People Who Grew Up In The ’70s to 90s Are Discussing Whether Things Felt “Safer Back Then”

Recently, I came across a post on the popular “Ask Old People” subreddit from user Mundane_Bad_2437 asking, “People who lived through the ’70s/’80s/’90s, did you feel safer back then than you do today?”

“I’m curious how people’s sense of safety has changed over time,” they said. “Please ignore recent statistics or headlines. I’m more interested in how it felt to live in those decades compared to now.”