If you are under 30 you didn’t really experience Y2K, or the 2008 recession.
I’m 29 and I definitely remember Y2K. 2008 didn’t really affect though since I was in highschool.
Yeah but like did you have to work on it for your job? Because nothing actually happened to anyone except people who fixed Y2k bugs leading up to it.
No, but I do remember the panic. My parents were convinced that it was going to affect everything, missile systems, the whole nine-yards. They even invested in huge water tanks to put in our basement and stored years worth of food.
Were they crazy? Absolutely. But I can still say I was somewhat affected because of the panic.
I don’t think existing during a recession is experiencing it. I’m not saying current under 30s weren’t impacted by it but they weren’t participating in the job or housing market crashes.
A kid born in 92 would be 16 in 2008. So they are beginning to look at the job market in many cases.
Their parents inability to afford food and housing might have affected them a little bit
I think under 30s may have experienced the recession. Maybe not first hand in terms of job loss but I imagine the quality of life impacts on children will have been felt.
