It also gave rise to whatever social safety net the US has today.
Weird memory but my depression era great Grandma (matrilineal side all had kids at like 18) was teaching me a "depression soup" recipe. The first thing she had me do was peel the potatoes. All I could think was "this is the best part of the potato... We are literally throwing food away right now."
I think lots of experiences like this with her led to me quite unfairly latching onto the "ok boomer" ageist wave. Time and Time again she would do things that would make me wonder "wtf did your generation learn from all the lessons you went through..."
More than likely, older potatos were used instead of thrown out. Have you considered that the potatos may have been green and near toxic, and peeling the old potatos was necessary to be able to eat them without vomiting?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/horrific-tales-o...
Re:3.28M file for U.S. jobless benefits
by travisporter on Thursday March 26, 2020 @03:28PM
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Isn't depression era pre-boomer? (Baby boomers were born between 1944 and 1964). I think you've misclassified your great-grandma
Actually Depression changed consumer habits for entire generation. People saved more, spent less, kept money under the mattress etc. Not a generation that you can kick-start an economy with.