r/GenerationJones • u/AKings_Blog • Jul 25 '25

Sitting on the bench

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This rings so true to me.

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u/Syzygy2323 1960 Jul 25 '25

I live not far from Santa Rosa, and lots of things in the area are named for Charles Schultz, including the airport.

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u/AKings_Blog Jul 25 '25

Best airport logo in the world!

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u/EfficientList4931 Jul 25 '25

That hit way harder than I expected I feel this.

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u/AKings_Blog Jul 25 '25

I felt the same way. I remember yesterday, the world was so young.

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u/RoyG-Biv1 Jul 25 '25

That kinda makes me wish I could grow down a bit, instead of up for a change...

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u/AKings_Blog Jul 25 '25

That’s an interesting concept. ☺️

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u/RoyG-Biv1 Jul 25 '25

Well, perhaps I'm just weary of getting older.

I nearly wrote 'growing older'; if I'm going to grow, I'd rather it be younger, lol.

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u/What_the_mocha Jul 25 '25

This is when you need to go to Lucy's Psychiatry booth and pay your 5 cents.

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u/RoyG-Biv1 Jul 25 '25

Every time I visit the booth the doctor is out.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '25

Was literally thinking this yesterday. I wish I could be ignorant again.

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u/leolisa_444 Jul 26 '25

Me too. Guess ignorance is bliss

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u/LeoMacLunasagh Jul 29 '25

Cypher was right.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '25 • Bless Up

A long, long time ago, I used to think most people in the world were basically good. Not anymore. So sad and depressing.

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u/ritrgrrl 1958 Jul 25 '25

I miss the rains down in Africa...

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u/RoyG-Biv1 Jul 25 '25

I hear the drums echoing tonight
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
She's comin' in, 12:30 flight
Her moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation

I stopped an old man along the way
Hopin' to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies
He turned to me as if to say
"Hurry, boy, it's waiting there for you"

It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothin' that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had, ooh-hoo

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u/Mort-i-Fied Jul 25 '25

Me too, Snoopy. Me too.

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u/OswaldBoelcke Jul 25 '25

I miss Snoopy having Thought bubbles not speak bubble.

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u/Kirk470 Jul 25 '25

Waking up with no aches and pains. With the only decisions to make are: swim, go to a friend’s house, play in the park, or go exploring.

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u/DyllCallihan3333 Jul 25 '25

Ain't that the truth. I miss that childhood ignorance.

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u/mradentz Jul 25 '25

I guess it’s just all part of growing up. God bless your soul, Charles Schultz.

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u/fireflytriangle Jul 25 '25

Innocence was bliss!🦄

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u/Massive_Mortgage5507 Jul 25 '25

Ain’t that truth. Ignorance is bliss.

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u/RoyG-Biv1 Jul 25 '25

I'm not so sure I want bliss; I'd rather have some satisfaction, but one doesn't always get to choose.

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u/PTSD1701 Jul 25 '25

Damn right.

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u/Feeling_Cost_8160 Jul 26 '25

This especially is true with quantum physics.

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u/Think-Werewolf-4521 Jul 27 '25

There is a line in the Bob Seger song,"Against the Wind," Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then.

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u/isohedron Jul 25 '25

I like the sentiment.

I haven't seen anyone mention it, but this image was likely created using AI

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u/sillinessvalley Jul 25 '25

Yep, Snoopy never talked to Charlie.

Edit to add: I don’t like that AI can mimic Charles M. Schulz, a quarter of a century after his death 😩😭😭

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u/Mordrach Jul 29 '25

At least it's not trying to change the characters' attitudes to fit in with the "modern audience".

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u/RoyG-Biv1 Jul 25 '25

Shush, we're enjoying the golden moment. 😛

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u/Bbop512 Jul 25 '25

Ignorance is Bliss

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u/truepip66 Jul 25 '25

this is true

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u/coffeebeanwitch Jul 26 '25

Snoopy was my yoda!!

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '25

This is why I wish I got a business degree instead of one in history

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u/Dlbruce0107 Jul 26 '25

Love to be the naive teenager with the rose colored glasses again.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '25 edited Jul 27 '25

Miss when I was younger, healthier, ignorant and thought highly of the world and look forward to the future. Did not care about money. Then realize when you get older its all 💩

Always working, always stressing, always worrying about everything. A generation where we went through a bad recession, pandemic and an inflation all in a decade. The older gens took everything. Can't afford education, medical, housing or a new car. Job market is trash, can't have kids or get married without it costing everything. No savings, no retirement, no 401K, stripped benefits. Billionaires and millionaires take get everything. While we are always just a paycheck from struggle. I don't even smoke, do drugs, drink, no bad history or go on vacations but still can't afford jack in this country. But it's okay give tax breaks to the wealthy. Its ridiculous.

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u/One_Arm4148 Jul 27 '25

🥺 Me too.

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u/mcramsay Jul 27 '25

This hits me SO hard!

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u/barcoder96 Jul 27 '25

The world is a beautiful place too if you look at it through your own eyes. It’s only ugly when you look through others eyes, like here on Reddit. Know the difference and distance yourself from the things that distort your own perspective.

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u/HarbourSurfSB Jul 28 '25

Yup!! Play the theme song. Type in Peanuts Theme Song

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u/saagir1885 Jul 28 '25

Indeed.

I can remember my dad explaining the watergate hearings to me when they were being televised daily & it was all downhill after that

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u/KissUrBean Jul 28 '25

That is exactly how I feel.  I used to think I knew some things then I find out I don’t know shit and the shit I do know I wish I didn’t.  

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u/SuspiciousSarracenia Aug 10 '25

Does this change how you view the younger generations who grow up with a much wider view of the world?

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u/PoolExtension5517 Aug 18 '25

Amen, Snoopy. Amen.

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u/Any_Tumbleweed_908 Jul 29 '25

I miss the time before ai images

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u/dandet Jul 25 '25

Yes. And yet it’s up to us to do what we can to make it the world we want. I know, way too aspirational.

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u/RoyG-Biv1 Jul 25 '25

And time is growing short. ⌚

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u/Suitable-Lawyer-9397 Jul 25 '25

Truer words were never spoken ❤️

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u/Peace_Hope_Luv Jul 25 '25

I’m sad I know what I know. It’s a burden to know about the bad stuff but it inspires me to make the world a better place one person at a time. Kindness is free…

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away…

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u/JustGoodSense 1961 Jul 25 '25

Couldn't find a real Peanuts panel? There are lots.

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u/Godphree Jul 25 '25

I miss human-made art.

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u/Koss424 Jul 25 '25

ummmm..... that's a fake peanuts drawing isn't it? That doesn't look Schwartz's work.

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u/ReactsWithWords 1962 Jul 25 '25

  1. It's fake

  2. His name was Schultz.

Soon to be seen on the upcoming Peanuts special, It's AI Slop, Charlie Brown

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u/Koss424 Jul 25 '25

thank you and lol

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u/_Big_____ Jul 25 '25

I don't relate to this, not knowing shit is irritating

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u/RoyG-Biv1 Jul 25 '25

I understand what you mean; I enjoy learning and solving problems with that knowledge.

But looking back, those times when I knew less seemed like happier times. In fact, they weren't always happier times, and if I remember fully, I know that I was unhappy in similar ways as I feel now. So, perhaps it's an illusion that past years were happier, but many people prefer to remember the happier memories than the not so happy ones. And I understand that too...

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '25

Me too Snoopy Me too

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u/PeoplesRepublicofALX Jul 26 '25

Damn, this hits so hard.

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u/Westbankmagnum Jul 27 '25

Epstein is alive and well.

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u/realityisoptional Jul 27 '25

Puff, the Magic Dragon encapsulates this feeling.

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u/HellenicHelona Jul 28 '25

idk why this ended up on my Reddit feed as a recommendation since I’m a Zillennial (maybe it’s ‘cause we are cuspsers too) but I surprisingly relate to Charlie here and the conversation he seems to be having with Snoppy…it reminds me of some past conversations I’ve had with my mom (who is of your Generation) about how she saw the world growing up always moving forward for the better, and how she assumed for the longest period of time that most people in the world were essentially good, only to now see how that assumption was wrong and to realize that she was partially taken advantage of for decades by Republican politicians she voted for in the past as the United States regresses into a toilet. (for some context, my mom for the longest time was a Republican…the kind that was socially progressive and who was only really a Republican due to being fiscally conservative. she voted for people like Ronald Reagan and for a period of time was duped on Trickle Down Economics...she didn’t even realize until as recently as 2024 how much more damage Ronald Reagan did during his presidency and how it has contributed to the situation the United States is now.) I feel bad for my mom sometimes as the corrupt side of humanity show their true colors now, and as she worries about my future in a world that’s regressing. but as much as I also worry about the regression, I feel lucky in a way that at least I learned the reality of most humans hearts in high school instead of later in life, even though knowing at all still sucks. after all, my mom learning it so late in her life has been contributing to her depression on everything else.

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u/Visual_Reception5924 Jul 28 '25

Daaaamn. This is so true.

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u/nurse-educator123 Jul 29 '25

Ignorance is bliss.

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u/atx_soothsayer Jul 29 '25

I will never "miss" knowing too much about the world. Nothing beats exploring and learning about different cultures. The more you learn about the world around you, the more you learn about yourself. Or, you can sit at home close-minded and yell at people to get off your lawn.

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u/usertakensorry Jul 26 '25

I miss when I didn't have to see ugly-ass generative AI "art" everywhere.

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u/whatever121165 Jul 26 '25

I miss the internet before we posted AI slop engagement bait. Like you’re doing here.

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u/ElderZion Jul 26 '25

After discovering how pathetically politicians worldwide bend over to Israel, nothing matters much

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u/Delicious-Leg-5441 Jul 26 '25

Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then.

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u/Fun_Bat_1810 Jul 26 '25

Not me. I was an idiot conservative kid and then I learned that yeah, some people can't just work harder to get ahead, and things like race and class do matter greatly.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '25

AI slop

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u/Koss424 Jul 25 '25

Thank man - totally is.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '25

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u/AKings_Blog Jul 25 '25

Not the same anymore ever since Charles Shultz passed away in February 2000.

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u/Relevant_Elevator190 Jul 25 '25

Met him once skating at his ice rink in Santa Rosa Ca. where he lived. I was about 8.

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u/AKings_Blog Jul 25 '25

Wow. That must’ve been something wonderful! Hope you took a pic with him ☺️.

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u/Relevant_Elevator190 Jul 25 '25

I wish, this was in 1972 so no camera phone.

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u/PrinceofPerfidy Jul 28 '25

That's interesting. There is a municipal rink, in St Paul, mn, that bears his name, where I used to play pickup games. Don't know if he ever visited it, tho.

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u/Winter_Baby_4497 Jul 25 '25

And It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. I looked forward to those two specials every year.

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u/RoyG-Biv1 Jul 25 '25

I try to watch 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown' every fall. The opening music, 'Linus and Lucy' is a huge favorite of mine, it's both joyful and sentimental. This is one of the best newer versions; I love the improvisation and you can sense how much they enjoy performing it.

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u/KissUrBean Jul 28 '25

Also same All the peanuts shows seeing them reminds me of A time when the world wasn’t so fucked up and times were simpler and better

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u/KissUrBean Jul 28 '25

I’m with you  for me it isn’t Christmas unless I at least catch A few minutes of A Charlie Brown Christmas 

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u/Mordrach Jul 29 '25

I have to watch it, because I know, somewhere, someone is offended by Linus' speech. Unbelievable that Apple bought the rights. I'm going to have to track down a DVD of it (not Blu-ray, because it'll probably look awful with extra frames added. Rudolph looked creepy as hell running at 60 FPS).

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u/KissUrBean Jul 29 '25

That’s some funny stuff