A quotation from Ambrose Bierce
SELF-EVIDENT, adj. Evident to one’s self and to nobody else.
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Self-Evident,” The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)
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A quotation from Aldous Huxley
Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.
Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) English novelist, essayist and critic
Essay (1950), “Variations on a Philosopher,” Themes and Variations
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7 things boomers know are luxuries but younger generations take for granted – VegOut
7 things boomers know are luxuries but younger generations take for granted
What one generation treasures as rare luxuries, another may see as ordinary—and that gap says more about us than we think.
Avery White / Aug 16, 2025
LifestyleThere’s a funny thing about perspective. What feels like “just part of life” to you might feel like winning the lottery to someone from another generation.
Boomers—those born roughly between 1946 and 1964—grew up in a very different economic and cultural landscape. Many of the conveniences and freedoms younger generations see as baseline expectations were either rare, expensive, or downright unthinkable back then.
And while technology, wages, and lifestyles have evolved, that gap in perspective hasn’t disappeared. If anything, it’s widened.
Let’s talk about seven of those “everyday” things that, to boomers, still carry the shine of luxury.
1. Eating out regularly
For many boomers, eating in a restaurant was an event—birthdays, anniversaries, maybe the occasional Friday night if money allowed.
Fast food chains were around, yes, but a sit-down meal with a server was a treat you dressed up for. Families would plan for it, budget for it, and sometimes drive to the “nice” place in the next town over.
I still remember my mom telling me how, as a kid, she’d get so excited to go to the one Chinese restaurant in her small town. She’d order the same dish every time, partly because it was her favorite and partly because she didn’t want to “waste” the experience on something she might not like.
Compare that to now: grabbing takeout for lunch, ordering sushi on a Wednesday night, or having your favorite meal delivered in under 30 minutes feels normal to many younger adults.
Here’s the thing—boomers still see a dinner out as a small indulgence, even if they can afford it. It’s not just about the cost; it’s about the mindset that dining out is a break from the ordinary, not the ordinary itself.
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A quotation from Shakespeare, William:
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FRIAR: For it so falls out
That what we have we prize not to the worth,
Whiles we enjoy it, but being lacked and lost,
Why then we rack the value, then we find
The virtue that possession would not show us
Whiles it was ours.
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https://wist.info/shakespeare-william/69019/
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A quotation from Jacobs, Joseph:
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I have learned yet again (this has been going on all my life) what folly it is to take anything for granted without examining it skeptically.
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/jacobs-joseph/68768/
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