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ThrowawayR2today at 12:59 AM1 replyview on HN

> "The one thing that my generation (Gen X) seemed to have was always some optimism for the future."

The vibe among Gen X was that the west was going to get invaded / nuked by the Soviets or economically crushed by the Japanese.


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projektfutoday at 1:41 AM

Until the dot com boom, we all thought we were going to be lucky to manage a store at the mall.