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Look a few generations back and reset your worldview. Been drafted into combat lately?
by throwaway201103 6y ago
Look a few generations back and reset your worldview. Been drafted into combat lately?
- abootstrapper 6y agoI agree. The good old days were terrible. No doubt many suffered through considerable mental anguish. Unfortunately, this knowledge does not usually help people currently living with depression or similar mental illness. It’s like, “I can’t pay my mortgage and I don’t where my family will live, but Grandpa was a POW in Nam, so no worries!”
- throwaway201103 6y agoYeah, doesn't take it away but that perspective can make it more bearable. "Things could be worse" is a real way to cope with stress.
- engineeringwoke 6y agoMan, grandpa was a POW in 'Nam makes me feel so old. Who's grandparents on this forum are young enough to be in Vietnam?