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• tempest@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Ok boomer, calm down

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• MycelialMass@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Boomer is a mindset

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  • DominatorX1@thelemmy.club ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I identify as a boomer.

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  • random_character_a@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Definitions exist for a reason. You don’t just decide something is something else and it’s age racist as fuck.

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    • gizmonicus@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Language evolves, the meaning of words change. It’s a natural part of the evolution of language over time. You say hang up the phone or dial a phone number, don’t you? But you don’t literally hang up a phone when you’re done with it or turn a literal dial anymore. But they used to work that way, so we still use that language even though the original meaning is lost.

      I would argue that although this phrase originated from dismissing the opinions of actual boomers, it’s become a convenient shorthand way of calling someone out of touch with current social trends without having to adapt new phrases every time.

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      • random_character_a@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Not the same if it’s a subset of people and the direction is negative. Not cool.

        You want future generations attaching negatives on a subset like “trans” or “queer”, poisoning their history.

        Definitions of people should only contain those people, nothing else, period. Haven’t we already learned this from history?

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• random_character_a@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Don’t invite trolls.

  Millenials like nothing better than call everyone their grandparents and put nasty labels on their grandmoms and granddads.

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  • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Millennial are in their 30s and 40s, half the time theyre on the receiving end of OK Boomer.

    IMO its great to be able to say “your lack of experience with the world as it exists now, and not 20+ years ago has left you unable and unwilling to understand. I am giving up trying to help you learn” in just 2 words

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    • WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Ok, boomer.

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• drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I respond with 'haha you are inheriting the most broken system in this natuons history and you will never see the end of it. Haha

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