Spectators

[bleys@lemmy.world]

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.

[jackgreenearth@lemm.ee]

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

[sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works]

This seems more accurate.

[jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world]

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

[lydia_k@lemmy.world]

You're gonna need it kiddo.

[zorque@lemmy.world]

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

Not to mention her capacity for change.

[zorque@lemmy.world]

In the same way boomer hippies were "fighting" against their progenitors, sure.

Wearing flannel and complaining about the status quo does not make you a freedom fighter.

[rockerface@lemm.ee]

Culture war is a means to distract us from class war

[masquenox@lemmy.world]

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

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

[masquenox@lemmy.world]

GenX has been fighting boomers from the start,

Bullcrap. We were too busy pretending politics didn't affect us to fight anyone.

[pimento64@sopuli.xyz]

"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?"

[homaster@lemm.ee]

Fighting? Us Gen Xers followed in the system the boomers laid out. What fighting??? The older Gen Xers got past the door. The younger half got shut out.

[rumschlumpel@feddit.org]

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

[whatsay@slrpnk.net]

Whatever you do, don't become a referee, they will all turn on you.

[blindbunny@lemmy.ml]

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

[adam_y@lemmy.world]

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.

[samus12345@lemm.ee]

Gen X: Whatever.

[remembertheapollo_@lemmy.world]

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.

[jolteon@lemmy.zip]

Hey, it's no worse of a grouping than any of the categories you mentioned.

[jolteon@lemmy.zip]

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.