and we had long queues at every garage despite the almost daily price increases. The 1970's was also notorious for Watergate and Vietnam. No thank you to that decade too.
 

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