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NintendoAge http://nintendoage.com/forum/ -Sqooner So it's now official...there will now be people coming of legal age born AFTER 9/11 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=188665 2019-09-12T14:46:05 -05.00 Estil 40 Originally posted by: arch_8ngel

Originally posted by: Andy_Bogomil

Part of the problem with being born on that date is the event is always referred to by the dateitself, 9/11. I'm sure there are lots of notable events out there that happened on particular days (like Decemeber 7th) but the dates are more easily forgeten as they're not referred to.

Well... this year is the first time I've seen a bunch of people trying to push calling it "Patriot Day"... which is a bit ironic as the Patriot Act, which stemmed from the tragedy, is probably one of the worst pieces of legislation ever passed in our history.

noticed that this was on my wall calendar. I was wondering why I didn't get the memo about Patriot Day....
]]> So it's now official...there will now be people coming of legal age born AFTER 9/11 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=188665 2019-09-12T14:40:32 -05.00 Estil 40 Originally posted by: Estil

Originally posted by: ZeldaFreak

I was born on August 25th, 2001, so TECHNICALLY I was alive when 9/11 happened I think there's a bit of a misconception that us young folk are dumb and don't know when certain things happened or how they happened, or that we don't fully understand. Yeah, some of us are dumb, but there's tons of dumb people every generation, it's not like it's exclusive to us. I of course can't remember when it happened, but I've been told stories from my parents and some of my friends, and I've obviously watched a few documentaries and gotten a decent grasp on exactly what had happened.

I don't have the same story to tell about where I was at the time (In a crib, at my house in Texas) but what I can at least offer is that just because we didn't experience it in the same way many others did when they were alive during that time, doesn't mean my generation doesn't understand what happened. It may not have had the same impact on us since we weren't around at the time, but we do understand, and mourn the losses of all the lives lost in that event.

I certainly hope I didn't give you the wrong impression or anything...I'm not saying at all anyone or any generation is "dumb" (trust me, I can't stand ageism at all)...all I'm saying it's just really different. I mean you yourself said that you heard stories about 9/11 from your parents and whatnot...I most definetly heard similar stories about JFK and such from my parents, my grandma and even my wife (she's a few years older than me) and really anything in history is much different when you're in that time period and see/hear about it as it's happening as opposed to only being able to read about it in the history books is very different.

For example, it's very easy for me to say in hindsight Muhammad Ali took a very courageous stance by refusing to be drafted in the late 60s when I can look at it with 50 years worth of hindsight and being able to so easily research the issue and whatnot in this modern miracle age of communication. I can clearly and easily understand his reasons...I mean who would want to go to war against some people who never did anything wrong towards you on behalf of people who called you, well, you know what. And he knew he was facing losing his title, jail time, media/public scorn (he most definetly was not made into a media darling for this at the time, not by a long shot) and especially losing precious prime years of his boxing career. To say what he did was extremely unpopular at the time with the general public and much of the media (I've no clue off the top of my head exactly what the percentages of apporval/disapproval was for both at the time) is very much an understatement. So of course it's easy for me to say today that what he did was courageous and totally understandable given all the circumstances...but would I felt the same way had I been living in that time period? Maybe, maybe not.

Forgive me if I'm going off on a tangent (I do that sometimes) but I'm just trying to give an example of how things are different, very different for someone who was there as it happened (and can never forget where they were and what they were doing at the time) as opposed to only knowing about it from history books and documentaries and whatnot. It's nothing about anyone or anything making the difference "better or worse than" in any sort of way...it's just...different.

Oh no no no, I didn't get that impression from you at all! I was more just talking in general. As is always the case it seems, the younger generations are always downplayed as dumb, lazy kids who don't know a damn thing by some of the older generations. That was the case with millenials for a very long time, and now it seems to me like it's starting to be directed at us. The post-millenials, Gen Z, whatever you wanna call us. Finally now that millenials are starting to get a bit older, now that sort of... resentment is being directed at us.

Admittedly, the comment about not knowing when certain things happened was kind of directed at Tri, but the rest of it was moreso just in a general sense, sorry if it came off as being directed at you or anyone else, that wasn't my intention at all ]]> So it's now official...there will now be people coming of legal age born AFTER 9/11 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=188665 2019-09-12T12:58:53 -05.00 Estil 40
I distinctly remember that day I was driving home from chemistry lab class my freshman year of college (I was 18yo). It was about 11am est. Every radio station was taken over by AM-style news reporting. I couldn't really grasp exactly what was going on, until I got home and turned the tv on. ]]> So it's now official...there will now be people coming of legal age born AFTER 9/11 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=188665 2019-09-12T12:06:17 -05.00 Estil 40 So it's now official...there will now be people coming of legal age born AFTER 9/11 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=188665 2019-09-12T11:19:08 -05.00 Estil 40 So it's now official...there will now be people coming of legal age born AFTER 9/11 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=188665 2019-09-12T10:13:51 -05.00 Estil 40 Originally posted by: Andy_Bogomil

Part of the problem with being born on that date is the event is always referred to by the dateitself, 9/11. I'm sure there are lots of notable events out there that happened on particular days (like Decemeber 7th) but the dates are more easily forgeten as they're not referred to. Well... this year is the first time I've seen a bunch of people trying to push calling it "Patriot Day"... which is a bit ironic as the Patriot Act, which stemmed from the tragedy, is probably one of the worst pieces of legislation ever passed in our history.

]]> So it's now official...there will now be people coming of legal age born AFTER 9/11 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=188665 2019-09-12T10:05:35 -05.00 Estil 40 So it's now official...there will now be people coming of legal age born AFTER 9/11 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=188665 2019-09-12T08:42:13 -05.00 Estil 40 Originally posted by: rlh

Originally posted by: LutherDestroysTheGond

9/11, what an unfortunate day for those kids to be born. Reminds me of that tragedy

My son was born in the afternoon of 9/10. My wife and I were really, really hoping he wouldn’t hang around another day because of 9/11. He was born 6 years ago, so to us and other couple we knew, it was something we cared about, even then.

A good friend of mine's birthday is on December 7th, so he always made the joke that his birthday would live in infamy.

I hope it doesn't take until our grandkids are born for being born on September 11th to not be that big of a deal.

But I guess it probably does involve us eventually extracting ourselves from an endless conflict that as of today could now include people born after the event that led to the war in the first place. ]]> So it's now official...there will now be people coming of legal age born AFTER 9/11 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=188665 2019-09-12T08:21:55 -05.00 Estil 40 Originally posted by: LutherDestroysTheGond

9/11, what an unfortunate day for those kids to be born. Reminds me of that tragedy My son was born in the afternoon of 9/10. My wife and I were really, really hoping he wouldn’t hang around another day because of 9/11. He was born 6 years ago, so to us and other couple we knew, it was something we cared about, even then.

]]> So it's now official...there will now be people coming of legal age born AFTER 9/11 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=188665 2019-09-12T02:14:08 -05.00 Estil 40
So here's my 9/11 story. I was in college, in a major city. I had my alarm clock set on the radio, and woke up to people talking about what terrorism is and means. I presumed it was general or theoretical conversation.

I went about my normal morning, and headed to school. On the train, the conductor announced over the intercom that everything downtown was closed. I found that strange, but couldn't make a connection or figure out why.

And so, I arrived at school. The security guard at the entrance said I was allowed to enter, but all classes were cancelled. I don't remember what I did then. I think I came in, just to look for people. But I left shortly.

With nothing else to do, I headed to the retail store where I worked, even though I was not scheduled that day. As an adult, that seems pretty weird. Like, who the fuck goes to their workplace on their day off? But as a young person, with few responsibilities, whose low paying job is a big part of your social life, it makes sense.

I walked in and found assistant manager smoking in the hallway. We are all subversive people, so he joked, "you're in so much trouble when they find you!" I kind of laughed, but didn't say anything, because I still had no idea what was going on. I went in and found coworkers behind the counter, listening to the radio, and they informed me what was going on. ]]>