Comment on When boomers said they wanted to "protect children" from the media, they created MPAA ratings and the Parental Advisory stickers. When Gen X wanted to "protect children" from the media...

nocturne@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Waaaaay to many people think shit is brand new because they still won’t admit they spent decades with their heads in the sand.

  At least they finally realized it was a problem, just depressing to see them imitate trump by acting like no one knew what they just learned.

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• PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Boomers are retiring, and all Big Tech CEOS from the last 10 years are Gen X (a few Millennials too)

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  • AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Big tech CEOs aren’t creating the surveillance state, they’re just profiting off the demand for it.

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    • PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’d say they are even lobbying for that, anyway, average congress member age in the USA is 57 and in the EU is 50. Those aren’t boomers.

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