This is why I don’t believe people who say things can get better.
this post was submitted on 24 Jun 2025
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lol, yep, things have only became worse over time through my whole life, and I just got laid off from a sick job I scored during the Covid chaos, so i'm job searching on top of all of that
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I can't remember why but I didn't go to school that day. I remember finding out because I was arguing with my brother about what movie to watch, then complaining to my mom, and her freaking out going "You're complaing about this when there's a national crisis going on?!"
Wow we're pretty ineffective at causing real, meaningful change!
Toss in an exploding space shuttle and the fall of the Berlin wall and you get Gen X.
Born in 83.
Was there for the shuttle, remember the Berlon wall and the first Iraq war pretty well, was a senior in high school for 9/11.
Meanwhile, on 9/11 my sister was at her office working her new job she got after graduating college.
At Enron.
Also the Herald of Free Enterprise and Chernobyl.
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I have a much lesser ww3 vibe than when the Ukraine thing started. It hasn't even crossed my mind but it keeps popping up everywhere. Perhaps I'm missing something crucial here.
Perhaps I’m missing something crucial here.
For me, the crucial bit here is political ideology vs. religion. Russia invading Ukraine is purely political in my opinion, whereas the Israel/Iran conflict can't really be separated from religion. Might be spitballing here, but religious fanatics might be more extremist (willing to escalate war to defend their beliefs) than political fanatics. I also think USA's historical defense of Israel is in play here, whereas USA's involvement with Ukraine hasn't really been a thing.
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My daughter was in kindergarten and saw a man fall to his death on 9-11. Its stuck with her. Nothing was done to those assholes who allowed this to happen.
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Three recessions. People always forget the dotcom bubble that was made worse by the market going down after 9/11.
Pre 9/11 you could also get like 10% interest on a savings account.
Am I numb or am I exhausted? Maybe I'll find out after another nap.
Everyone's always quick to declare the beginning of World War 3, to pass every event through that lens. Inadvertently, it provides cover for the fact that Cold War 2 already started.
The Cold War never ended
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OJ Simpson murdered his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.
One of OJs lawyers was Robert Kardashian, Kim Kardashian's father.
US President Bill Clinton impeached over abusing his power by getting a blowjob in the Oval Office from an intern. Then lying about it.
Y2K. Remember that?
AIDS.
And in my country, a coup, a toxic syndrome, a housing bubble, terrorism, ...
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Yeah, it's been great