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Nostalgia distorts reality a bit. 2001-2007 you're looking at 9/11, war on terror, and the plunge into the Great Recession. Not exactly good times in the US,
by iepathos 4y ago
Nostalgia distorts reality a bit. 2001-2007 you're looking at 9/11, war on terror, and the plunge into the Great Recession. Not exactly good times in the US, but probably better if you're living in Ukraine or Russia. Covid has been draining for everyone I think and having a kid understandably will drain your energy. I'm not burned out, but I also don't have a kid. Add in some routines to help manage your burn out like meditation and unplugging yourself from negative news feeds/your phone content.
- badpun 4y ago> Not exactly good times in the US, but probably better if you're living in Ukraine or Russia. Worst times in the US are still way better than best times in Russia in Ukraine. That may be true for entire time period of US existence BTW. Some people/countries are just more lucky than others.
- lazide 4y agoWhile it feels crass to say it, I'm pretty sure we're still enjoying the 'fun debt' experienced by the pan-american natives when they got introduced to European diseases. By that measure, Russia history should result in it being at least somewhat reasonable soon though, so not sure that's how it works.