Visiting a 7-11 at 2:30AM in 1987

 

We're supposed to think that styles and fashion and food all change over time but human nature doesn't. So I'm on very shaky philosophical ground if I suggest that people have changed in the short time from 1987 to now.

The people in this video have joy, particularly mirth, or at least the spark of life. If a teen took out their phone and started filming people in a 7-11 today, would they find anything other than misery and annoyance? I'm generalizing of course, but I think it's true. It would be wrong to say that human nature has changed but - what would you say - the personality of our society has changed.

Random Footage From a 1988 Burger King

 

The thumbnail shows that they're serving Pepsi products. The description explains that they switched over to Coke in 1990.

How weird would it be to be watching this in 2023 and see your 1988 self in the video? Of course, I suppose, you would go into it remembering being in a BK once and seeing someone with a camera, lessening the impact a great deal, but still.