Rat Can't Read (she/her)<p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/ImNotSayingImOldBut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImNotSayingImOldBut</span></a> I casually mentioned $6 happy hour specials to someone I know who's Gen Z (and like me is <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/CovidCautious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CovidCautious</span></a>), and they looked shocked.</p><p>"You remember, before the pandemic," I said. </p><p>They shook their head and said, "I turned 21 after the pandemic started. I've never been to a happy hour."</p><p>After a bit of an awkward pause, they asked, "Was it nice, being able to go out for drinks for cheap without worrying about covid?"</p><p>I replied, "Yeah, it was nice. Things weren't perfect and a lot of the problems we have now were festering, but in the moment, it was nice."</p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/HashtagGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HashtagGames</span></a> <br><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/ElderMillennial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElderMillennial</span></a> <br><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/GeriatricMillennial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeriatricMillennial</span></a> <br><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/covid19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>covid19</span></a><br><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/CovidIsNotOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CovidIsNotOver</span></a></p>