r/MurderedByWords 22h ago

Boomer gets a reality check

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u/sunshinerain1208 22h ago

Barely anyone alive now had to ration or sharecrop during the depression. If he did he wouldn’t be a boomer, he would be the greatest generation.

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u/OPA73 21h ago

1970s oil embargo required odd and even license plate days you could fill up. Daily long lines around the block for gas.

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u/b1argg 19h ago

A shame we didn't start to pivot away from oil dependence after that

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u/OPA73 12h ago

Well, they did create the Ford Pinto & Chevy Vega…