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MFR I'm only 52. When I was younger & growing up, we lived in a fairly large rural city. Everybody had jobs, a car, and most people owned their own house. Most people had landlines, but not everyone in those days. It was exciting getting a written letter in the mail, and having your friends come knocking on the door asking if you were home. I rarely saw a fat kid, cos we were always out riding our bikes and we walked everywhere. It was easy to move in those days and get work - even as a teen or young adult, everyone was either studying and/or working at Coles, Woolies etc. I had more employment even up until 10 years ago than I do now. In my profession, which is health care, we have to have so many mandatory competencies and more are getting added on, that I just honestly have got to the point where I can't be bothered anymore. I can't even do ear syringing now or many other medical procedures without a certificate of competency, and those courses aren't cheap. The whole thing has gotten ridiculous in health care; there are so many things I learned working in the wards and in Emergency that we are not allowed to do now, due to some stupid, ridiculous government regulation.
Life was harder in the 'old days' no doubt about it, but I think we face different types of hard times in our day now.
Everything is so over-regulated now it's insane. And what with Xmas & NYE coming up, just doing shopping yesterday was a nightmare with crowds pushing each other around, & rudeness in general.
Thank God I don't celebrate Xmas much - won't be doing much this year. Hate those crowds & the greed of people nowadays.
Life was harder in the 'old days' no doubt about it, but I think we face different types of hard times in our day now.
Everything is so over-regulated now it's insane. And what with Xmas & NYE coming up, just doing shopping yesterday was a nightmare with crowds pushing each other around, & rudeness in general.
Thank God I don't celebrate Xmas much - won't be doing much this year. Hate those crowds & the greed of people nowadays.
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The truth is everyone is born into a dark fallen world regardless of status, race, nationality, etc. You're always had the very poor and the very rich so I'd say that this topic is extremely relative to the prospective economic class regarding who has it better or worse than someone else.
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I know, I do order stuff online, but it's always nice to see something in person and touch it. I like to go out and try on clothes, as when you order them online, the sizing is never quite rights, or the shape isn't always displayed online properly. Then you have to send it back and/or exchange it. I like to try clothes on.
I guess I'll just have to try & shop during weekdays maybe early in the morning to avoid the rush.
I guess I'll just have to try & shop during weekdays maybe early in the morning to avoid the rush.
Yes you were the lucky ones.
Life is way harder for us who came after. And yes we have to deal with all the fallout from your generations overconsumption in general. Being such a big cohort you always got the lions share of everything.
God may still have a purpose for you, the baby boomer generation now entering retirement. But its an awful lot of you for us to support and care for in twilight years. If youve made it thus far, consider yourself blessed. As the previous generation were wiped out with the war.
If shopping online is all you have to worry about then you have it way easy.
Life is way harder for us who came after. And yes we have to deal with all the fallout from your generations overconsumption in general. Being such a big cohort you always got the lions share of everything.
God may still have a purpose for you, the baby boomer generation now entering retirement. But its an awful lot of you for us to support and care for in twilight years. If youve made it thus far, consider yourself blessed. As the previous generation were wiped out with the war.
If shopping online is all you have to worry about then you have it way easy.
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@Mag: Very interesting vid Mag.
My Mum who is nearing 80 years old, would say to people now - You just get up and get on with it. My parents got no social security (SS) when we were all growing up, despite having only one income - they weren't entitled to anything from the government. They never scammed anyone out of SS money, lied or cheated (though many we knew did). They had and still have good values. My Dad worked very long hours (for over 55 years fulltime), and was quite often away overnight for work, so Mum was the disciplinarian. And boy, you didn't back chat her, or you got whipped with a belt - fair dinkum hey. She said you just did the best you could with what little you had.
My Mum often says that people are too babied now, and I think oftentimes that she is right.
My Mum who is nearing 80 years old, would say to people now - You just get up and get on with it. My parents got no social security (SS) when we were all growing up, despite having only one income - they weren't entitled to anything from the government. They never scammed anyone out of SS money, lied or cheated (though many we knew did). They had and still have good values. My Dad worked very long hours (for over 55 years fulltime), and was quite often away overnight for work, so Mum was the disciplinarian. And boy, you didn't back chat her, or you got whipped with a belt - fair dinkum hey. She said you just did the best you could with what little you had.
My Mum often says that people are too babied now, and I think oftentimes that she is right.
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Speaking for the Boomers, I cannot call them "luckty," I pre-date them by a couple of years but I know the difference quite well. The Boomers have a lot of things TOTALLY AGAINST THEM WHILE, THOUGH i AM NOT WELL OOF, i FORESEE STHEM NOT HAVING THE BENEFITS i HAVE AND YET ENJOY SIMPLY BECAUSE i WAS BORN DURING wwii.
i HAVE PRAYED FOR THEIR WELFARE AND THAT OF THEIR CHILDREN for many decades. They, some, may be blessede by our Father as are some of all people but Boomers are by no means lucky, nor are their children. Let us all pray for them just as we pray for others. God bless...j
i HAVE PRAYED FOR THEIR WELFARE AND THAT OF THEIR CHILDREN for many decades. They, some, may be blessede by our Father as are some of all people but Boomers are by no means lucky, nor are their children. Let us all pray for them just as we pray for others. God bless...j
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What is your generarion called or doesnt have a name? Mine was gen y, before me was gen x, and now theres millenials.
Geneeration x came about because of the douglas coupland novel naming it as a phenomenon, he himself is gay, and refers to the fact that this generation may be unlikely to reproduce, because the social conditions for it to reproduce arent there.
Im actually on tail end of gen x, but consider mysef gen Y. People just named it that to differentiate it from gen x. I couldnt really tell you what the exact difference is, but its more me-focused. Gen Y is raised to achieve persona success rather than to be the generation that has heaps of children. Growing up certianly we received the message that the world was not going to last much longer, that it was overpopulated and too hard to fix and that we would actually be lucky to see the 21st century.
Geneeration x came about because of the douglas coupland novel naming it as a phenomenon, he himself is gay, and refers to the fact that this generation may be unlikely to reproduce, because the social conditions for it to reproduce arent there.
Im actually on tail end of gen x, but consider mysef gen Y. People just named it that to differentiate it from gen x. I couldnt really tell you what the exact difference is, but its more me-focused. Gen Y is raised to achieve persona success rather than to be the generation that has heaps of children. Growing up certianly we received the message that the world was not going to last much longer, that it was overpopulated and too hard to fix and that we would actually be lucky to see the 21st century.
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Sadly, we did make one big mistake — that of never teaching younger generations that there is no free lunch. We bought most of them a sheepskin (with our money) and told them it would open doors that would provide them with a relatively workless life. We even neglected to teach them how to think for themselves.
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There is a free lunch I receieve every thursday the only condition is to read seven books. Thats not work for most of the children they can do it but i suppose for some it can be.
I dont know about the sheepskin part. But no I do work in my job its just its generally not recongised by those in older generations who dont see the value in what i do. Because they are only thinking in terms of monetary rewards. But intellectually, you are free.
I dont know about the sheepskin part. But no I do work in my job its just its generally not recongised by those in older generations who dont see the value in what i do. Because they are only thinking in terms of monetary rewards. But intellectually, you are free.
I think you meant degree, actually its goatskin well mine was. It just looked like paper to me though. The value of education doesnt mean you dont have to work. It just means your mind is free to explore. The okder generarion dont really understand this cos they think its means you get more money. Well no, I dont even make living wage, and i have heaps of degrees lol
That's exactly what I mean. You were taught that getting a Sheepskin would give you a good life.... otherwise, you would not have spent the time to amass "heaps of degrees." And you are now going to have to learn the hard way that it is WORK and saving and sacrifice that get you somewhere in life.
The shame of it all is that your parents. like most of us, were mistaken in thinking you would be able to do it differently than we did.
The shame of it all is that your parents. like most of us, were mistaken in thinking you would be able to do it differently than we did.
I haven't the slightest idea what you are talking about..... but if you have to spend the whole week doing something (even if it is only reading) then you are not getting whatever it is you get every Thursday for free. Since you say you don't even make a living wage doing that, I would say you are now at the beginning of your belated lesson about one of the facts of life. "No work, no eat."
Perhaps because of bing in my generation, we were once referred to as "war babies," think more in terms of being part of the generation of mankind, and that is about it.
Jesus said once, this generation will not pass before all is accomplished. I always thought in terms of the entire generation in the flesh. That would be from Adam to the Final Trump of God.
We belong to Jesus, Yeshua, first and because of out being all components members, of this body, we also very much belong to each other. YOu are not Y or x
TO ME, YOU ARE FAMILY IN THE mESSIAH. bUT YOU KNOW THAT. aLL LOVE IN yESHUA, jESUS, AND ALL BLESSINGS..j
Jesus said once, this generation will not pass before all is accomplished. I always thought in terms of the entire generation in the flesh. That would be from Adam to the Final Trump of God.
We belong to Jesus, Yeshua, first and because of out being all components members, of this body, we also very much belong to each other. YOu are not Y or x
TO ME, YOU ARE FAMILY IN THE mESSIAH. bUT YOU KNOW THAT. aLL LOVE IN yESHUA, jESUS, AND ALL BLESSINGS..j