Janet is the older twin by 37 seconds and her resulting additional wealth of experience has made her cynical and worldly wise. During those 37 seconds:
Esperanto was made compulsory across the whole world leading to a phase of genuine international understanding and hence an dramatic increase in war and isolationism; Global warming made the sea simmer a bit, leading to the evolution of the boil-resistant lobster; And pop socks went out of fashion and came back in again.