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1. ninalanyon · 1790767098 · focus · HN ↗

   > Every generation believes it is living through the end of something.

   I'm not sure my generation thought that (I was born in 1955). Not in the South of England at least. Growing up there in the late fifties, sixties, seventies, I feel that most of us were looking forward most of the time and anticipating good times. At least most people I knew at the time. It was a time of accelerating change and a great deal of it was undeniably positive.

   1. Nursie · 1790772726 · focus · HN ↗

      Same in the 90s (born 78). The Berlin wall came down, Russia seemed to be on a path to real democracy, the US still had a pretty awesome reputation around the world, social progress was being made. It was a pretty good time to be alive.

      Maybe it was just something about the South of England though eh?

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