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We hit one third of boomers being dead in the last few days. (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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[–] TheWoozy@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (3 children)

No other arbitrary age cohort has been so unjustly hated in American history

[–] dumpsterlid@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

No other age cohort has been responsible for caring for the earth for the time they were adults and done such a horrific job. In the US, the cherry on top is also that this generation kicked everything their parents generation fought for into the dirt, including most of the social safety net, because of a bunch of dumb conservative rhetoric.

I think it is pretty just as far as generalizations go, though of course it is a generalization.

[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It must be weird judging a whole generation based only on what you know from learning about via social media.

[–] dumpsterlid@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Wait, why do you consider learning about things initially through social media a bad thing?

Sure there is a ton of nonsense and outright lies out there, but social media is also unarguably a massive source of education for people on a dizzying array of topics. Look at how silly but genuine ADHD tiktok or instagram accounts have massively raised awareness about ADHD for the better as only one example. Look at /r/ADHD as a huge source of good information and discussion for people with ADHD as another. The existence of social media has irrevocably raised the voices of the oppressed in a way TV and newspapers aren't really interested in doing except for the odd anomaly that gets through the filter of the rich.

sigh whatever....

[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Wait, why do you consider learning about things initially through social media a bad thing?

Sure there is a ton of nonsense and outright lies out there

You answered your own question.

For the record, I'm distinguishing between "Social Media" and "the Internet". The former is for entertainment, and the latter is for learning/knowledge.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 points 10 months ago

Ok, boomer.

[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago

No other arbitrary age cohort has been so unjustly hated in American history

You talking about Boomers, or Gen-Xers?