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Re:'It was chaos': The history of San Francisco's most unfor... by jjulius on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @02:26PM (#43346212)
>It's quite sad that something that seems like it could be universally enjoyed at the isn't now.

This happens frequently for a good many things. Collective ignorance gets replaced with the lens of hindsight.

Re:'It was chaos': The history of San Francisco's most unfor... by xattt on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @03:23PM (#43346764)
> Collective ignorance…

… and there it is. People knew but saw through it all to just maybe enjoy the wonder of the event.

Re:'It was chaos': The history of San Francisco's most unfor... by anal_reactor on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @05:50PM (#43348018)
I feel like the current generation will be remembered in the history as "the generation of sad fucks". It's incredibly difficult to escape the overwhelming sense of doom, but sometimes I have moments when I watch the sunset and think "this is cool", or listen to the music and feel comfy.
Re:'It was chaos': The history of San Francisco's most unfor... by xattt on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @09:29PM (#43349517)
This might be usual teenage apathy mixing with rage-bait seeping out into the real world.