James Dyson on being eighteen in 1965: “And then there was the war, which we had not had to experience but whose effects on the national psyche infused everything. Everything became suddenly possible. Children were prized because so many had been killed, and money was poured into education? We felt needed, important, protected, and at the centre of the world.”
James Dyson – Against the Odds: An Autobiography (fascinating and hilarious read)
What a contrast with how we treat children now. Have one, put him/her/they in front of a screen, done.
And then we wonder why they turn feral and are quite bad at making decisions.