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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 129 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 43 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 31 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The top labels are reversed. I doubt a lesbian icon would be something boomers would appreciate.

Not to mention her capacity for change.

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The first woman in space was a lesbian and I wouldn't want it any other way.

[–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The first woman in space was a lesbian and I wouldn't want it any other way.

No, the first American woman in space was a lesbian.

Valentina Tereshkova, who beat Sally Ride to space by twenty years and two days, isn’t a lesbian (as far as we know). She’s been married twice, both times to men.

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[–] Lydia_K@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

You're gonna need it kiddo.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 122 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Pitting 'generations' against each other is a classic tactic to divide the people on meaningless bullshit. Don't fall for it.

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 71 points 11 months ago

Culture war is a means to distract us from class war

[–] Bleys@lemmy.world 65 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Gen X was Trump’s biggest supporter in the last election. More than boomers even.

Obviously not true of every Gen X’er, but when Gen Z talks about boomers they’re usually inadvertently referring to Gen X.

[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Gen X was Trump’s biggest supporter in the last election.

We were never known for our political acumen, I'm afraid.

[–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 14 points 11 months ago

"Caring about things is cringe, like, gag me. Voting doesn't do ANYTHING so I sit it out unlike you chumps, and I'm telling my kids the same thing."

"Why aren't any interests represented? That must be somebody's fault. Somebody who isn't me. Hey, did you get your tickets for Star Wars Celebration yet?"

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 11 months ago

And the current poster child for Gen X is Elon Musk.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I am disappointed but not surprised by my generation at all. Last generation where general racism and other boomer traits could really take hold thanks to boomer parents passing them on. We’re also getting old enough for some of us to embrace that “get off my lawn” mentality.

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 37 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That Gen Z fighter is going to turn around, hit their trainer in the nuts and call them a boomer.

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[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 29 points 11 months ago (4 children)

The world has been fighting Boomers for 4 decades. They're not all villains, but certainly the majority of villains are Boomers.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Probably because the majority of people are boomers. They're called baby boomers because their population exploded across the world.

[–] meep_launcher@lemm.ee 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Also let's be frank, it's a class divide. Boomers had a huge leg up, and then those who amassed great wealth are the ones we see in power making decisions that close doors to the younger generations.

But back to my point, of course those who have had 60+ years to amass and invest wealth are going to be richer, especially when they had something to invest at the start.

I think when we consider that Gen Z men are running to the right, we should rethink boomers as a scapegoat. It's not the boomers. It's the rich and the Andrew Tates of the world who are in the boxing ring.

Like I could probably take down a random boomer, but a billionaire could hire Mike Tyson and I'd be fucked in the ring.

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[–] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 26 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

The generations are:

  • Boomer: anybody older than me who I disagree with.
  • Millennial: anybody younger than me who I disagree with
  • Gen Z: anyone who uses whichever social networks are taboo at the moment.

The are no other generations.

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[–] adam_y@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago (7 children)

Let's ignore discrepancies in economics, geography, race and culture and suggest people behave, en mass, based on the decades they were born in.

This is just astrology for the politically feeble.

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[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago (3 children)

The comic is funny, but only in the sense that is a media presentation trying to make an age war rather than class war.

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[–] mlg@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Weren't the statistics from the last election a big deal because Gen Z actually didn't align with Millennials?

I'm pretty sure I saw people getting mad at the number of young voters who opted to vote for Trump

Could be wrong though

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You can always tell you've become a stupid person when any of these generation terms come up in your speech in any capacity.

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 15 points 11 months ago

As a millennial I ... welll ... uh ... fuck you're right

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

Typical. Slacking, unseen.

[–] Whateley@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Xer's never really got over that "everyone is dumb except for me" phase that most ditch after they actually get kissed.

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[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Gen X looks too young in this.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 5 points 11 months ago (11 children)

I mean we are talking about people 45 to 60 years old at this point.

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[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I'm so tough. I'm the toughest. Gen Z and Boomers aren't tough enough. I'm the though one. Yeah, I might have been neglected as a child but that made me tough, definitely not emotionally stunted. Tough tough tough. I'm tough.

—Average Gen X'er to the mirror every morning

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We should be fighting the 1%, not each other.

[–] Allonzee@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You forgot the fact that the 1% keep us poorly educated and propagandized against our own interests on purpose.

We're so fucking stupid as a result, that Americans believe the following unironically:

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[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago

(The boxing arena is on fire.)

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Meanwhile gen x are the most conservative generation

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 5 points 11 months ago (4 children)
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