• @[email protected]
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    293 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.

    • Throwaway
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      83 months ago

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

    • JowlesMcGee
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      33 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.

        • JowlesMcGee
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          43 months ago

          As a bisexual man, the 90s were much different for LGBT folks than today. But yes, for most people, the 90s wouldn’t be too much worse than today, aside from economics.