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[-] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 37 points 8 months ago

Every generation has shitty and awesome people

Right, but different generations have experienced different levels of economic and cultural turmoil that have shaped their political and ethical ideologies.

People who embraced Reaganomics and the general back slide of civility have destroyed their ability to empathize with anyone outside of their small community.

Younger generations still display this type of learned behavior, but it's a small minority when compared to the majority of boomers. I'm probably in the same generation as you, but I don't really share your confusion about the schism.

I feel like GenX were the last gen to believe that everything would be fine if you just get a degree and do your time. We're the last generation that had the privilege of not having to pay attention to politics.

this post was submitted on 28 Nov 2023
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