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“One major difference that is tough to even remember, let alone to describe to someone who didn’t live through it, was how parochial information was back then. Take any obscure factoid, for example: What happened downtown this afternoon? Where was a certain rock star born? Who was the goaltender on the 1980 Swedish Olympic team? Today, you can call it up in a matter of seconds…
Older People Are Revealing The Surprising "Cheat Codes" Young People Don't Know
May 13, 2025
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“Asking for the ‘nice guy’ discount. I heard it worked about listening to This American Life, and they said it worked about 30% of the time. Of course, this isn’t for the grocery store or other places where the price is set in stone, but in…
Older Adults Are Sharing The Common Experiences From The Past That Have Younger Folks Confused
May 12, 2025
Running through insecticide for fun is, um, wild. If you’re an older adult, what are some common experiences from “back in the day” that younger people will never get to experience? Let us know in the comments, or you can anonymously submit your story using…
Older Adults Are Sharing The Realities Of Trying To Retire In 2025, And I Think We All Need To Listen Up
May 11, 2025
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“I quit looking [at my retirement account] because it was making me physically ill. Since Trump came in and started his tariff BS, in about a month, I have lost two years of investments. Two years of the money my employer and I contributed down the drain. In…
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“Disaster movies in general. Earthquake, The Towering Inferno, and The Poseidon Adventure, just to name a few. Those were huge movies in the mid-’70s with star-studded casts, and they are never mentioned today.”
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