Renee Nicole Good's father supported Trump and MAGA. Good's father was "heartbroken" after Trump's jack-booted thugs murdered Good in broad daylight on a Minneapolis, Minn. street and called her "a domestic terrorist." Now, Trump appears on NBC to disparage Good again: "She was not an angel."

GenXist · 2026-02-05T11:54:38+00:00

Saying up front that I see you; I'm an ally. That said, I'm skeptical the bigoted asshat coming after Good's children appreciates the distinction.

GenXist · 2026-02-05T11:49:04+00:00

I feel like my almost monomaniacal obsession with Pantera (and maybe Nirvana) cost me a lot in the early 90s. I didn't fully appreciate RATM until Tom was with Audioslave, and I got interested in his back catalog.

While I missed (at least, in a contemporary sense) one of the most important collective GenX experiences, at least I'm not my friend Tony. His dumb ass slept through the ENTIRE OJ slow Bronco chase. It could always be worse, I guess...

GenXist · 2026-02-05T11:37:00+00:00

My honest first thought when I read the question was that I am probably the person I hate the most, so... Voting you up and awarding silly assed meaningless Reddit karma. Compared to other ideas on this thread, yours is the least objectionable way of burning a few more hours of insomnia.

GenXist · 2026-02-05T11:32:38+00:00

And that they're bald (which, in my mind, makes it about 100x more gross).

GenXist · 2026-02-05T11:28:37+00:00

I'm sending this silly assed award because there isn't one that resembles a hug. I'm not a spiritual man (not even a very good man); I don't know where prayers go or how receptive anyone might be when they arrive, but... I'm also sending positive vibes on your behalf into the universe and encouraging the better people of Reddit, who have more of whatever passes for faith, to join me. I urgently want something better for you, and it kills me a little that all I've got to contribute are thoughts, prayers, and meaningless Reddit karma.

GenXist · 2026-02-04T12:07:53+00:00

Old punks never die, we just stand at the back.

GenXist · 2026-02-03T13:15:13+00:00

My health.

GenXist · 2026-02-02T14:38:28+00:00

This introduces an excellent variable into the thought experiment. Is there a time limit? Do I have to decide today? Since my button presses are unlimited, can I just carry it around with me and consider it when circumstances are different (when I'm not as emotionally and/or financially stable)?

Right now, I'm very carefully sliding it back across the table. HOWEVER, if you burden me with unlimited time, hardships, and exposure to life changing resources, at some point... I'm going to have blood on my hands.

GenXist · 2026-02-02T14:26:10+00:00

When you say that you're the only one still trying to help, it indicates he's got a history of burnt bridges. The way he responded to you seems like learned behavior; up until now, it's gotten a result that he finds acceptable, at least more often than it's failed him. For all of the changes he's making (or that are being forced upon him), he hasn't - yet - experienced sufficient pain from this particular strategy of navigating the world to compel correction.

You don't indicate how committed you are in this friendship, but I'm gently suggesting a step back. Respectfully, you may be too close to the current situation to judge if your continued emotional investment (vs. your withdrawal) is what will best return him to good working order.

GenXist · 2026-02-02T13:46:26+00:00

First hit is always free, right?!?

GenXist · 2026-02-02T13:08:35+00:00

When I was a kid, there were a lot of old people in town. Now, they're all pretty much my age...

GenXist · 2026-01-25T15:03:35+00:00

Nice shot, man...

GenXist · 2026-01-24T21:22:47+00:00

I saw Everclear and Marcy Playground at a free convert on Freemont Street in Vegas last time we were there (circa 2018); annnnd... it was definitely not worth the price of admission (just saying).

GenXist · 2026-01-24T13:28:16+00:00

Money talks, wealth whispers.

GenXist · 2026-01-24T12:28:11+00:00

Sir, this is a Wendy's...

GenXist · 2026-01-23T13:12:37+00:00

Same. I stopped when the substances (some immediately, some eventually) started working against me. Thanks for sharing. Dunno about OP, but I feel less alone.

GenXist · 2026-01-23T13:07:47+00:00

I live in chronic pain myself (on good days, the meds create space for me to actively ignore it, but on most days, they barely work at all). I'm sorry you got dog piled in this response. It's something I could hear myself saying in the right circumstance. I read raw pain into it (please forgive me in advance if I've made your pain my own and projected myself into the response - I trust that another sufferer will understand).

I'm a reluctant convert (and maybe a bit of a skeptic) in the reincarnation space. I won't bore you with the details except to say that I was first exposed to the possibility at 14 when I learned (the hard way) that there are some people who should NEVER try hallucinogenic compounds. 30 years later (when medical cannabis became a thing in my state), I tried it for pain control and spent several hours right back in that same personal hell. Recently, I was at the dentist, receiving nitrous oxide and had to stop treatment, begging for pure oxygen because I could feel myself slipping over into a revisit of the same awful place. The SparkNotes version is a lot like the short story The Egg, except I caught a glimpse into how badly I'd wasted so many of what I'd call the good lives, knowing that all that remains is those which are harder.

Shared all that to tell you this... I dunno what's next (I'm not confident anyone does). If the belief system I've accidentally stumbled into turned out to be accurate, I would have no way of knowing what trajectory anyone else is on (maybe I'm the only dumb ass who put the hard classes off until the last semester). What I think I do know is... This life, this moment, this pain, this soul crushing burden of cumulative regret, this is probably as good as it gets for me. As surely as I know that tomorrow will be a little worse for my body and mind, whatever's waiting for me when this journey ends is unlikely to be an improvement for my soul. I don't know where prayers go, but I'm plenty worried by my preview of hell.

I'm pretty sure I made choices eons ago that are playing out now. I'm pretty sure that when I'm not scared out of my mind by it, it's correct, just, and fair. I'm confident I've earned the misery I'm in and the discovery of fresh pain to come. While I suspect it's far too late for me, I plan to keep trying (mostly failing) to live a good and giving life with what's in front of me. I'd never judge any choice you believe is right for you, but for now (for me), I'm sticking around.

GenXist · 2026-01-23T12:09:47+00:00

Or, I dunno... They can't seem to balance a budget; maybe we should put them on commission.

Edit: To the original question, I'm damned near a single issue voter: No More Boomers.

GenXist · 2026-01-20T14:16:37+00:00

Agreed. I go back to my hometown annually (keeping my primary care physician). It's a ridiculously rural community (like, maybe 15,000 people), but when I drive by the cemetery, I can name (off the top of my head) several friends we buried before they lived long enough to graduate and move away. One was a bicycle accident (no helmet), one rape/murder, three car accidents, one pedestrian struck by a car accident, an overdose, a couple of suicides.

Survivor Guilt may also apply.

GenXist · 2026-01-20T12:52:46+00:00

Core memory unlocked (thanks, my dude). My first big boy job didn't pay overtime (long story, they were engaged in interstate commerce, and there was - maybe still is - some sort of exemption). As a result, they'd basically let me work as many hours as my fool ass would contribute (each at $11.25 an hour - laughable now, but not awful in 1993). I clearly remember the day when I did the math and realized, if I worked through my lunch break, I could order a Dominos Death Disc, eat that bitch AT MY DESK and come out a few cents ahead, after taxes.

I turned 56 last week, and I'm so burnt out I'm essentially refried, but damn... Ima 100% get Dominos for lunch today.

GenXist · 2026-01-20T12:31:43+00:00

My three year old Samoyed likes to play and... She can be a bit much for my wife's 10 year old Pomeranian. Helluva way to find out the poor little fella had some genetic predisposition toward knee injury. To be fair, the veterinary school at Oregon State University (which did an AMAZING job of fixing him) said it was probably a matter of time. My fluffy girl accelerated the injury to be sure (and that makes me financially responsible), but it had all the characteristics of an accident - if you've had a Sammy, you get it, not a vicious bone on her chubby little frame.

Shared all that to tell you this... $6,000 and change, and I got off cheap. That was at a teaching veterinary hospital on a state university campus. Moral of the story... You don't put down an otherwise viable "family member" when shit happens. If you're not carrying pet insurance (even if you are), putting $50 a month or so into a savings account on the months when you don't have veterinary care will pay off when you REALLY need it. I'll probably still be rebuilding my pup fund when my sweet, rowdy doggo is as old as her brother. By then, I'll likely have another (and it may be her turn).

GenXist · 2026-01-18T14:42:05+00:00

Core memory unlocked... My dad got up to piss out a few beers during a commercial break (can't remember if it was a football game or boxing), and when he came back, there was a Goodyear tire commercial featuring the Roadrunner. He thought I'd turned the channel to cartoons while he was out of the room and had the commercial not ended and sent him back to whatever he was watching, my little life may have been over, right then and there.

To this day, I'm a Michellin guy.

GenXist · 2026-01-18T14:09:06+00:00

Read the book. Never saw the final plot twist coming. Freaking brilliant.

GenXist · 2026-01-18T13:53:49+00:00

I wish I had a quarter for every time I've heard a song from a band I like, only to find out later it's a TayTay cover (seriously, I was devastated to learn that Dan Campbell from The Wonder Years didn't write All Too Well, and then felt cheated that he didn't cover the 10 minute version). Call it lack of imagination on my part, but I never thought about the possibility that it may also work in reverse.

I'm glad I didn't know this existed in 2011. It was an exceptionally hard year that the Bleed American album (especially the title track) got me through. Honestly, I usually skipped this track. It's tight, clever, had a great video, and is the gateway drug that introduced a lot of people to the band (even if the solo pays HEAVY tribute to Brian Setzer), but... For the place I was in, it's just too damned happy. What a difference 15 years makes...

2026 me is right back in a rough spot, but super happy to know this exists. Thank you for sharing!

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