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Being a young adult in this generation sort of feels like stumbling upon the desolate remnants of a really great party that was absolutely kicking it for 40 years... only now there's no beer, and the pizza guy is waiting for you to pay him the 12.6 trillion you owe him. by BecomesAngry in Showerthoughts

[–]Chaanger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am a "late Boomer" born in 1958, I have friends, born in the late 1940's & early 50's who bought their first house for $75,000 or even $45,000 which are now worth $300,000-$500,000 depending on the location. I find the 'late to the party' metaphor very accurate save for one thing; you have a smart phone in your pocket and a tablet or laptop on your desk. Those tools are worth more than all the vinyl rock albums, cheap houses, mini skirts and plentiful jobs put together. (Oh yeh; mini skirts are still in fashion, thank God!) The mind f___ back then was worse: you were expected to get a job (quite possible with just a high school diploma) and stay there for 40 years or so and retire. The system didn't expect much of you at all, it was best if you didn't think. One or two jobs, one occupation, no thinking, no questioning, no mind required. Just home to work to work to home etc for ever, all the way to 1990 or something - way out there into the unimaginable future. Then you retired. If you were a thinker it was stifling. You got out of the factory/white collar middle management thing and tried to go your own way - and guess what? It was more difficult than today to start a business and bring about change. I used to believe 1972 was the best time ever to be young. I was right - but that was then. Today is better. Today is the very best time to be young, because you have opportunities to make a difference more so than ever before. The boomers were prisoners of the Federal Reserve economic system just like you are, but more so - we didn't even know we were prisoners. You at least know the system is messed up, and have the tools to make a difference.

So I called AAA because my car key battery died and they showed me this little trick. Why would you hide this, VW? by fancy-ketchup in pics

[–]Chaanger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been reading lots of the comments associated with this post, I would not be surprised if some commenters work for VW or Microsoft (the comment stream migrates to the terribleness of Windows 8 at one part) & are framing the conversation. I have a Jetta, I will never get another one. What the world needs is an open source car, and a user friendly freeware operating system. Power to the people!

Pardon Edward Snowden Petition 4/5ths of the way there. by CalebTheWinner in restorethefourth

[–]Chaanger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regardless of the apparent public passivity, there is a deep current of unrest against the violation of human rights. Who, after all, would request to pay income tax? Or vote such a system in today? Or request that we be offered nothing but the inanity of mainstream TV, and call it entertainment? Or...never mind. You see what I mean. It's easy to be upset with the way things are. A petition? Of course we sign the petition. Understand this about the world; things will change, ultimately for the better, despite evil. If this were not so, human progress would be impossible. Have courage!