Wanna hear a question that has no easy answer and is 100% going to piss everyone off?

Of course you do!

This is 2024 – Zero F’s with no repercussions

<But before we do this…>

Here’s some quick background history on what I’m about to discuss

The year is 1993, in the US most people are feeling pretty good about life with a bit
Bill Clinton came president.
Sitcoms rules pop culture with the concept of “Must See TV” anchored by a fun little show called Seinfeld.
…and a controversial movie called Indecent Proposal hit theaters.

The movie is about a couple in “Love” detailing their day to day lives. Starting off their marriage they have a variety of common highs and lows with emotion trigger points. The twist this movie introduces is tied into the concepts of “…for better or for worse…”

From IMDB:
“A happily-married young couple, David Murphy and Diana Murphy have started their respective careers, she as a real estate broker, he as an architect. She finds the perfect spot to build his dream house, and they get loans to finance it. When the recession hits, they stand to lose everything they own, so they go to Las Vegas to have one shot with their last $5000 at winning the money they need. After losing at the tables, they are approached by a suave billionaire and high-stakes gambler, John Gage, who offers them a million dollars for a night with Diana. Indignant but already seduced, Diana and David reluctantly agree. They say money can’t buy love. Though the couple agrees that this is a way out of their financial dilemma, it threatens to destroy their relationship. Can the husband and wife survive John’s ultimate test?”

Throughout the decades and centuries  “acceptable behavior” in society has changed.

At this time, the American pop culture’s response to the movie was shock and disgust. It received a mostly negative response from critics saying the plot was, over the top, and wildly implausible. It also sparked controversy, with feminists arguing the film’s premise promotes prostitution and the treatment of women as property.

Despite this backlash, the film was a box office success and grossed nearly $267 million worldwide on a $38 million budget, becoming the sixth highest-grossing film of 1993.

In the 90s we were starting to learn ‘controversial topics’ got FREE press. The fact people were talking about something (for better or worse) drew people’s attention and gained the topic popularity with noteworthy recall.  

The previously immoral concepts many times were banned, shunned, or backlisted. So, to not interfere with the everyday lives of American culture  

The concept this movie brought to light was something anyone can have an option about but never truly knows how it would affect them if put in that situation.

• What would you do to achieve your goals in life?
• Does “Self Respect” change when you go against you values & ethics?
• Can love conquer all?
• Does money buy happiness?
• Are possessions the measure of my worth?

But the main question I am asking is: How much is Your Dignity really worth?

They say everyone has a price and in the new normal we are finding out it’s not much.

I’m not going to get into this too much but I will say the following points:

• Human nature hasn’t really changed it’s more of the safeguards and repercussions previously put in place to curb lude human behavior have.

• Changes in the moral fabric of society tend to have ripple effects we don’t fully understand until much later in time.

• The ability to do things in private and maintain a sense of freedom in privacy is critical toward happiness and self worth. Rewarding those behaviors is another topic needing to be addressed

Ending with little bit of irony – Here were the most popular songs of 1993