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[–] 37 points 9 months ago (3 children)

And timeshares. And pyramid schemes.

I remember my parents doing one of those weird chain letter things where you'd copy the letter to a few other people, send a few quid to the people on the list, and within weeks you'd be sent thousands of pounds, if only the scheme didn't require more people than there were in the whole country.

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  • [–] 14 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    And the stock market, and the housing market. Boomers did actually ride a huge wave of capital appreciation.

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