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> but there is a huge huge gulf between "that was the best time of my life" and "this is the best time of your life. Not really. It's notional advice, offered

> but there is a huge huge gulf between "that was the best time of my life" and "this is the best time of your life. Not really. It's notional advice, offered in a spirit of kindness. You don't have to like it, but labeling it 'extremely rude at best' is absolutely infantile.

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1_person 5y ago
I mean, coming from some boomer who owns 5 houses and lives off rent while I'm paying his social security and subsidizing his stock market risk, and I'm going to be lucky to save enough to afford to die on the street with a grossly inflated tech income... "extremely rude at best" seems appropriate. I'd throw quite a few more words in there and maybe even a left hook under the right circumstances. Because fuck you too, boomer.
- kasey_junk 5y ago
  I understand the sentiment but it’s worth noting in the US the median boomer _household_ wealth is 134k. More than 45% of boomer households have no extra retirement savings or income. I think it’s pretty fair to criticize that generations lack of forethought but not so much wealth hoarding.
  - 1_person 5y ago
    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-net-worth-by-age-in-america/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-net-worth-by-ag... ok?
    - xboxnolifes 5y ago
      You source shows boomers with a median net worth of around $266,400. That's really not much to have accumulated over the course of 40+ years of work. That's roughly equivalent to putting away $150 a month.
      - 1_person 5y ago
        Do you think it's also fair to describe $266,400 as "much larger than" $13,900? Do you think $266,400 will buy a house? Do you think $13,900 will buy a house? I understand that you can divide $266,400 over any interval that's convenient, but I don't see how that relates to my point or the facts.
        xboxnolifes 5y ago
        Obviously someone who has been working over 30 years less than someone else has significantly less money than them? Do you think the people in the 65-74 age group had the same $266,400 median when they were in the under 35 age group? Of fucking course not, that's idiotic.
- dang 5y ago
  Whoa, you can't post like this here, and we ban accounts that do. No more of this please. I'm sure there's legitimate experience behind the feelings but it's not a good use of this site to allow them to turn into generational flamewar, let alone violent rants. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Edit: it looks like you've unfortunately been breaking the site guidelines a fair bit, e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27075363 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27075363 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27048414 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27048414 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27045856 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27045856 Would you mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and taking the intended spirit of the site more to heart? We'd appreciate it.
  - 1_person 5y ago
    It would be helpful if you could clearly spell out the opinions the rules actually apply to. I've been guessing wrong lately, it seems.
    - dang 5y ago
      We don't care what your opinions are. We care about you following the site guidelines, which include things like "Be kind," "Don't fulminate", and "Eschew flamebait". Can you please stick to the rules? I'm sure you can find thoughtful ways to express your substantive views if you want to. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
      - 1_person 5y ago
        I'll try to adhere more closely to the ritual forms of disingenuous presentation and allusion brinksmanship. As an aside, I find your choice of pronoun fascinating and enlightening.
        dang 5y ago
        That doesn't make sense to me but if you stick to the rules it's ok. I'm not the only person who works on HN!
watwut 5y ago
It is neither advice nor kindness. Typically it is dismissal and refusal to take issues of the younger person seriously. Using euphemism or calling it something better then it is is exactly as infantile as exaggerating. And if is lie too.

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1_person 5y ago

I mean, coming from some boomer who owns 5 houses and lives off rent while I'm paying his social security and subsidizing his stock market risk, and I'm going to be lucky to save enough to afford to die on the street with a grossly inflated tech income... "extremely rude at best" seems appropriate. I'd throw quite a few more words in there and maybe even a left hook under the right circumstances. Because fuck you too, boomer.

kasey_junk 5y ago
I understand the sentiment but it’s worth noting in the US the median boomer _household_ wealth is 134k. More than 45% of boomer households have no extra retirement savings or income. I think it’s pretty fair to criticize that generations lack of forethought but not so much wealth hoarding.
- 1_person 5y ago
  https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-net-worth-by-age-in-america/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-net-worth-by-ag... ok?
  - xboxnolifes 5y ago
    You source shows boomers with a median net worth of around $266,400. That's really not much to have accumulated over the course of 40+ years of work. That's roughly equivalent to putting away $150 a month.
    - 1_person 5y ago
      Do you think it's also fair to describe $266,400 as "much larger than" $13,900? Do you think $266,400 will buy a house? Do you think $13,900 will buy a house? I understand that you can divide $266,400 over any interval that's convenient, but I don't see how that relates to my point or the facts.
      - xboxnolifes 5y ago
        Obviously someone who has been working over 30 years less than someone else has significantly less money than them? Do you think the people in the 65-74 age group had the same $266,400 median when they were in the under 35 age group? Of fucking course not, that's idiotic.
dang 5y ago
Whoa, you can't post like this here, and we ban accounts that do. No more of this please. I'm sure there's legitimate experience behind the feelings but it's not a good use of this site to allow them to turn into generational flamewar, let alone violent rants. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Edit: it looks like you've unfortunately been breaking the site guidelines a fair bit, e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27075363 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27075363 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27048414 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27048414 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27045856 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27045856 Would you mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and taking the intended spirit of the site more to heart? We'd appreciate it.
- 1_person 5y ago
  It would be helpful if you could clearly spell out the opinions the rules actually apply to. I've been guessing wrong lately, it seems.
  - dang 5y ago
    We don't care what your opinions are. We care about you following the site guidelines, which include things like "Be kind," "Don't fulminate", and "Eschew flamebait". Can you please stick to the rules? I'm sure you can find thoughtful ways to express your substantive views if you want to. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    - 1_person 5y ago
      I'll try to adhere more closely to the ritual forms of disingenuous presentation and allusion brinksmanship. As an aside, I find your choice of pronoun fascinating and enlightening.
      - dang 5y ago
        That doesn't make sense to me but if you stick to the rules it's ok. I'm not the only person who works on HN!

watwut 5y ago

It is neither advice nor kindness. Typically it is dismissal and refusal to take issues of the younger person seriously. Using euphemism or calling it something better then it is is exactly as infantile as exaggerating. And if is lie too.