Boomers in the US Are Sweet Summer Children - Lemmy.World

This probably isn’t that new of a thought to most of you all, but another post made me think to share it. About a year ago my wife and I (both millennials) were taking a long walk and reflecting on some stuff. It occurred to us both that from our early to mid 20s forward it was hard getting good advice from our parents (both Boomers) on life matters. Sure, there’s the usual “they don’t know what the housing market is” stuff, but it seemed like more than that. That’s when we both had the glass shattering conclusion that we have experienced more life than our parents. We didn’t mean travel. We honestly meant global changes and conflict. Sure, our parents had the Cold War and threats of nuclear annihilation, but it felt like the traumas of the last generation weren’t as frequent, global, and of personal impact. Economic meltdowns, global warming (with local weather events impacting us), 911, COVID… I don’t need to keep going. So, we came to the conclusion that even though Boomers like to fall back to the “pick yourself up by your bootstraps” mantra, it turns out that they went through their adult lives with relatively little global/national trauma. This obviously can’t stand as a generalization for personal trauma, but on a macrochasm scale Boomers are Summer Children (matured during a time of plenty and ease).

It Sucks to Be 33--Millenials born in 1990-91 have objectively had to compete harder for everything - Lemmy.World

Interesting listen/read. As a member of this group I’ve acutely felt this.

Fresh truffles for a party this weekend - Lemmy.World

I had to go down a rabbit hole to find these guys. I’d never ordered fresh truffles before—but it sure did pay off! So excited to use them, they’ve already scented the entire house by opening the package!

What's the most unexplainable/unlikely thing that's ever happened to you? - Lemmy.World

As the title says. Sometimes posts like this lead to a bunch of “paranormal” discussion—that’s ok but not a necessity. I’m relatively skeptical of that stuff myself, but they always make for good conversation and friendly debunking. This also includes very unlikely things. I’ll start: When I was growing up (in the days before the communication revolution) my family took a trip to Chicago. During our five days there we somehow hailed the same cab driver three times, in three extremely different locations in the city. The second time all of us were shocked, and the third time we actually had him take a picture with us. I’m sure my folks have the old disposable Kodak photo buried somewhere in an album. Could he have been stalking us? I guess so. But he certainly didn’t seem like he was, and nothing bad happened. He seemed as surprised as we were. Definitely stochastic—but it’s funny how weird stochasticity can seem when it’s a little less random.

Canapés - Lemmy.World

For a recent party we hosted

Was Sam Altman fired because OpenAI was moving too fast or too slow? - Lemmy.World

I know there’s other plausible reasons, but thought I’d use this juicy title. What does everyone think? As someone who works outside of tech I’m curious to hear the collective thoughts of the tech minds on Lemmy.

Canapés [Homemade] - Lemmy.world

Made for an appetizer party. Crustini from a sour dough baguette, crème fraîche, prosciutto—topped with ossetra caviar, shaved summer truffle, and chives from the garden. Was a good bite.

Grandma's Pasta with Meat Sauce Recipe [Homemade] - Lemmy.world

My grandmother is on hospice and will likely pass within the next 24-72 hours. As a tribute last night my wife and I made pasta with meat sauce (one of her signatures) in her memory. We typically go for a cream-based or seafood pasta, but it felt so fitting making this. She took care of us so much in her prime, and we had the honor of taking care of her these last few years. This one is for you, Grandma.

What secret does he have?! - Lemmy.world

Title. Open to thoughts.

[Homemade] Weeknight Pork Tenderloin (I work weekends) - Lemmy.world