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Generations lose perspective of the really important things in life during extended periods of "good old days" like we've been in.
The folks from the 30's and 40's generally still considered them "the good old days" not because of the times themselves, but because of the jaded generations they're struggles for prosparity produced.
While nobody wishes for another Great Depression, you can't help but wonder if it my be our only salvation as Americans. Another factor outside of any of this is of course our loss of youth and free-spirtedness that time strips away from us all.
People make times good or bad, everything else is just "stuff"...
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