I've just arrived, and I am confused too!
I was aged 24-33 in that decade, in the prime of my life. I was busy working hard in my factory job to save up to go to university, then immersed in solitude at university, and after that caught up in a stressful tech job. For me, the 80s were only matched for awfulness by the 60s, 70s, 90s, and 00s! So far, the 10s are heading the same way, with a near-death twist to spice the decade up!
I'm hoping to still be around for the 20s, and that my retirement will be better than what went before ...
In more cheerful news - I found my 4 years at the end of the 50s to be acceptable! (Maybe I was just too young to know any better ...

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