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[quote=Anonymous]I was born the last two weeks of '65, and given that choice, I identify more with the boomers (although not with their subset of "senior" health issues).

For me, it's probably because my parents were older when I was born, so my parents and aunts/uncles etc. all had WWII experience.

Also, I just think that growing up before the internet, and also before portable screens/phones is huge.  Before all that, when you were alone, you were actually alone, no one could get ahold of you and vice-versa.  No one could constantly intrude on your life during those times of the day.  If you took a walk, you were focused on your walk, no distractions.  If you were having a conversation with someone, it was very focused.

I have a hard time with the lack of sustained quality time; with all the interruptions. I feel like I'm often not getting a connection with people because as we sink into that "zone" of forgetting time and space and just talking, some flippin' device bleeps us out of it.  Or, the second the conversation turns to an unanswered question or story, instead of parcing it out, someone decides to pull out their phone to find out or show me their dress/dog/whatever, and then, "oh, I've got a text" and there we are, in our separate worlds again.[/quote]

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