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Am I the only one who is worried about the widespread proliferation of the boomer hate? What's even the point? Can't help but see parallels with Jews being scap

Am I the only one who is worried about the widespread proliferation of the boomer hate? What's even the point? Can't help but see parallels with Jews being scapegoats - hoarding property, holding political power, in general being guilty of everything wrong in the world. It also seems quite hypocritical - I don't see young voters overwhelmingly voting environment parties, but even those who do enjoy their frequent flights to exotic destinations and likely have a higher carbon footprint than boomers at the same age. It's an unfortunate reality that people will take the hedonistic way and rather enjoy life to the fullest rather than worry about abstract problems lying in the future. But that's common to all generations, and just throwing all guilt on a specific generation won't help solving it.

defrost 2y ago
In the context of the article it's not all boomers that are being decried, it's specifically political leaders that are not taking climate change seriously. Given the median age of political leaders the "intergenerational crime" is not taking action to avert problems that will fall on younger citizens after older leaders have passed on. The greatest change, on the order required, won't come to pass via individual recycling or otherwise discreet choices, it needs to come at scale from policy that leads changes in energy delivery, usage, recapture, et al.
- The_Colonel 2y ago
  > In the context of the article it's not all boomers that are being decried, it's specifically political leaders that are not taking climate change seriously. Yet, they chose this title to join the hate bandwagon. There's no chance they weren't aware of what associations this title will provoke. > The greatest change, on the order required, won't come to pass via individual recycling or otherwise discreet choices, it needs to come at scale from policy that leads changes in energy delivery, usage, recapture, et al. Indeed, this must be a major part of the equation, but isn't the climate crisis so serious that environment-conscious people should chip away wherever it is possible? Specifically, flights have a really high carbon footprint, yet I don't seem a meaningful shift in behavior, no matter the age. This is the hypocrisy, young people making no sacrifices to their personal life, yet jumping on any opportunity to blame the old generation that they didn't sacrifice parts of their comfort for them. But I don't want to play the blame game. It won't help find a solution, only spread hate.
gilmore606 2y ago
> What's even the point? The point is to prime everyone to be OK with the neglect and elimination of old people in the near future, to help alleviate the demographic collapse.

defrost 2y ago

In the context of the article it's not all boomers that are being decried, it's specifically political leaders that are not taking climate change seriously. Given the median age of political leaders the "intergenerational crime" is not taking action to avert problems that will fall on younger citizens after older leaders have passed on. The greatest change, on the order required, won't come to pass via individual recycling or otherwise discreet choices, it needs to come at scale from policy that leads changes in energy delivery, usage, recapture, et al.

The_Colonel 2y ago
> In the context of the article it's not all boomers that are being decried, it's specifically political leaders that are not taking climate change seriously. Yet, they chose this title to join the hate bandwagon. There's no chance they weren't aware of what associations this title will provoke. > The greatest change, on the order required, won't come to pass via individual recycling or otherwise discreet choices, it needs to come at scale from policy that leads changes in energy delivery, usage, recapture, et al. Indeed, this must be a major part of the equation, but isn't the climate crisis so serious that environment-conscious people should chip away wherever it is possible? Specifically, flights have a really high carbon footprint, yet I don't seem a meaningful shift in behavior, no matter the age. This is the hypocrisy, young people making no sacrifices to their personal life, yet jumping on any opportunity to blame the old generation that they didn't sacrifice parts of their comfort for them. But I don't want to play the blame game. It won't help find a solution, only spread hate.

gilmore606 2y ago

> What's even the point? The point is to prime everyone to be OK with the neglect and elimination of old people in the near future, to help alleviate the demographic collapse.