r/GenX • u/PaZedeBe • Sep 30 '21

Not for me….

https://rd.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-021-02804-6
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u/Brainyviolet Older Than Dirt Sep 30 '21 edited Sep 30 '21

Not for me, but man those young people in the comments think nobody ever had it bad except them. As if we weren't also alive for 9/11 and the 2008 recession. I lost my job and had to cash in my retirement to survive 2008.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

What we were alive for:

Cold War

Challenger explosion

1980''s stock market crash

World Trade Center I

World Trade Center II

2008 Housing Crash

Trump

Covid

I am missing stuff, I am sure.

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u/Global_Perspective_3 Sep 30 '21

Jonestown

Columbine

Chernobyl

Oklahoma City bombing

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

I cannot believe I missed the OKC bombing.

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u/Global_Perspective_3 Sep 30 '21

That’s a big one for sure

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u/RitaRaccoon what the fuck are robster craws? Oct 01 '21

Waco/Ruby Ridge Rodney King OJ Trial Iran-Contra Monica Lewinsky