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Why was there so much negativity about the UK here on DS back in 2008?
TobiasBudzynski
01-01-2017
Just been reading this bumped thread: http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=747380

The amount of negativity in that thread was enough to make me feel like weeping.

Even though there is still some negativity now on DS, it doesn't seem anywhere near as bad as it does in that thread for example.
karapote monkey
01-01-2017
Because we were all having a sh!t time.
TobiasBudzynski
01-01-2017
Originally Posted by karapote monkey:
“Because we were all having a sh!t time.”

And evidently, people are now.
francie
01-01-2017
I suppose in 10 years time posters will be reading the posts of 2016 / 17 and saying similar (that is if DS is still around).
fhs man 2
02-01-2017
Well 2008...was when the world including the UK went tits up and all the banks and economy's collapsed. All of the mistakes of the 20th Century finally caught up with the world.

EDIT - I have just read the thread and it turns out the thread was written a month before the economy collapsed. So this thread was made when everyone was optimistic if it was made in April the thread would be so....much bitter.
TobiasBudzynski
02-01-2017
Originally Posted by fhs man 2:
“Well 2008...was when the world including the UK went tits up and all the banks and economy's collapsed. All of the mistakes of the 20th Century finally caught up with the world.

EDIT - I have just read the thread and it turns out the thread was written a month before the economy collapsed. So this thread was made when everyone was optimistic if it was made in April the thread would be so....much bitter.”

But some of the comments in that thread, like we are the worst off in the entire world or something.
Nostlagic
02-01-2017
Very interesting reading some of the predictions from back then. Now that the internet has been around for a bit, we have hindsight and foresight!.

Quote:
“*Physical entertainment media (CDs, DVDs) will be almost totally displaced by commercially available computerised downloads. Both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray will have the same status as Betamax.”

Well streaming has taken off, so psychical media isn't prevalent as it once was. And Blockbusters went bust.

Quote:
“*Tony Blair is dead. Cherie Blair keeps appearing on TV and fighting for endless inquests to prove her husband was murdered, possibly by MI5 or the CIA.”

We can only hope.

Quote:
“*The age of retirement will be increased to 70 for both sexes.”

Spot on. Thank you Tories..

Quote:
“*Big Brother will still be on air in the UK, with ratings skyrocketing after a murder is committed live on TV.”

There's still time

Quote:
“Will people still be shopping on the High Street or will the Internet have completely taken over?”

Well it's getting there. Alot of iconic high street stores like Woolworths, BHS, Comet, ect have all gone. My local town looks like a ghost town now, with about 30 shops lying empty.

Originally Posted by Meercat:
“probably an islamist state”

This one gets me the most.

Originally Posted by jigsawjake:
“all of the oldstyle "legendary" actors, singers, entertainers, will be gone, and won't be replaced.

I can't think of any of the modern ones who will pass into such legend.”

2016 took care of that mostly...

Originally Posted by Smudgie:
“Hoverboards.”

Yes! Dangerous things...
https://www.cnet.com/uk/news/why-are...catching-fire/
SegaGamer
02-01-2017
The same reason why people are so negative now, because life in the UK isn't as great as they want it to be. I actually think people are more unhappy now than they were back then. Everybody just seem's so bloody miserable these days. I can't blame them though, i don't see anything about this country that gives you something to look forward to. We are led by incompetent, out of touch, greedy, lying scumbags who don't really give a **** about the well-being of the people of this nation. If they did, then they wouldn't make the decisions that they make.
TheEricPollard
02-01-2017
People were really angry about the Tesco cafe having disappointing sausage back then.
muggins14
02-01-2017
Originally Posted by Nostlagic:
“There's still time ”

CBB starts this week - it could happen

Originally Posted by TheEricPollard:
“People were really angry about the Tesco cafe having disappointing sausage back then.”

Some things never change
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