imagine being in college in 2008.. no one cares about social media.. obama was just elected>YES WE CAN>HOPEle sigh millennials don't understand how lucky they were to spend their youth during this era
i was 18 when social media and iphones came out. i knew instantly that it would ruin society forever but i didn't know it would be this bad
>>533354697I was a Millennial in college in 2008. There was no optimism. The people who were supporting Obama did so because they thought he'd wage war on White America, not that he'd save it. Civilizational optimism ended on 9/11, though the full effects weren't felt until around 2007 or so.
>>533354697we had social media in 2008 dumbass, its just that no one was being canceled over it
>>533354697>imagine being in college in 2008.. no one cares about social media.. obama was just electedDont let milleniald gaslight you into thinking they werent on social media when they were blogging and namefagging on the internet by the late 90s
>>533354899People who supported Obama thought he’d end the Iraq war, legalize weed and give everyone free medical. SJW shit didn’t start until after he was already elected
>>533354697You had to look like the pic related to feel any optimism in 2008.In fact, the only optimism you could have back then was that you still have time and things might get better in next several years. Maybe.
Social media was huge in 08, it was also the end of abundance.
>>533356677Huge for young adults in college. Younger and older people still weren’t on Facebook. Once they let just anyone go on is when stuff got weird. Boomers destroyed social media the most in my opinion.
>>533357003>FacebookIn 2008 Myspace was still alive and kicking, while Google+ (?) was still competing with Jewbook.And don't forget the state of YT. There was more dumb animations, memes and AMVs than pirated albums or official media. The most of youtubers have been just starting their shows.Amazing Atheist hasn't reached the banana phase yet.
>>533354697>College in 2008>Myspace/Bebo/LiveJournal already been around for years >Most people could access rudimentary internet from their cellphones way before that>You could update your Facebook status via SMS from as early as 2006
>>533354697>Graduate college in 2008>Worst financial crisis in a century hits >Spend a whole year working minimum wage looking for a job >I was looking for a job and then I found a job >MFW it sucks So much for your optimism
>>533354697We had a financial crisis that the west have never recovered from and our entire future was rugged in that instant fuck off with your revisionism glowie
>>533357399>Worst financial crisis in a century hitsI bought 1000 USD when it was at the historical bottom and sold it later for almost 2x higher price. I felt like a Rockefeller.
>>533354697These faggots deserve to suffer for believing the Obama psyop, told ya so retards.
abandon all hope
>>533354697We were all on Facebook by then and had already been using shit like xanga and MySpace beforehand. You just had more freedom to say whatever you want. 2008 and Obama were unironically the beginning and of the end.
>>533357003Facebook started allowing high school students in 2005, then pretty much everyone in 2006. By 2008 it was insanely huge. You are either a zoomer or some turd worlder.
>>533354697>>533354851basically this, we were fucked from 2007 and 2011 is where the shit finally outweighed the good
>>533354697>le sigh
>>533354697>>533357998>>le sigh
>>533354697>>533357998>>533358024>>>le sigh
>>533354697And 2-3% interest on houses half the price of what they are nowAnd lifechanging amounts of money being handed out for basic whiteboard shit instead of leetcode hazing
>>533354697Get over it and chut up
>>533357969Lol no. We must just be on different timelines.
The only positive thing about 2008 was that you could pick your favorite flavor of nihilism.
