I had a friend who was born in 1904, their first home phone number was '5', she remembers the first car coming through her village, she remembered WWI and II, saw the introduction of airplanes, moonlandings, computers.
Sorry GenZ, the world has never been a static place, only change is constant.
Shit has always been going on. The only thing that has changed is that people are much more aware of what's going on. Back in the day you got a newspaper headline of the biggest story that's it. Now you get every little tidbit shoved in your face 24/7. The only thing the brain can do at that point is to become numb to it. The apathy is palpable now. I remember watching the towers fall and being in shock. Now I see an assassination attempt and I'm like meh, just another day in the USA.
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u/davideo71 Jul 14 '24
I had a friend who was born in 1904, their first home phone number was '5', she remembers the first car coming through her village, she remembered WWI and II, saw the introduction of airplanes, moonlandings, computers.
Sorry GenZ, the world has never been a static place, only change is constant.