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this post was submitted on 13 Aug 2023
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"Boomer" used to mean a specific thing: the boomer generation, people born from 1946-1964.
Now it's just a buzzword that's been poisoned and just means "old people I disagree with." What? It's completely subjective and serves one purpose anymore: mindlessly dividing people along generational lines.
Point I am trying to make here is that "boomer" being used in a discussion - when not used with its original meaning - becomes meaningless.
I was using it as a description of the age of my mother. She just happens to also personify the stereotypes of her generation as well. I love her, but I roll my eyes when she tells me about her latest scrap with a city council member and the interaction she had with the developers of the piece of land being developed near her house.
Yeah, I've started thinking that, too, so I push back every chance I get. As an actual boomer, I think it's my prerogative, in a kind of "get off lawn" way. :)
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