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I'm old enough to be just barely a boomer and I have to admit that I've long suspected that if all the kids, en masse, ever figure out just how much was given a
by Quequau 7y ago
I'm old enough to be just barely a boomer and I have to admit that I've long suspected that if all the kids, en masse, ever figure out just how much was given away or squandered to facilitate lifestyles that besides not being sustainable were in many important ways inauthentic, that there would be some sort of major generational strife. Maybe not as violent and wrenching as the Cultural Revolution or the Killing Fields but something deservedly unpleasant and disruptive.
"OK Boomer" is basically the tiniest slight that's producible in the English language and it's being passed around on images and gifs as jokes. That's it. Nevertheless, it's provoked a stream of pathetic outrage and whiny articles coming from the status quo.
- charlesism 7y agoYour generation had "Don't trust anyone over 30!” We should revise the message to be “people of all generations make lousy decisions” and leave it at that.
- Pick-A-Hill2019 7y agoOne of the reasons I posted this is because I was interested in finding out if this (ok Boomer) was the historic equivalent of 'Ok Gramps' or if the under-laying sentiment is substantially different this time round. You are right that each generation holds the previous to blame so maybe it is just the amplification effects of social media. Perhaps it is thanks to the internet that different generations now share some common domains of social interaction and therefore have an increased awareness of others views. The disconnect between the opposing views seems different and I'm unsure about why. Is this a storm in a teacup or is there a sense of real frustration on the part of you, the new generation?
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