Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Gritty truth history
I was a history (and psychology) major. I really enjoy films and documentaries that effectively resurrect the atmosphere of a time and place. Of course, some are better than others. THIS is an excellent honest depiction of life in New York City in an earlier time. It definitely "puts things in perspective." Most of human existence in prior eras was pretty dark. Sometimes it's useful to be made aware as to just how bleak human existence could be before sane policies are adopted.
Some will see the lives depicted in this brief AI produced documentary as "victims of capitalism" but, objectively, this is the natural state of human affairs minus genuine attempts to afford remedies to chaos, dirt, desease, and violence.
In spite of (many) locations where these horrid standards continue to exist,...we live in the best of times.
