The generation born in the 1980s is a very special generation. From birth, they have enjoyed all kinds of favors from society and family, but at the same time they are forced to face independence and loneliness that are different from their parents.
They are the generation that inherits the past and connects the future. They encountered the transition from planned economy to market economy when they were born, and became the last generation to use tickets; they encountered the transition from traditional games to electronic games when they were young, and became the first generation to play electronic games; they encountered education reform when they were in school, and became the first generation to enjoy the expansion of university enrollment; they encountered the state's reform of enterprises and institutions when they joined the work, and became the first generation of people who are not assigned and need to apply for jobs by themselves.
There have been too many firsts for the post-80s generation, so there are still too many puzzlements and confusions for the post-80s generation. They are not like the post-50s generation who have experienced as much suffering, nor are they as full of disappointment and hope as the post-60s generation, nor are they as suspicious as the post-70s generation. Therefore, what this generation leaves behind most is not sighs, explorations, or doubts, but memories.
Five children living in the same building have experienced kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, university and society. Their respective experiences record the special friendship unique to the post-80s generation, the love of the post-80s generation that is different from other generations, and the reform and opening up that the post-80s generation and China have experienced together.
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