• VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    I didn’t ache in the morning, hairline was better, skin smoother…

    Every boomer comic is about old people saying life was better when they were young, or that they hate their wife.

    • alvvayson@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      8 months ago

      The difference is that even young people say life was better when boomers were young.

      Higher wages, cheaper housing, lower cost of living.

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        8 months ago

        Could support a family on a factory wages. Now there arent factories.

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        8 months ago

        Was better in some regards. I think most minorities in the US would agree that they at least feel safe and more free to exist in 2024 than they would in the 1980s or earlier.