30 Hilariously Unhinged Things Boomers Seem To Love That People Think Are 100% True

I check email about once a day. Texts pretty much when they come in. So, yes, let me know if you emailed me something. Also, I get a huge amount of junk, and the spam filters don't keep up.

New gens LOVE to hate on boomers for everything. -xennial

Exactly. I find that a lot of people do not check their email that often and if it is something urgent I will text as well since people generally check texts before email. Sounds to me like boomers got this right.

Is dinner = sooner a thing now? It must be a thing now. Says this boomer.

What if you don't really check either

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I say we’re just criticizing the people that text you about an email. Ffs it’s 2023, figure it out.

Yup, but boomers also know that typos happen, they make enough of their own ;-))

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Yeah. Tempted, but not usually worth the effort.

Yes! This was my thought .

Also an X, and I check my email at least twice a month.

Yes of course. It's more effective than sending an e-mail that can be ignored by the reade

GenX, and same here. A real person can usually at least try to address your problem while bots will just run you in circles if it's not something they're already preprogrammed to deal with.

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Same here!

Gen X and yes please, give me a human that can actually help and not some damned bot!

Plus automation robs humans of jobs, and robs the company of any small remaining bit of humanity

As someone who works at an FI: That's not how any of this works. We're going to be basing decisions on the backend details of the allegedly fraudulent trtransaction. The only time I want your receipt is if you're disputing the amount charged to your account vs the receipt for your transaction. Not for a transaction you didn't authorize or for a double charge.

This happened to me in my hometown and didn't know my card info was stole until I got a huge bill

Your best defense isn't to get a receipt (in fact it isn't any defense. It isn't proof that you didn't purchase something and throw the receipt away), it is to closely monitor your transactions. For instance, most financial institutions will let you be notified of every transaction. That way you can see if someone is using your information to make fraudulent transactions and freeze the credit card as soon as possible. And that can usually be done from the financial institution's app too. One of the best things to know is that in the US at least if you report fraudulent transactions in a "timely manner" at the most you should be liable for is $50 from one website on the subject: Reporting a Debit Card or ATM Card as Stolen or Lost With ATM or debit cards, you must act quickly to avoid full liability for unauthorized charges when your card is lost or stolen. Under the federal Electronic Fund Transfer Act, your liability is: $0 if you report the loss or theft of the card immediately and before any unauthorized charges are made. up to $50 if you notify the bank within two business days after you realize the card is missing up to $500 if you fail to notify the bank within two business days after you realize the card is missing, but do notify the bank within 60 days after your bank statement is mailed to you listing the unauthorized withdrawals, or unlimited if you fail to notify the bank within 60 days after your bank statement is mailed to you listing the unauthorized withdrawals. (15 U.S. Code § 1693g). If you can convince the bank that your notification failure was due to extenuating circumstances, it must extend the notification timeline for a "reasonable period." Note that if the theft involved only your ATM or debit card number—and not the card—you're not liable for unauthorized transactions if you report them within 60 days after your statement is sent to you. It's important to review your statements. So, open your monthly statements promptly and compare them to your receipts.

How does the receipt from the gas station help when you receive and dispute a charge from, lets say, Best Buy, which was made with stolen card details?

Also don't really need to be on another mailing list

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Agreed. Twice my credit card has been compromised after a gas purchase at a self-serve pump. Thankfully, my credit card company is on the ball and they cancelled the card as soon as they saw a bogus charge come through from somewhere in California (I live in Minnesota), The criminal tried to charge almost $800 on my card. I no longer use my card at the pump. It may be a bit of an inconvenience, but I always pay at the inside cashier. I haven't had any problems since I started doing this.

Comes of being in this world so long.

I've never deposited money at an ATM. Is that an 'old person' thing? We insist on all our bills and receipts on paper, if a bill arrives electronically we know it's just another scam.

https://www.businessinsider.com/flight-attendant-pet-peeves-passengers-gate-lice-boarding-crowds-2023-3

I’ve almost run into countless groups of younger people who walk in a big wide group and then just stop without even looking to see if possibly they’re in someone’s way.

I am glad that you have found a way to cope, Terri.

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Yep, most of them may be attractive, but looks do not represent talent, as you said. Not to mention that, thanks to so much plastic surgery, many of them look a lot alike.

It’s a douche bag thing. Not gender specific.

And not just dudes. Many dudettes are like this as well. And they're not Boomers XD

If nobody laughed at them maybe they would make better jokes!

UK too... James Cleverly, the Home Secretary's, recent rohypnol 'joke'. James Thickerly.

At 68 years old I've seen both sides of this. Honestly, I think we had it wrong - what we call "an honest days work" is close to indentured servitude. I admire the people who work to live rather than live to work.

This has always been the case. However, Gen Z and Millenials work more than any other generation, as a fact. So the "nobody wants to work anymore" really falls flat. They also have multiple jobs. Products of late-stage capitalism, really. Many of us would love to be able to buy a house, car, etc and maybe even have multiple kids on one average income like our parents and grandparents did.

Monty Python said it best: https://youtu.be/rQDeU6dHX-c?si=hBkUR-CoaZDmDery

So?

I’ve had a boomer say that to me after I got back from Afghanistan, and I know he never served. I was ahole go where I just came from and then say that to me.