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[–] protist@retrofed.com 13 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Restrictions on in-flight smoking started in '88, when the oldest boomers were 43 and the youngest were ~~14~~ 24. The Greatest Generation were the ones who smoked like chimneys.

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

The youngest boomers were about 25 not 14 in 1988.

[–] protist@retrofed.com 1 points 1 hour ago

You're right, 24. My point still stands though