Q: "what was it like living when 9/11 happened?"
A: well the conservatives lost their minds and tried to force the rapture.

Q: "what was living through the Jan 6th insurrection attempt like"
A: well the conservatives lost their minds and tried to accelerate the rapture.

Q: "what was it like watching the US become and authoritarian govt, did you know it was fascism?"
A: most of us did, we tried to change things. The conservatives played word games to blame victims.

Q: "what was it like when WW3 started?"
A: ...

I swear if you look the US over the last 30-50 as a novel outline, it would be laughably repetitive.