If the discoveries of the past that led to discoveries in the present are any indication, Frazz’s question has already been answered. Now, whether those influences were properly applied and led to a much better present, only the future will show.
It’s like a möebus strip. When you reach a certain point in life you turn and look back and find an entirely different perspective on your experiences.
Or as was once written:
We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
T.S. Eliot — “Little Gidding” (the last of his Four Quartets)
On the other hand,
A man said to the universe:
“Sir, I exist!”
“However,” replied the universe,
“The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation.”
‘War Is Kind’, Stanza 96 – Stephen Crane (1871-1900)
Many would only be in their 20’s to early 40’s. A narrow spread. But there seems to be a trend toward not marrying. Wonder if the divorce rate has increased too?
Lots of low level comments today. Wonder if this arc drew the same kind in ‘95? Probably. By then the ’nitty gritty’ was the substance of many conversations, movies. and some tv shows.
True. Hadn’t really gotten my attention but it definitely has changed. So many comics evolve thru different backgrounds the changes aren’t immediately noticed. Shrinking workloads.
As I mentioned in other comments, there are older single panel arcs that show a dozen or more kids in their natural playful modes during recess or play time. Over time the focus has narrowed for whatever reason. Perhaps the result of 20+ years of seasoning. Try Sundays in June and Feb of 2005. Those were some of the best.
Yack : )