Why did the pre-war 20th century look so kino?
zenith of victorian high culture
EVROPEANS dominated the earth.
>>18286496This.
I miss it so much bros
>>18286092Peak frog whimsy. The belle epoque was probably the best time to be alive.
>>18286092>dude the Gilded Age was actually so hecking chungus wholesome, just look at this front page from the yellow press!This is the same as looking at hot dog ads from the 50s and saying they were the best time to be alive
>>18287826This is from the 1910s you dumbass, the very same decade this child labor shit would get abolished. Also, child labor still exists in many parts of the world, who made that phone of yours?
>>18287862>1910sRight the decade with a massive war and flu pandemic that left tens of millions dead was great
>>18286092Remember that Germany and France sign a 1909 agreement?
>>18287826Look I wouldn't want to live in a time before asswipes, but can't we enjoy aesthetics from bygone days? It's well and good to remind people that "going back" literally would mean having to endure all that bad that goes bundled with past ages.Apart from those that actually want the segregation and woman ownership and strong-men hard times -- yeah we know those -- I think most people just want to escape Corporate Memphis AND have their asswipes.
>>18288457Or Germany and Russia renewed their alliance instead of Nicholas II being cockblocked by the Duma for business reasons
