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.
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 (An answer hilariously apt in a meta way) and she told me it to her it meant person with outdated opnion.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
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.
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
If anon’s parents are boomers, wouldn’t that make them at least thirty?
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.
Nope, it’s short for “baby boomer.”
Hey everyone, this boomer doesn’t understand jokes.
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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 (An answer hilariously apt in a meta way) and she told me it to her it meant person with outdated opnion.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
We call ourselves xellenials
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.
Please explain that to my genX parents who need to read some new books and watch some new shows…
Then I am squarly a gen x myself. So Masters of the Universe, GI Joe/Action Force and by a stretch TMNT
Yep, that sounds familiar
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.
The term boomer is going to outlive boomers, so all you Gen X, millennials, etc get used to being called that.
Its okay. Hope the people younger then me have fun however they can. Play safe yall, the world is a dangerous place.
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.
1979 is solidly Gen X by any definition.
But yeah, oof.
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
Conversely, I find in general anyone born before 1985 is more Gen X than millennial.
Yes, but that does require the assumption that a person who is standmaxxing does use the term boomer correctly.
Boomermaxxing
You’re never too old to practice Standmaxxing™️!
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.
No, it always has. Some dumb kids just thought that it meant “anyone over the age of thirty,” which is dumb.
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.
The fact that you have zero understanding of etymology basically makes you a child.
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.
Ask your teacher how etymology works, kid.
So, because the N word is derived from the Spanish word for black, they mean the same thing, right?
I think you need to ask your teacher
Yes, it’s a pejorative word for “black people.” You’re starting to understand!
This guy has the understanding power of a boomer.
Go take your meds grandad. You’re embarrassing yourself.
“The new lingo”.
Clearly a boomer pretending to be a millennial.
Nono, anon IS a boomer