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[–] 83 points 10 hours ago (9 children)

Gen-X, having lived through 1987 (Black Monday), ~2000 Dot-Com Bubble burst , 2008 global financial meltdown, and the 2020 COVID-19 crash:

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  • [–] 46 points 9 hours ago (6 children)

    Us older millennials as well. We just don't have the advantage of working in the booming 80s.

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  • [–] 33 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (4 children)

    Neither did the vast majority of Gen-X. The cocaine 80's is peak Boomer shit.

    EDIT: I was born in 73. Started uni in 90. Let's say you wanted to ride that mid 80's wave, you should have been in the workforce by 84, that puts you born ~63. By the majority of lists, Gen-X starts on 65.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 hours ago* (2 children)

    Yeah. I went to school with rich kids who were suddenly worried about whether daddy could pay for college after that 1987 crash.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 hours ago (1 child)

    Yeah, 1988-1996 was pretty bad. It was my computer hobby that saved my life. No idea where I'd be today had I not turned my side hustle into a career.

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