Blaming one generation of all being evil. What a fucking moron you are. There are evil in all generations and good in all generations, and obviously the simple mined like you in all generations.
My theory is that we went through the recession and had to get service/retail jobs. Boomers and X’rs graduated college and went to work in their careers and never spent the time serving the general public.
We’re also the last pre-internet generation. This meant we matured with it. We were also all raised to “not believe everything we read on the internet” and I think that has resulted in us being slightly less susceptible to disinfo as a whole. Wild that the people telling us that didnt internalize it
I hadn't thought about that! I graduated during the several year econ slump that followed 9/11, and faculty told us go straight to grad school to avoid it and the econ will be better by the time you finish. The great recession happened while I was in grad school and it never got better.
my parents were boomers and all I ever heard about was what monsters my grandparents were and how I had it so much better than my parents did. And while I believe them, my dad was bigoted abusive alcoholic and I was being told how great I had it. So anyway that’s how therapy is going 😆
My father's parents divorced when he was five because his father was abusive to his mother. Then, he lived in fear of his step-father. My mother's father is a needling, racist jerk who never respected his kids' individuality or feelings. He moved his kids to keep them away from black integration.
A lot of the US names for generations also get used here in Germany nowadays. We did have a baby boom, so it makes sense we have boomers, too. We also had the year 2000 so yeah, millenials, and Gen X & Z are meaningless names anyway. But for some reason we never really used "greatest generation"...
The reactions are funny. "not all boomers". Really? Christ, I'm a man, my demographic gets shit on all the time for the genuinely awful things some members of it do, and "not all men" is completely off the table. Take a lesson that it hurt for me to learn: If you don't like it, fix it.
You are painting with a rather broad brush; I resent your comment. If you dislike or even hate some specific boomers, say so and name names. Otherwise, you're just another stereotyping a-hole.
Yes, Trump is a baby boomer and extremely evil. HOWEVER, consider the ages of his staunchest MAGA Congress members & friends who have been the enablers ALLOWING his evil, and u get an average age of 53. That’s Gen. X dude, not baby boomers. So there’s enough evil to go around!!
Fuck you, kid. We were there to march with Dr. King, to protest against the war in Viet Nam, to demand equal rights, regardless of gender or race. But go ahead and believe your bullshit. You’ve had it easy. Oh, and I don’t see YOU rising up against this growing fascism, just sitting back.
Had it easy? You could go to college and buy a house for the price of a Happy Meal. Meanwhile, boomers still hold all of the power/wealth in this country and doing fuckall with it. But yes, you’re doing great sweetie.
Sure kid, I’m so wealthy. 😆 We had to fight and work hard for everything we have. But you sit, watch, demand without getting off your ass and doing something about it. You want change? Then instead of blaming and bitching get out and march, and do something about it.
And the media was completely controlled against the cause because there are only like 4 media companies in the US and they all align with capital interests (M.E. colonialism). People trying to save innocent lives branded as terrorists through Israeli crocodile tears and American complicity.
“Youve had it easy” “kid” he says, to a a 30+ yo adult, denying that boomers started traumatizing millennials as they were born with Reagan 80s, 01 patriot act panic, 08 crisis and zero accountability for perps, and 16 racist anti Obama, fascist coddling journalism. But you earned yours!
You aren't missing any meals or living on ramen and peanut butter. Also of note: you have time to whine on bluesky. Which leads to a concept: developing income generating activities.
But really, thanks. More of us would be better positioned to fight fascism, but we lost the fight at home when we were children. Our parents abused us. Boomers ruined our lives, the markets, employment. It's not entirely their fault, they were conditioned to do it and to victim-blame.
Boomer here. I served in the army (served the public), worked at the state hospital (served the public), worked for Parks & Ref (served the public), drove a school bus (served the public). And have never voted Rep. My kids are just like me. Many of the comments are wrong.
“Their children and grandchildren, meanwhile, have been sent out into a plundered world, shackled by debt, unable to contemplate early home ownership or starting a family.” - Jeremy paxman a boomer who claims to be a center conservative and he understands this.
I always think about the lead poisoning infographic when thinking about how ornery they can be. I seriously think that if humanity survives another 500 years our avarice for cars will be studied similarly to how poor sanitation lead to rats and the bubonic plagues.
So you have ONE example; is that a basis for blaming an entire generation? Blame the individuals who have wronged you; don't blame people of whom you know nothing.
Just because 1 example was given doesn't mean there aren't others 🙄 Almost every boomer I've EVER met thinks they worked harder than anyone on the planet and deserve more than anyone too. I'm sure you do too, boomer.
Alright, let's not disparage each other generationally. However, we did coddle the younger generations too much. Y'all are soft AF. Now go to bed, whippersnapper!
it’s true. they sold out the future, just giddy to pull the ladder up behind them, reveling in the anguish and misery caused. their recreational hate is all they live for. never have i seen a generation so utterly obsessed with enacting cruelty on its children with such earnest, psychopathic glee.
The sixties were a great time to be born, I’m sorry young people are getting shafted now but scapegoating older people is as bad as blaming immigrants or disabled
Here in the uk, things went downhill fast with Margaret thatcher, we hated her in Scotland. You need to blame the right wing politicians, stop scapegoating older people
I dunno, Gen X has done a fabulous job riding on the high of boomers and now want to destroy the future. Look at their influence on gen z, look at their comments on tiktok, their voting trends. Not all of course but a disturbing amount.
Gen-X are basically store brand boomers. Millennials are dollar store "my mom said they're just as good as coke" Boomers. Not sure where Zoomers fit on the soda spectrum. Alls I know is that Boomers will give you cancer and blame it one everyone else.
Counterpoint. Millenials are the wimpiest generation of all time. Maybe we'd be better of if millenials did not spend all their time: staring at their phones, making Tik Toks/tweeting, idolizing Elon Musk. I don't see a lot of support for Elon from the boomer crowd.
No, but you see boomers supporting other figures, don't you? Trump appeals to their stupid entitlement. Their reductive thinking, their brutal selfishness.
I was abused. I think many millennials were. I think that's when conservatives really found that "sweet spot" of "we can openly abuse our kids and get away with it as long as we call it spanking". My entire generation is blamed for problems we didn't create, problems we're forced to endure.
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Humans are an evil species since the conception of civilization.
Look up “Hammurabi’s Law’ or “Code Of Hammurabi” and you’ll see what I mean.
The worst person I directly know is Gen X, but I can't blame the whole generation for one abusive asshole.
I look at survey data, and their responses are often more right-wing than the boomers and definitely the silent generation.
I'm an elder millennial and idolized gen x and their counter culture from the 90s when I was a kid, so I've had to adjust my expectations. LoL.
(Hopefully it's clear that I don't disagree with you in any way, just adding my thought)
But really, thanks. More of us would be better positioned to fight fascism, but we lost the fight at home when we were children. Our parents abused us. Boomers ruined our lives, the markets, employment. It's not entirely their fault, they were conditioned to do it and to victim-blame.
Can’t believe we’re going back to 1950s lifestyle.
Wonder if the Boomer leaders of the world have a bet on whose policies can get the most humans killed?
Counterpoint. Millenials are the wimpiest generation of all time. Maybe we'd be better of if millenials did not spend all their time: staring at their phones, making Tik Toks/tweeting, idolizing Elon Musk. I don't see a lot of support for Elon from the boomer crowd.