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What about.....oh...ha.
I'm worried that it's too subtle.
There's too much obvious humor out there. We need more subtle humor like this.
Nah, it was my first thought after reading the question, without even looking at the answers and having to think, so I would expect it's not going to be missed.
I like it. It makes me feel clever, even though it's really obvious.
Top voted comment says otherwise 😃
You're painting with negative space. This is art. Carry on.
It's a class war, not a generational war.
Maybe this can be reconfigured to make fun of the filthy rich, instead?
The joke is that gen x isn't in the list
And the fact that no one notices reinforces it
Very gen x response
And of those generations are being block gaining wealth? Vs being a majority in government power and corporate wealth?
It started with the Greatest, then the Silents took it over.. the boomers were set up to be damaged goods by having every single progressive hero they had get assassinated, had NO chance of building equity in the stock market OR in savings (both options had criminally low returns on investmants from the late 60's to early 80's) so the only option they had was housing..
(Right now, it's the millennials who are on the cusp of stepping into the greatest earnings potential)
Where it's gone off the rails is the untaxed wealth of the billionaires being used to snap up housing via private equity, and of course, decades of hyper refined foods taking their toll on the health of the retiring boomers - who are selling their homes TO private equity in order to cover obscene medical expenses. (this is why we can't get a single payer system.. the boomers still have lots of capital for the private market to extract, because it's always been and will only ever be about maximizing profits..)
Been watching this shitshow unfold since 1980. Welcome to the party.
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As an elder millennial (1983), I too ignore Gen X. Especially after being shown the way they vote in U.S. elections.
Also elder millennial. I thought I was gen x when I was a kid because that's what TV would call the youth.
Whatever
I mean, I'd argue the "most ignored" is always the youngest. They're not always the quietest, they are definitely heard, but you can be heard and still ignored. It's unfortunately part of natural progression of life that as generations age they (generally) have more power to actually influence changes.
The main problem is that the boomers have been around and in control for so long they are refusing to start to cede power (and wealth) to the younger generations, and continue to serve their own interests. If the younger generations had property wealth and they had stock market wealth, you would see them (generally) supporting more of the activity associated with it. But because the older generations hoard and hold so tightly to that power and wealth, the influence of the "up-and-coming" generations is hamstrung by not being able to actually push for the changes they want from a position of strength.
So the younger generations lean towards the ideas that seek to eliminate that power source entirely, because clearly the "transfer of resources" is simply not happening. If you can't get in the door, then why even have the building, so to speak.
I think the better question is not "who is being ignored?" but rather "who is doing the ignoring?". Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z, are all generally aware of each other's struggles and have empathy (for the most part) for one another. But the boomers hear the struggles of all 3 of the others and go "pull your bootstraps, stop buying avocado toast, nobody wants to work" and continue to serve the interests that benefit them, not the other groups that need the benefits.
And yes there are exceptions, there are young people in power who stomp on other young(er) people but the political climate across each of the younger generations is generally pissed off "upward" because the path to get there is being actively hacked away at.
Bummer
None of these were ignored when they were very young, so listing Gen Z as an option is kinda off to begin with. Most of these were not ignored when they were in the peak of their adult years.
The real answer is, of course, Gen X.
That's the joke, they're not on the list.
Well, whatever.. nevermind.
Hello, how low
Happens to the best of us, have a great Sunday.
I mean, they kind of were though. There's a very distinct difference between being "heard, but still ignored" and actually "helped". A big chunk of the "help" that younger generations have gotten was basically virtue signalling while the foundations of their needs were gutted under them. Look at the state of education. From no child left behind onward it was excuse after excuse to cut funding and support all in the guise of "for the kids". Extra testing so we can ensure kids get good grades! Also we will cut funds if you don't meet standards. New education guidelines so no students miss vital skills! Also we can cut those expensive life skills programs. It happened across the board and hit each generation just a little more.
"Wahhh my childhood was full of no-cost 3rd spaces and safe communities for kids to be left to their own devices! We were so ignored!"
*Leaves their child in the supervision of an ipad*
iPad? Maybe VCRs. At least the material was still somewhat educational.
And that is the definition of ignored. Don't come back inside until it's dark. Left to figure out the rest.
Don't come back inside until it's dark. Left to figure out the rest.
And it is glorious to witness in action today. Builds grit into the kids.
The iPad comment was about the parenting skills of gen X, not about how they themselves were raised. It's not entirely a fair criticism because Xers don't just shove an iPad into their kids' hands and forget about them. They also want teachers to parent their kids so they don't have to put in the effort.
I didn't read it that way. I guess iPad was a new tool for the youngest Gen-X that could afford it based on the year it came out. My comment was strictly from my earlier parenting before such times.
I certainly didn't have a VCR growing up. We just got thrown outside to play.
I don't know what any of these things mean and I'm glad for that.
Mine of course, duh.