I guess the older Gen X could have been part of that. The younger ones were still finishing up college and just starting their careers when the economy crashed for the first, but not last time in their lives. The youngest ones joined the workforce just after the dot com bust.
GenX didn’t have much disposable income in 99, but you didn’t need much to have fun.
In 99 people were throwing cash around like crazy, it was a wild time (before the dotcom crash)
I guess the older Gen X could have been part of that. The younger ones were still finishing up college and just starting their careers when the economy crashed for the first, but not last time in their lives. The youngest ones joined the workforce just after the dot com bust.
I was making $5.15/hr… just having a wild time throwing my cash around…
Yeah and cost of living hasn’t changed right?
I never said it didn’t change. Are you implying that $5/hr in the late 90s was having people livin’ la vida loca?
I had enough to put a little gas in my car and get the occasional CD at the mall, while living with my parents.
Pre 9/11 it was pretty chill. All the externalities were hidden away from view.