Terrible Moments from Each Generation 

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The Lost Generation (born 1883-1900) experienced WW1 AND the Spanish Flu. From 1914-1919, a whole 25% of that generation died of those two things. Also, the last WW1 veteran died only 12 years ago.

Born too early to explore Space Born too late to explore Earth Born just in time to witness the peculiar state of 21st century

I love it how each generation sound differently as Generation Alpha and Z sound modern and clear while the rest sound old like in a radio or on the phone line. This is really well done showing each generations

From top of my head, it would be the silent generation that suffered the most. My grandparents were born during the Second Sino-Japanese War and had very difficult childhoods during Japanese occupation and living in refuge/hiding. My parents and I sometimes don’t realize how lucky we are to not be born during wartime.

Generation alpha has it the hardest when it comes to job stability since AI is replacing everything nowadays

Nothing in recent memory compares to the suffering that people endured during WW2.

The silent generation suffered the most. They had the Great Depression and WW2.

If you didn’t come from tiktok raise your hand 🤚🏽

I like how none of the generations insult the others, or makes themselves sound like they’ve faced the worse events in human history

The Lost Generation suffered immensely! From WW1 to the Spanish Flu Pandemic to the great depression to WW2. My 2nd great uncle was in both world wars and somehow made it home

Every generation has flaws and issues, doesn't believe the previous generation understands what they are going through, and knows that they don't fully understand what the next generation is going through. And while we can live wonderful, happy lives, we have allowed media from around the world rather than personal experiences in our tiny slice of it to take over our lives, sharing only the worst about us.

If anything, this shows that holding metaphorical pissing contests to see who had it the worst, doesn’t really help anybody. No matter the generation or the time period, human nature will always have its best and worst moments.

I’m a 97 kid, and honestly 9/11 wasn’t so much of a big memory for me, but I think in my generation it’s more of the War on Terror/ Mass Shootings/ The rise of ISIS/ Covid/ the end of our involvement in Afghanistan/ and now the war in Ukraine. At the same time though, the rapid rise of technology and access to information and insanely bipolar political climate and economic climate kinda puts everything in a “Oh what now” feel, like very desensitized. We see all of the horrifics in the world on our phones a minute or so after it happens and we shape our minds around what ever agenda someone is pushing on the yearly basis. To the point where we see so much pandering and misinformation that everything is a doubt now. In prior generations you could pick out the key 1-2 things that really defined it, but today it’s just so wild. You got riots in Israel, Riots in France, Riots in America, etc. and yet we’re being told to focus on people’s sexuality and personal beliefs and then we’re seeing a suppression of information globally.

I'm part of Generation Z (I was born in 2003). I wasn't born until 2 years after the 9/11 attacks, but the war on terror was a big deal when I was little. I just hope we can learn from our mistakes and be more responsible than our idiot politicians

Honestly, this should definitely be a video to show every generation that we're not so different as the media wants to portray. We've all faced our own hardships and high times. So we need to make a change, we need to make sure that there is no room for these tragedies to take place

It was weird that Viet Nam was the defining event of my generation, because to me (having been born after it was over) it seems like ancient history. I do remember being terrified of getting drafted. But I also remember us having a lot of fear over nuclear war as well. This is really reflected in our media with Mad Max and Terminator and other post-apocalypse movies filling the theaters and video stores. And if it wasn't the nuclear bombs, it was complete environmental collapse. And I remember the first Iraq war being a big thing growing up. I bet a lot of people in the latter part of Gen X feel this way. To me Viet Nam was more my dad's generation's thing.

My great grandma was on the greatest generation, being born on 1919 in barcelona spain she was forced to escape Spain at 15 years old with fear of being killed in the civil war, she and her family escaped to argentina then moved to Chile. She died in 2020 just 2 months before her 101th birthday Imagine having to see the Spanish flu, your country in a civil war, ww2, cold war, fall of the U.S.R.R, gulf war, 2000's, 9/11 all of that in one lifetime

Awesome video. Boomer here. The world sucked when I got here and the world will suck when I am gone. I don't see any difference between the generations. Just a lot of people trying to find peace and happiness in trying times

I think it's fair to add one another thing for GenZ and Gen Alpha: Covid-19 pandemic, which caused a massive crisis of mental health all around the world, as also causing massive downturn in global economy, that we still face today. And let us not forget, that January 2020 was already pretty eventful - there was also Australia wildfires and killing Iraninan general. Of course, I don't recall this time *this* badly, but so doesn't my mom and dad 1980's, which were pretty difficult for my country.

Silent generation, or greatest generation... Its not even a debate. Everything thats happened since those generations has been childs play they were the world war and great depression generations.

Silent gen and boomers: "perhaps I judged you too harshly"

“Gen z suffers the most with gender crisis, discrimination, and Trumps election into offi-…… why are y’all laughing?”

I think the Depression Generation was the most hard hit. I mean, growing up on rice and beans and having to fight a Second World War. Then, seeing their sons and daughters raise their kids to love big government. Then, seeing the country revert back to the Great Depression? Yeah they suffered the most out of all the generations.

I'm from the older half of millennials... Aids was not a traumatic thing for us. It happened and it sucked for those involved but no one not involved was traumatized by it

What I like about this video is that it isn't made to be some competition of who suffered the most. It's a video that shows that every generation had some type of struggle to deal with. History really does repeat itself, whether for better or for worse.

I like how they’re all being nice and validating each other’s trauma

“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Winston Churchill.

One man kills a person. Then, the victim's offspring kills the murderer and the murderer's offspring kills the victim's offspring, and the cycle continues!

Imagine surviving WW2, the depression only to die at 90 by being beat to death by some 16 yr old.

Simple history really live up to there name. They make history so fun and simple

I’d still say that the destructiveness and scale of ww2 made it the worst time to be alive.

My father-in-law just passed from Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam. My dad was there too but luckily avoided it I think; he doesn't really talk about his time there. Interesting aside, my father and FIL were 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam, I was Big Red One in Iraq, and my nephew is with them in Poland to train Ukrainians. 3 generations, 3 wars, all BROs.

Its crazy to think that there was a time where how good you did on exams determined if you were drafted and shipped to Nam or not

The Boomers ate and drank everything on the table and left nothing for the future generations. PIssed off Gen X

The first guy claiming he’s suffering so much by watching another country at war across the world suffer is hilarious

Hard times continue for every generation

Being born in 1996, I was a child who remembered how much media coverage 9/11 got but could not comprehend its significance during that time, yet at the same time I felt the emphasis of AIDS even though I could not understand what that is as a kid. Hoping those horrors from the previous gens don't happen again, but who am I kidding.

Also for the greatest generation. Some of the soldiers in WW1 were children who lied about their age to either escape their home lives and make it better, or to do their family names proud.

Great video, man. Notably made with passion. Great insights. The phantom's portrait besides Generation Alpha!

It’s the same. One thing I learned about getting old is that from taking to my mom who is almost 80, is that her youth is almost exactly like mine. The generations are not that different.

I like how that bald guy with a gas mask in 3:20 looks like walter white😂

The Greatest Generation: I saw modern warfare. The Silent Generation: I saw the Holocaust. Baby Boomers: I saw us lose. Generation X: I saw economic prosperity. Millennials: I saw terrorism. Generation Z: I saw riots. Generation Alpha: I saw....

The Lost Generation suffered through two world wars and the cold war, and watched everyone forget about them and instead focus on their kids.

Okay, the “Bommer” thing is getting old now. TikTok is ruining generation!

That was sobering. Every generation suffers, just in different ways; but every generation also has it's triumphs; no time truly had it better or worse, just different.

I tired Hello Fresh. They dropped off my order at 9:30 at night, without any tracking information and didn't knock like the delivery instructions suggested, so I had no idea at all it was out there. Needless to say by the time I saw it in the AM, the local wildlife had a field day on everything in the order.

I don't think this is true, but I feel that some people forget how the sanctions are not only affecting the Russian government, but the civilians too. But, what do I know?

My grandfather had to endure child labor (he didn't played cowboys at 8, he was one), hunger, cold and not being killed in the crossfire when civil war broke out in Italy. When meeting us at restaurant for Christmas he would remind me an my mother: we are RICH, we are living abundance.

Most of these tradegies were actually tragic to the generation before than the year of the current generation of which it happend.

Millennials born in 1990s Yugoslavia and earlier had it infinitely worse than Westerner millennials. We basically witnessed the crumbling of a country in the worst, bloodiest of fashions in modern age, grew up in shortage of food, water and electricity and in constant fear of bombs falling on our heads. Boomer politicians and parents have left us with literally nothing, other than crippling poverty, unresolved and absolutely rampant human rights violations that are normalized as "muh tradition", and dealing with dysfunctional system and deranged nationalist politicians who still keep running our countries to the ground while blaming millennials and minorities for it all. Because of this, us ex-Yugoslav millennials have extra reason to hate boomers.

The thing that has always fascinated me about these generational mass traumas, is how in some cases, they've served to draw generations together. I remember decades ago, how some of the last surviving members of The Lost Generation, and some of The Silent Generation, when interviewed, remarked how similar the experience of Millennials was to theirs. To me, that was both chilling for its proof that we were doomed to repeat history, and encouraging, because to feel heard and seen by those generations at that time was validating at a time where many generations were putting down Millennials and accusing them of being slackers and whiners (something that happens to every new generation, it seems). The kinship that made me feel for those generations was incredible. To hear those generations confirm that they too felt we were marching toward repeating the great traumas of their generation was sobering. My predictions back then that we were headed toward another world war looks increasingly more prescient as this attack on Ukraine by Russia continues. At this point, so many of the countries around the world have contributed weapons, training, medical supplies, and food aid to this war, that it almost feels reasonable to call it a world war, because of the vast international involvement with it. That the Lost Generation also experienced a pandemic in their lifetimes, as we have, is often forgotten. The generational similarities in terms of wealth disparity, health risks and war between Millennials and The Lost Generation are truly staggering. It is easy to lose hope when it feels like the world is throwing everything it possibly can at you, but, take heart; The Lost Generation faced all of this too, and they survived. We can too, if we just remember to open our history books, and take onboard the lessons learned through blood, sweat, and tears by our forebears.

What sickens me is that some kid out there could still say "Yea, but mine's worse"

Every generation is different, suffered their own hardships, and experienced unique moments. Furthermore, every generation can & will relate to each other, we just have to be compassionate with each other. It is up to us/everyone to work together not only to stop repeating history but, to also stop rhyming with history. We all want the best life for everyone ✌✌

The onion generation is the least talked about, why isn’t anyone talking about the greatest generation who fought for their swamp?

Baby Boomers definitely had it easier than Gen X, Millenial, and Z, but Gen X still had it pretty good. Millennials just got royally fucked when most of us were just in High school.

"History always repeats because humanity never learns," ABSOLUTELY! the Silent and Greatest generation undoubtedly had it worst.

No matter what, it's not the generations them selfs that will experience the worst tragedy. It is the people who have little to no say in the matter, the petty squabbles of those in charge shall always cause tragedy and hard ship, but they will never know the true pain and horror that those sent forward will see and feel. A king may see an image or hear a poem of a battle, but the soldier and pesent will forever feel the pain and relive the nightmares for the rest of their days.

I was in middle school during 9/11. In high school I spoke with a few military recruiters. Some guys I knew from high school went to Iraq. I don't know how many made it back.

the greatest generation were witnesses to 2 world wars and thats just the most talked about aspect of this period. i have no doubt there were hundreds of disasters and epidemics world wide in this period that are overshadowed by the wars. they also witnessed the roaring 20s become the great depression. these are just the problems i recall off the top of my head. theres also the issue of documentation, we are spoiled by the permanance of the internet, anything posted here is forever and we are the first generations to experience this. so many events from that time period which had huge impacts are now forgotten because we only recall the best and worst moments of each period.

Honestly, what I find most depressing is that as history repeats itself, we continue to make the same mistakes, and the most effort we put is into measuring on who deserves to most pats on the back

I’m a gen Z’er. I think my generation had its suffering moments and great moments. Suffering moments will be 9/11, which I wasn’t born at that time but I wanted to look at the twin towers, Iraq war, 2008 recession and much more. The great moments were the kid shows that we grew up (especially in my pov), nostalgia with some things like game consoles like ps2, wii, 360, and etc. Covid 19 did ruin me and others. I was born in 2003

At first, I was worried with a title like the one this video has. Usually videos with such titles are very biased, but I like the angle this took of every generation having its own struggles. If anything, I just wish that more people were able to understand the struggles of others.

I think every generation will suffer, no matter what, small or big that will have a huge impact

I say everyone suffers differently and no, not by being cut off in traffic. Like some suffered emotionally or physically. Best lesson is to learn how to prevent those things.

0:10 "In a hundred years my *ANCESTORS*…" Is that a "jab" at generation alpha that they don't know what words mean/confuse ancestors with descendant/succesors.

So since the 1st video ive seen ive been subscribed mainly for your voice. Then the ad popped up. And i wasn't expecting the face that creates the voice but non the less can't wait to bingwatch more.

Gen X here (75) I one thing I will mention most people do not. Is our Boomer parents did not spend time with their kids. They only worked. They went to parties with adults only. They would yell at us kids to play with each other and leave them alone. I am 48 and have Alpha gen kids. I spend all of my time with them. I take them places and on vacations and all kinds of restaurants and parks etc. Us Gen X were latch key kids. The emotional damage I still deal with today. I tell my kids about how I was forced to get a job year round in HS. I also had to GTFO at 18.

This is one of the main reasons why I like to study history: to know about past experiences in order to learn from previous mistakes and be prepared for the future.

It's quite a bummer knowing that i was born just 8 years after the new millenium, especially when i realise that most of the huge quantities of things we learn in history was all packed into a single millenium...

As a historian I can confidently say things are on track to get worse.

Millennials take the cake. The transition from a closed world to the open world via the internet is a factor never before seen in history.

Bit of a weird pissing contest. Edit: lmfao everyone moaning till great grandad chimes in.

I feel focusing on what happened when each generation was a kid isn't the way to do it. as I'm a millennial but i don't remember anything about aids. i was only in 3rd grade when 9/11 happened, i don't remember the news feed i just remember my mom picking me up from school. even for my grandfather who was a teen ager when the moon landing happened, he doesn't remember much of it as he didn't care at the time.

8:50 gotta love the world at war reference to vendetta

Study history, else risk repeating it. But even then, those who study history can develop the hubris that they, armed with extra knowledge, can overcome historical patterns, only to become yet another statistic.

Whoever wrote this video needs a raise

Will we learn? No. Of ourselves we are too wicked and self-serving. Our only hope rest in our Saviour and redeemer. "Thou art my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your WORD." Psalms 119:114

This hurts to hear as many of my classmates are failing history class and with people not remembering are missing we are truly doomed to repeat history

I think of 9/11 more as part of the millennial generation then gen z as most gen z were small children or not alive.

Cool detail that the audio changes to sound older like it’s coming from a radio

I thought the video was gonna end at the silent generation but I didn't expect the Greatest generation to appear and drop the coldest line of this channel

I'd argue anyone who suffered ww1 and ww2 decades had it the worse

I think you're a bit early with some of the generations. Most of Gen Z would have been babies or before to remember 9/11, and I'm a millennial born right in the middle of the generation (1988) and I was in 8th grade and grew up in the 90s and 00s, so 9/11 more defined my generation.

The problem with civilizations is that the worst things could go better and the best things could go worse. Humanity always does this and repeat its cycle.

"Just remember, no matter what tragedy affected your generation, its the fault of the generation that raised us"- everyone born after 1990

It’s always immensely hard to find a third sentence to round off the quote. We are born just in time to witness a period of immense innovation and technological advancement. A period of time where people are beginning to be allowed to be who they want to be, to do what they want to do, to live longer than they ever have…. However we also live in a time where around the world, there are places where none of this is true, even in the “most civilised” places on earth, people are sleeping on the streets and starving, having to turn to the charity of others just to survive. We may be in the “richest” and “most civilised” times we as a species have ever lived in, but we also live in a time where a well fed, safe and healthy man, would rather hold a piece of paper in his hand, than see someone who is starving, fed. We live in a time no different to any other throughout history, humans really do not change. The only constant through time is our inability as a species to care for one another

This dude could totally be a news spokesperson on live tv or something

I wish the greatest generation was included too

You have a VERY creative way of measuring when each generation begins and ends!

2:39 as an early Gen Z’er born 1999, I can remember sitting on my high chair in the kitchen when the North Tower was struck. My mother was feeding me and my dad was at work and I think it was him who called my mother about the attack. Everyone at first thought it was a terrible accident until the south tower was hit. Being little then of course I didn’t learn why 9/11 happened until I was in elementary school. Just the idea of our country being attacked when we are protected by vast oceans. People around my age grew up as 2000’s babies. We are the first to gain real exposure to the internet at a younger age and the first social media platforms were created during that decade. The iPhone was invented 2007 when I was in the 1st or 2nd grade. That smartphone was genius at first but oh boy look what it did to my generation. Of course not every Gen Z’er is a tech addict and social media hog but I honestly miss the days of playing outside growing up and interacting face to face. I really enjoy playing on the PlayStation 2 and Wii though! And PC games.

I love that each generation was respectful and didn't try and outplay eachother, acknowledging their individual lifetime's tragedies as terrible things.

As for my grandma, she just said: "you think ukrainian war is hard? Pffft! Try hiding from the japanese as an 11 year old girl"

I was only 3 when 9/11 happened, so I’m obviously not able to remember what I was doing when the towers came down, but I will always remember that my part of generation Z and the late Millennials have had to suffer through the events that followed the aftermath. The War on Terror, Iraq, Afghanistan, Hurricane Katrina, The Great Recession of 2007-2008, ISIS, and so on. Tragedy and war never changes, but the only thing that does change is who, what, where, when, why and how were they affected.

I find it interesting that generation Z did not talk about the Iraq war and Afghanistan because Iraq was just as illegal as the Ukrainian war is said to be. Let's take a bit more of a thorough look at history and the devastation that this country has wrought upon other parts of the world for no good reason.

Applause for a great video. Random critique but I noticed that during the explanation of WWII you listed literally every group persecuted by the Germans *except* the Romani. They were among the first and one of the most impacted of the groups.

As a gen Xer I can say that the people I talked to of the Greatest and silent generations did sound a little like that. When they didn't sound crazy and hard core. They told me things you still can't show on tv. One guy even asked me if i ever killed a man slow. I was 12. I got a splinter and my grandfather grabed my hand used a razor blade to get it out wrapped it in gauz and tape the told me to get back to work. I was 10. 😂

“Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it”

Gen Alphas: I remember the great skibidi war where I served the 160th Ohio regiment. My entire squad including my legs got fanum taxed which was preventing Rizz and damaged my gyatt. That was a square up we took the w ong Fr fr where we became sigma

It was cool seeing your face after listening to your voice narrate for so long. Really enjoy your content