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Corey Stoll

People say the 'Lost Generation' in a romantic sense, but I think it was tragic. They were really lost.

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Corey Stoll is pointing out that the term "Lost Generation" is often viewed with a kind of nostalgic admiration, but in reality, the people it describes experienced deep confusion and hardship. He emphasizes that their situation was genuinely sad and difficult, not something to be idealized.

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