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Originally Posted by The Mountaineer
We are the sum total of our experiences.
Those who grew up in the Great Depression, like my father and father-in-law, had a different outlook on life and the economy and a great distrust of financial systems. After the too-big-to-fail bank collape that nearly toppled America, maybe they were right.
As pointed out, those who grew up in the 60s and 70s were more about repairing what was wrong in the world.
You don't need to know how old someone is when you hear how they think. It's reflected in their opinions and values.
If we all the same cookie-cutter mentality, it would be boring. It's those who rock the boat, not just for fun but to improve things, who have made most of the improvements in society.
Different generations will always have different outlooks on life and everything else, because they have different sum total of their experiences.
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Also different life experiences :
My family (other than me) have lived in the same small town or within the same county their entire lives.
Meanwhile college-then drafted and in a foreign country then back to college
have given me incredible life experiences.
Some have said it was a difficult transition to The Villages. "It's not like back home". I have heard others saying the Villages is "like a air force base" meaning it's the blending of cultures, different state attitudes, diversity of population.
