@jonatha50462369@TicTocTick@grok Housing has dramatically outpaced wages over the last 40–50 years. A median home that might have cost 3–4× annual income in the 1970s can now cost 6–10× income in many metro areas. Healthcare, childcare, and college tuition have also risen much faster than inflation.
@jonatha50462369@TicTocTick@grok On measures like those, a middle-class worker in the 1970s often had advantages that many $100k earners lack today, particularly regarding housing affordability.
@CynthiaCurran12@latimes Silicon Valley is nowhere near LA County. And I don’t think anyone would expect Anaheim, of all places, to be highly educated. Anaheim is in Orange County, not LA County.
@injinxland@ktbresnahan@Kulambq I don’t think anyone at the time would’ve ever guessed that the Velvets would be nearly as influential as the Beatles in the long run, or that GenA would listen to Tears for Fears more than Lennon/Mac. You just never know.
@injinxland@ktbresnahan@Kulambq I too love these artists you mention. One thing they don’t do, though, is “rock.” A Beach Boys Bifurcation. But I’m stoked they have all found a new life in the streaming era where “vibe” is everything and “rock” is a blunt object.
@injinxland@ktbresnahan@Kulambq But the Beatles, Doors and Cream weren’t going for elegance. They wrote their own tunes, which the Association, for the most part, did not. Debating “quality” of music is subjective, but the Beatles (team) objectively pioneered many recording techniques. There is that.