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Originally Posted by Jakie
I believe that the 1960s generation was the first generation since the upper class victorian generation, that had the free time to be interested in more than how to make a living, or where the next meal was coming from...
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I can't agree with that. Even if you assume that's true of the WWII generation and the whole 50's (which an examination of primary sources would disprove) you're forgetting the whole "Roaring 20's" era. The upper and middle classes of that period were certainly not lacking in leisure. That's also true of the Edwardian era, as a further example. Even during the Great Depression, three-quarters of the working population remained gainfully employed, not living in fear of where their next meal was coming from.