I (46) was jokingly called a boomer by a 25ish at work and quitely told her I am GenX. Her reply was whats that? (An answer hilariously apt in a meta way) and she told me it to her it meant person with outdated opnion.
The opinion was me not wanting to use AI but rely on my own knowledge in an area I quite frankly am close to being an expert in. No dunning Kruger expert either.
And I am born august 79 so neither really gen x or millennial
It's ironic that wanting to use one's own brain makes someone a "boomer." I know not all baby boomers are as intellectually-lazy as the ones I grew up under, but considering that's one trait that I've seen a lot from that cohort, this is weird to see.
According to sources, and by that I meam wikipedia, gen x is up to 1980. Me being born four months before that line is very young gen x or very old millennial. Considering how I started uni when I was 25 most of my contemporaries are millennials, so I kind if feel like that my self
1980 here. I consider myself genx. I'm on the side of the line that was too old to get super into pokemon/SpongeBob/Harry Potter. For me that's where millennial begins.
Nope. A boomer is anybody older than you whom you disagree with, just like millennials are those younger than you who you disagree with and Gen Z are those younger than you who uses a social network you dislike.
Point is flying right over your head. Current, updated, slang usage does not address your patently incorrect assertion that it never refered to the baby boomer generation. It became a pejorative as part of referring exactly to that generation and then was expanded and generalized to older people. Exactly the same way Millennial commentary started out pointed at exactly that generation and then became generalized to a rolling window of "those young people". Even though the actual millennials are in their early 40s and late 30s now.
An entertaining thing to do is to give a *-maxxing individual additional opportunities to *. Then, if they do not take advantage of it, claim they are only *-averaging.
Anyway, I posted this zero seconds ago and I don't see a reply yet.
At my funeral there will be no seats. Only other empty coffins i has rented for my special occasion. Everyone will get to lay in a coffin with me at the same time.
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trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world · 63 pts · 70d
By "like this" I assume anon means "this bad at raising their kids to be sane and decent people".
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 70d
If anon's parents are boomers, wouldn't that make them at least thirty?
Frostbeard@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 70d
I (46) was jokingly called a boomer by a 25ish at work and quitely told her I am GenX. Her reply was whats that? (An answer hilariously apt in a meta way) and she told me it to her it meant person with outdated opnion.
The opinion was me not wanting to use AI but rely on my own knowledge in an area I quite frankly am close to being an expert in. No dunning Kruger expert either.
And I am born august 79 so neither really gen x or millennial
Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 70d
It's ironic that wanting to use one's own brain makes someone a "boomer." I know not all baby boomers are as intellectually-lazy as the ones I grew up under, but considering that's one trait that I've seen a lot from that cohort, this is weird to see.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 70d
1979 is solidly Gen X by any definition.
But yeah, oof.
Frostbeard@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 69d
According to sources, and by that I meam wikipedia, gen x is up to 1980. Me being born four months before that line is very young gen x or very old millennial. Considering how I started uni when I was 25 most of my contemporaries are millennials, so I kind if feel like that my self
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 69d
Conversely, I find in general anyone born before 1985 is more Gen X than millennial.
Simulation6@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 70d
The term boomer is going to outlive boomers, so all you Gen X, millennials, etc get used to being called that.
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 70d
Its okay. Hope the people younger then me have fun however they can. Play safe yall, the world is a dangerous place.
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 69d
1980 here. I consider myself genx. I'm on the side of the line that was too old to get super into pokemon/SpongeBob/Harry Potter. For me that's where millennial begins.
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com · 5 pts · 69d
Please explain that to my genX parents who need to read some new books and watch some new shows...
Frostbeard@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 69d
Then I am squarly a gen x myself. So Masters of the Universe, GI Joe/Action Force and by a stretch TMNT
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 69d
Yep, that sounds familiar
Malyca@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 68d
We call ourselves xellenials
village604@adultswim.fan · 0 pts · 69d
It's because boomer != baby boomer. It's basically the same term as fogie or old-timer. Just the youths dismissive perjorative for older generations.
We all had one.
trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 70d
Yes, but that does require the assumption that a person who is standmaxxing does use the term boomer correctly.
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 70d
Boomermaxxing
taiyang@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 70d
You're never too old to practice Standmaxxing™️!
Jolteon@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 69d
Nope. A boomer is anybody older than you whom you disagree with, just like millennials are those younger than you who you disagree with and Gen Z are those younger than you who uses a social network you dislike.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 69d
Nope, it's short for "baby boomer."
EvilHankVenture@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 69d
Hey everyone, this boomer doesn't understand jokes.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 68d
🙄
Hisse@programming.dev · 3 pts · 70d
Nono, anon IS a boomer
village604@adultswim.fan · -5 pts · 69d
Boomer, used as a pejorative term, doesn't mean someone born between 1946 and 1964. It never has.
It's always been a dismissive term for an older person with outdated ideas. Every young generation has one.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 69d
No, it always has. Some dumb kids just thought that it meant "anyone over the age of thirty," which is dumb.
village604@adultswim.fan · -5 pts · 69d
No, it hasn't. Boomer and Baby Boomer are two different things.
The fact that you can't accept the new lingo basically makes you a boomer.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 69d
The fact that you have zero understanding of etymology basically makes you a child.
village604@adultswim.fan · -4 pts · 69d
The fact that boomer is derived from baby boomer doesn't mean they share a definition.
The fact that you don't understand that is concerning.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 69d
Ask your teacher how etymology works, kid.
adam_y@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 69d
village604@adultswim.fan · -5 pts · 69d
KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 62d
So I'm going to assume that you also believe that "Millennial" as a pejorative term never had anything to do with the Millennial generation.
village604@adultswim.fan · -1 pts · 62d
https://www.merriam-webster.com/slang/ok-boomer
KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 62d
Point is flying right over your head. Current, updated, slang usage does not address your patently incorrect assertion that it never refered to the baby boomer generation. It became a pejorative as part of referring exactly to that generation and then was expanded and generalized to older people. Exactly the same way Millennial commentary started out pointed at exactly that generation and then became generalized to a rolling window of "those young people". Even though the actual millennials are in their early 40s and late 30s now.
FrowingFostek@lemmy.world · 47 pts · 70d
TIL I've been Sitmaxxing my entire life. I never miss an opportunity.
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml · 18 pts · 70d
I love sitting so fucking much. 99% of my jobs have been on my feet for the whole day.
faintwhenfree@lemmus.org · 9 pts · 69d
I'm liedownmaxxing, not sleepmaxing, just liedownmaxxing.
Crashumbc@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 70d
TIL there's a thing called standmaxing...
yum@lemmy.eco.br · 45 pts · 70d
You can -maxx pretty much anything nowadays. I'm currently replymaxxing
Atropos@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 69d
An entertaining thing to do is to give a *-maxxing individual additional opportunities to *. Then, if they do not take advantage of it, claim they are only *-averaging.
Anyway, I posted this zero seconds ago and I don't see a reply yet.
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com · 7 pts · 69d
I saw some graffiti that simply read "DEATHMAXXING?" and I still think about that pretty regularly
daggermoon@piefed.world · 16 pts · 70d
Standmaxxing will be required at my funeral.
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 70d
At my funeral there will be no seats. Only other empty coffins i has rented for my special occasion. Everyone will get to lay in a coffin with me at the same time.
Rampsquatch@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 69d
Bro wasn't standmaxxing, he was standgooning.
ICastFist@programming.dev · 11 pts · 70d
OOP should've made his stand fight his dad. Smh
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 69d
Good ol’ religion. Compliance or being beaten. Like if god would actually give a shit if you stood.
housedogpartyfavor@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 68d
nobody who uses the term maxxing has a boomer for a parent
TheFerrango@lemmings.world · 3 pts · 66d
The dad was beatmaxxing
curiousaur@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 68d
SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org · 1 pts · 70d