2026-04-10 17:02 UTC
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@vga@sopuli.xyz 2026-04-11 10:13
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@Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2026-04-10 17:13
Well ya know I drank really really hard for 40 years, but I didn't have liver failure. Guess there's no consequences for alcoholism! Guess I can keep drinking forever! I am immortal! And THAT is what I imagine my still alcoholic boomer dad must think daily.
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@samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-10 18:09
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@Steve@communick.news 2026-04-10 17:49
I always like to point out that they were originally called Generation Me. They were the first generation studied, who were more concerned with self fulfilment, than social responsibility.
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@UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2026-04-10 18:21
> they incorrectly believe that because they lived that there was no actual danger. Also, incorrectly believed that they were the ones on the bicycle. For every kid doing this right, there were ten that did it wrong and fell over. For every ten that did it wrong, there were another ten laughing up their sleeves and then... putting on a helmet and pads because they didn't want to end up in traction (or because their parents were yelling at them to be safe).
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@Harvey656@lemmy.world 2026-04-10 22:36
It was before my time, but, when my father joined the army to get away from the hell that was home the day he left a boy he went to school with was hit while riding his bike. No helmet, no shit, no protective gear, no breaks. He didnt survive. There were two kids on the bike (17 years old but you get what I mean), we broke all the bones in his legs, barely survived. Its 100% survivors bias, I know plenty of people my age who were seriously hurt in bicycle accidents too, myself included. I think some of that pain of crashing is fine, its part of learning how to take safety seriously. But somenpeople never learn.