The Golden Era Questionnaire

[Foxer55]

After having visited this site for only a short time I’ve got some ideas wandering around in my head. To try to zero in on what I’m thinking I created a questionnaire about “The Golden Era.” I ask that you go to the link below, answer the questions and submit it with the button at the bottom of the page you find. One or two of the questions might take a little thought but give it your best. It’s all anonymous, no muss, no fuss. I just need to get an idea of what a broad range of people think.

Feel free to pass the link along to any friends you think might take it seriously. I will deliver results and my interpretations at a later date.
Thanks!

https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=1uOQVumnFshgu4W56EZDMw#

 

[Foxer55]

Bump. You guys afraid I'll grade your answers and send you a bad report card...?

 

[Shangas]

Yes

 

[Foxer55]

Shangas,

For the long winded guy you seem to be I would think you'd be complaining I didn't give enough room on the questionnaire. That is quite a blog you have.

 

[Shangas]

I hope that was meant as a compliment. I've read the questionaire and it certainly seems short. I'll give answers when I have more time to think about it.

 

[Foxer55]

Shangas,

I hope that was meant as a compliment.

Indeed! I was impressed. I will probably spend some time there getting your perspective on matters.

 

[Feraud]

After having visited this site for only a short time I’ve got some ideas wandering around in my head. To try to zero in on what I’m thinking I created a questionnaire about “The Golden Era.”

What is it you are thinking?

 

[Foxer55]

Feraud,

What is it you are thinking?

When I evaluate what people have answered, I'll post it.

 

[Feraud]

I don't see you gaining many replies with that answer. People tend to want to know why their brains are being picked. Whose to know what you intend to do with the information..

 

[dhermann1]

Interesting questions. Started getting a headache trying to come up with answers.

 

[Foxer55]

Feraud,

I don't see you gaining many replies with that answer. People tend to want to know why their brains are being picked. Whose to know what you intend to do with the information..

Don't want to get into some long dissertation without something to substantiate it.

 

[Feraud]

How about a shorter explanation to entice members to spend their time to answer?
For all I know you may want to take my answer and attempt to prove that 21st century people who have an affinty for Golden Era are delusional idiots. That's not something I'd care to participate in.
You're a new member, throw us a bone here..

 

[vitanola]

This may give us some guidance to that which Mr. Foxer is seeking:

Lizzie,



Sorry, I'm more aligned with individuals like Howard Roark. Looking back I can see his character in those of my grandparents generation and mentors in childhood. They weren't joiners or groupies, they were sometimes tough as nails, sometimes not, but they accepted absolutely nothing and worked quietly and diligently in their own behalf. Were they charitable? I don't know but suspect so to some degree as my mother was a fairly giving person. Nevertheless, my experiences have taught me that tough, arrogant, individualists are winners while all others are just particpants. One thing I learned is anytime you as an individual become a casualty to the extent that someone else has to help you, you are delivering harm to that person by relieving them of resources to help themselves. The meaning of that is to never put yourself in a position of needing to help or needing help from someone else. That doesn't mean not helping if by some fateful event you need to but it does mean paying attention to your own life and taking care of yourself. If you don't, you become one of the casualties and, therefore, a liability.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Arrrghhhhh! Essay questions! :eusa_doh:

 

[Foxer55]

Feraud,

How about a shorter explanation to entice members to spend their time to answer?
For all I know you may want to take my answer and attempt to prove that 21st century people who have an affinty for Golden Era are delusional idiots. That's not something I'd care to participate in.
You're a new member, throw us a bone here..

Oh, all right...

There does not seem to exist anywhere a formal explanation or library of the "Golden Era." What was the "Golden Era?" When was the "Golden Era?" There seems to be no academic treatment of the topic, at least, not that I know of or have found. When I ask, there seem to be many subjective answers. One might think it would be a topic of interest and taught as a subject in universities just like art deco or art nouveau.

That's all OK. Because we are still really, really close to the Golden Era. No sound academic treatment of the topic may be possible for 50-100 years from now when people can objectively look back and say, well, it started "here" and was all about "this" and ended "there." I would like to begin building a concept of all of that now. One of the ways to do that is to begin asking the basic questions of what people "think" it was because its really all about perception. Some people think it started in 1890, others think after WWI. Some think it ended with WWII, I personally think it finally expired in the early '70s after being on life support through the '60s. Some, you might be surprised to find think it died in 2000 (these are 25 year olds of today). I want to pick through a lot of brains to see what people today think the "Golden Era" was and put some of it down. This will give me an opportunity to maybe take it a step further but I don't know what that is.

 

[Feraud]

I agree it is a very subjective notion. Even among enthusiasts one can hear a variety of answers.

 

[TomS]

Good questions...

 

[fashion frank]

Did anyone here ever get the results of this survey ??

All the Best ,Fashion Frank

 

[Feraud]

The results were sold to various marketing entities.