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[–] InLikeClint@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Don't go taking all the glory of living in a doomed world. Us 80's babies are right there with you.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Imagine living through the Reagan administration and still having any hope left. I was too young to understand why, but even then I felt it draining from the world. And then Challenger exploded.

[–] InLikeClint@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

@CeruleanRuin We had no idea we were headed for our inevitable demise. I witnessed the Challenger explode when I was 4, one of my first memories. Red flag right out the gate.

[–] idiomaddict@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

But with work experience.

Though to be fair, I don’t really remember the world pre 9/11 as a ‘91 baby, so I don’t miss my freedom