“Not Everything Needs To Connect To The Internet”: 40 Young People Share What Things Boomers Might Be Right About
“Okay, Boomer.”
This phrase has become notorious on the internet over the past few years as a response to boomers who say condescending, politically incorrect or presumptuous things to younger generations. But perhaps today we can look at it in a new light. This article might just have you saying, “Okay Boomer. You have a good point there!”
Boomers often get a bad rap for being out of touch or behind the times, but no generation is a monolith. And recently, young Reddit users have been admitting some of the things they can get behind boomers on. From hating loud music in restaurants and shops to begging for actual buttons in their cars, rather than those frustrating touch screens, boomers aren’t the only ones who sometimes want things done the old fashioned way. Below, you'll also find interviews we were lucky enough to receive from Wendy Green, host of the Hey, Boomer! podcast, and Jean Mader and Laura Bettinger, hosts of the OK Boomer podcast.
So be sure to upvote the responses you agree with, and feel free to share anything else you think the boomers are right about in the comments (don’t worry, we won’t tell your fellow millennials/gen zers!). Then if you’re interested in checking out another Bored Panda piece that might make you realize how much you have in common with boomers, we recommend reading this article next!
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Googling recipes while cooking and having to read everyone’s life story and family history to get to the ingredients drives me bats**t insane.
I’ve gone back to cookbooks.
If there's not a "jump to recipe" button, I'm not even considering scrolling to the recipe.
I love technology as much as the next person, and I really am not sure how I would have functioned had I been born several decades earlier than I was. Traveling to foreign countries or taking road trips without having Google Maps and the option to text or call for help in the palm of my hand? Yeah, no thanks. But even I have to admit that the boomers are right about some things.
Menus do not need to be a QR code. Music in businesses should not be so loud that I have to shout across the table to my partner, and oh my god, no I will not get a smart watch. I don’t care how many steps you’ve walked today, Brenda. I look at my watch to see what time it is. We’re all going to be old one day, so there’s no need to judge our elders (aka the boomers) for not understanding or getting on board with certain technological advances. After all, some people might find it charming that they couldn’t meet their significant others on Tinder and that they might have no idea what a TikTok is.
I’m not downloading a f*****g app to use your menu
Not everything needs to connect to the internet or have an app attached to it. I just want my fridge to keep s**t cold, I don't understand why we have to bring WiFi into this situation.
To gain some insight on this topic, we reached out to Wendy Green, host of the Hey, Boomer! podcast. Wendy is a boomer herself, but she told Bored Panda, "I think we actually have a lot in common with the younger generation, particularly the Gen Z group who (at least from my perspective) seem to be more focused on activism."
She also shared that Hey, Boomer! was born 3-weeks after the pandemic shut everything down. "I knew that people in the Boomer generation were going to be hit particularly hard by the loss of jobs, and there is an ageist bias that makes it much more difficult to find a new job as you get older. So, my intention was to help people in the 55-75 year old range to recognize that we are still relevant, we still have a lot to give and encourage them to stay engaged."
"Many of us were very active politically when we were younger," Wendy explained. "Many of us are re-engaging in that activism and working with young people is a win for all of us. My show also features guests that are reinventing themselves after leaving full time careers, finding adventures and facing challenges. It is a pretty cool show."
just about the furthest left leaning guy you’ll find, and i’m pretty against cancel culture. in theory i understand it, & think it should still be “used” w people like kanye west. but when we’re digging YEARS back to find something someone tweeted once when they were 16… that seems a little unfair. i held opinions at 16 that i now think are silly at 25. people change, they shouldn’t be immediately crucified.
If you don't have some dumb attitudes before you're 25, you're not 'normal'. After that, it's then a refusal to review those attitudes that becomes your problem.
I don’t need a subscription for everything. No you don’t need my phone number or email just let me buy my shirt and get the f**k out of the store
Most features in cars should have buttons. Want to turn on your heated seat, button, not scroll through three screens.
Very distracting indeed when you look through 4 screens to figure out how to lower the temperature. Some cars are better than others.
But Wendy is not a fan of using our generational titles to divide us. "I do think we put too much emphasis on the differences between generations," she told Bored Panda. "Each generation is shaped by the events that occurred in their life times. I think learning from each other is the better approach rather that isolating and making fun or different generations. I always cringe when I hear people speak negatively about any one generation. We are all individuals. It does not make sense to generalize. I encourage people to look at their own internal biases and attempt to build conversations and relationships with all age groups. It takes away the feelings of 'the other'.”
If you'd like to hear more words of wisdom from Wendy and check out her podcast Hey, Boomer!, be sure to visit her website right here!
You should be able to live and sustain a family off of one income!
When you’re in a public place you should respect others around you but not being disruptive with your behavior. For example, not playing music on your phone without headphones while on a bus, in a restaurant etc.
That's not old-fashioned, that's just about whether you're a civilised human being or a feral shitbag.
Electronic devices should be repairable. All of them.
Tv's and smartphones should last for at least 10 years. How is that we are all *enviromental friendly* but we switch iPhones every 2 or 3 years?
I went back to France for the first time in two years and was very surprised to see "indices de réparabilité" on all electronic devices and appliances. For those who don't speak French, it is reparability index and means how easy it is to repair something. I don't know how much it influences buyers, but I think it is good to have manufacturers and consumers think about it.
Technically, it is repairable. Problem is that buying new device is often cheaper than repairing your current one.
Some people don't even clean their devices. Not in "make more space for storage" but "ayo get rid of the accumulating nonsense, it's a miracle it still works!"
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This one drives me crazy, I want an android phone that will get security updates for at least 5 years, and really as long as it is functional... I really liked several of my previous phones and they were working great, but doing anything on the internet is not a good idea without the latest security updates.
I hate planned obsolescence! Did you consult the consumers when you came up with that? No. Unfortunately. I’m ranting a lot, I’ll stop now!
In a way they did. There used to be high quality electronics companies that sold expensive devices that lasted years but consumers would always opt for the cheap made in China garbage. We are as much to blame as anyone else.
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Too much stuff is just thrown away rather than being repaired even when it is possible to do so. All in the name of having the latest.
I tried to get my dvd player repaired. Guy wanted $45 to diagnose and then $35 hour ( minimun ) and parts. So at least $80 to fix a $50 dvd player.
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I still have mine :) it helps me whenever I, my family or friends switch/have probelms with their phones etc. + you can always hit someone with it (always scary you could murder them, though)
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That was me until last year. I was forced to upgrade as t mobile was moving to 5G
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Devices that refuse to update anymore. Perfectly good iPad now useless because of this.
certain hardware components are no longer compatible with modern wifi. Its a security issue for you and a lawsuit issue for them.
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And when I was young, we took things to be repaired, sewing machine, vacuum cleaner, watch, dad's razor, a toaster, etc. Now we toss and buy new. My brother has both my mom's and grandma's stand mixer - one Kitchen Aid and one Sunbeam. They still work - and better than the new stuff. He still uses the vintage pressure cookers and is still able to get new gaskets from a old time shop that still carries parts for vintage appliances and machines. We still use my mom's Royal vacuum cleaner. That was from the 40's . . . I must have had at least a half dozen vacuum cleaners in the last 50 years. So where is all the stuff going that we toss? And most of it contain haz mat substances in them that are toxic to the environment???
Agreed about the environmental impact, and that things should be able to be repaired. But unfortunately, there are only so many "vintage" items and many of them are costly to buy if you don't inherit them, and many people don't have access to a shop with spare parts, and/or the money to afford said spare parts. So for a good portion of the population, the only option is to buy new everytime something breaks, because they don't have the technology and transportation to find and get to a repair shop, and/or the financial ability to get that item repaired, even if it could be repaired.
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This is how companies make money they make things only last 5 years or less so you have to keep buying new ones. Between the 40s and 80s appliances lasted a lifetime. companies figured out they were making less money this way so they are built to fail now. I have a fridge from the 80s runs great to this day. My brother got a brand new one in 2018 and has had to repairs it 3 times already.
They reason devices don't last long is because then you have to spend money to buy another one, which is what the greedy companies want. If we look at our Grandparents' devices, a lot of them still work. My Grandma's food processor is 50 years old and still works perfectly. When something lasts, the company only got 1 payment from 1 customer, but when it only lasts a little while, that customer will come back and buy another one and the company gets double the money.
This ‘buying a new phone every 1/2/3 years’ seems to be something nobody does but everyone thinks that everyone else does it. It’s a small problem coming from a very small but loud minority. Devices actually last a lot longer today than they used to 30 years ago. They’re also a lot cheaper, which is why it’s more economical to replace than to repair. Finally, if you want something to be easy to repair you have to make everything much more accessible, which means that your flatscreen TV becomes a bit overweight-looking, your laptop becomes less portable and your smartphone barely fits in your hand.
Planned obsolescence makes more money for manufacturers. I have a washing machine and a dryer that are 28 y.o. Each has had only 1 minor repair. The repair people urge me not to get new appliances because they are far more complex and break down faster. Of course, the manufacturers count on that so that consumers will purchase more appliances. So far as cellular phones go, the only problem that I had with the 3 lb. cell phone back in the day was its size and heft. The first time that I was notified of my cell phone being outdated was a notice from my bank. The whole system s**ks.
I have a 100-year-old phone. I took it to my MIL's house, because she still has a landline. I plugged it in and IT WORKS!
Yes, and I can't even replace the battery on my relatively cheap android phone without spending $100 or so at a repair shop to have them do it. AT&T tells me I should have bought insurance for that. Insurance coverage to replace a battery that I should have been able to pop out and replace on my own???
Oh and in case anyone tells me that there are tutorials on YouTube telling how to do this, I already know. I watched one and quickly figured out that my hands crippled with neuropathy could not handle trying that. It looked like torture trying to get that battery out even for someone who is able-bodied.
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This. I am never buying a smart TV again. I've had to reset to factory setting twice already because suddenly the sound went out, or everything else worked fine except for the one streaming service I needed. When this one bites the dust I'm just gonna get a regular tv and a chromecast.
I agree with this and at the same time not at all. Many times it is actually cheaper or more cost effective to replace the older electronics than to repair them. I work in a small IT repair shop. If a computer is close or over 4 years old, we generally tell people it will be cheaper for them to replace it then for us to work on it. Why? 1st, we are not cheap when it comes to repair. We have over 30 years experience. 2nd, after 4 years the failure rate of power supplies and hard drives increases a lot. 3rd, if you do decide to pay me to fix it, it will be an hour or two of labor, that is close to a quarter to half the price of a new computer that will be faster, server you better, and still have a warranty.
I've had the same Android phone for almost 10 years now. It works fine and has a really great camera. I see no reason to update it yet.
We have a refrigerator in our studio that was built in 1972 in Yugoslavia! Still works!
I think iphones are on like, 14 or something. I finally bought myself a new one some years ago, I think I have a 12 but I have absolutely no intention of ever upgrading unless this one gets straight up destroyed or lost. Even then, I think I have insurance on it so I'll just get the same phone which is just fine.
They are. Youtube repair tutorials are your friend, and repairing a broken screen is often cheaper and easier than you expect, in spite of the companies actively trying to block you. Most people switching iphones are not doing so because they are broken, but because of the company encouraging it.
The rich keep getting richer by having their products made to last only a few years. Now-a-days durable goods are only durable for 2 or 3 years and won’t be repaired unless you purchase an extended warranty. In other cases they convince consumers to upgrade because of new features made to their product making us spend more money. And now some companies have even started to rent their products rather than sell the item directly to consumers. A time will come were only the rich will own anything. Everyone else will be indebted to them unless people stop falling for these tactics.
The same should go for car batteries. The batteries in most EVs are not recyclable due to the materials from which they’re made. And they’re extremely expensive to replace.
The longest I've ever been able to keep a phone was 3 years before it stopped connecting to any Wi-Fi. The company that I purchased it from kind of shrugged their shoulders and was like well sorry we can't help you. So I bought this phone for you 3 years ago and now it no longer works on a basic level and you're uninterested in giving me some solutions to solve the problem? Guess I won't be buying any devices from you ever again.
Planned obsolescence is a BIIIIIIG American trend with products. They could totally make a phone that lasts me 15 years but they plan for it to go to s**t in five so I'm forced to buy the same thing for more.
Planned obsolescence is the biggest waste of resources. My parents had their Zenith television for 30 years! It wasn't even ever repaired. It just worked for 30 years. We pay big money for phones they throttle in 2 years. It's c**p. I'm 38 (among the oldest in millennial group) and have been screaming this for years!
Corporations build in obsolescence. They make more money forcing us to replace/upgrade rather than repair.
They COULD make a car tire that lasts 20 years, also. But why WOULD they?
Once again I agree. I remember Vcrs and video cassets that you could repair at home, they were far sturdier too, built to last. It would be beneficial to go back to building to last.
I'm still using a first generation LCD tv I bought about 15 years ago, it's still going strong when most of the newer ones don't last.
Do iPhones really only last a couple years? I had a Samsung Galaxy that lasted 7 years before I had to replace it.
Because, ever since companies decided to make where you can't just go and replace the battery yourself, 2 to 3 years is how long a rechargable battery usually lasts.
This is a serious problem for farm equipment as well, it is hard to find a machine that you can reasonably buy parts for and it doesn't matter if you need a phone or a tractor.
We switch because we want new s**t, new features. But the phones actually last a long time. My kids are using iPhone 6s ... that's like ... centuries old :-)
Why would you switch phones that often? Anyway, when stuff goes wrong with my phone I do take it to be repaired. There's a phone repair shop a couple of minutes from my home, and another around the corner from work.
I used to repair my own car - not now. I had a dear friend who would repair my TV - not now. I do keep my phones for a few years though, and I have never owned an iphone.
To make an iPhone last way longer it would cost Apple 5¢ more per phone in the production. Imagine the cost increase for the customer! /s
This one is a bit tricky. My current TV set is a Sony Bravia, I bought it in 2007, and it’s still working fine, the two previous sets I bought each lasted well over ten years, one I gave away, the other was just too expensive to fix. I had an expensive CRT monitor that I used with my Mac for photoshop at a former job, it cost around £2500, around twenty years ago, and when it failed, the company told me they didn’t keep spares longer than five years! That was not long before flat-screen monitors started to become available, so maybe they knew something I didn’t! Smartphones, however, while I can understand the repairability desire, the demands to make them ever more sophisticated and in particular waterproof, makes them more expensive and more difficult to open up in the event of damage. I’m happier with being able to give my phone back and have a new replacement, with the manufacturer then refurbishing my old phone and reselling it, than have some random guy possibly mess it up!
Yep! Why does updating my phone sometimes make certain functions not work/work properly afterwards? Why is auto filling contractions (won’t, can’t, isn’t, etcetera) something that a supposed “smart” phone gets so wrong, so often. Contractions should be one of the easiest things for a smartphone to get right! Why bother giving me the option to add a keyboard shortcut for something (OMW= On My Way, for example) if it’s not going to actually work more than half the time?!? “Smart” phone my A.R.S.E.! Whoever programmed that part of an iPhone is a jerk and needs to fix it, permanently!
We also reached out to Jean Mader and Laura Bettinger to learn more about this topic. Jean and Laura are two sisters, best friends and boomers who host a podcast called OK Boomer. Awhile back, (hard for Boomers to keep track of time as the years go by so fast, they noted!) Laura started listening to podcasts and announced to Jean, "This seems like fun, we already chat for hours so why not start a podcast?"
"We are blessed with seven Millennial children and their Millennial partners between us," Jean and Laura told Bored Panda. "We consider ourselves experts regarding 'Boomers and Millennials and everyone in between', so boom, the OK Boomer Podcast was born. We launched our podcast in early 2020, thanks to Pat Rullo at SpeakUpTalkRadio."
You should really put your phone down when you're out to eat with people. Maybe it's because I grew up with that rule but I know when I'm getting lunch with a friend or something I find it incredibly irritating when they're on their phone
Edit: holy s**t my first award??
I want a human customer service operator not an automated operator or chat bot.
As a person with lots of experience in Customer Service/ Helpdesk: this is the future. ALL corporations are drooling for a proper AI that correctly recognises voices. As soon as a good one is on the market, thousands of people will loose their jobs, on top of other administrative tasks being moved to southeast asia to cut the costs even further
Music in bars is too loud.
(Edit to add that I've been a touring musician and live sound technician. I love music but it actually sounds better at lower volumes, and I want to be able to hear it in to my old age)
Loud music turns into a mush. You can no longer distinguish the nuances from it and your ears hurt. Who wants to purposely be uncomfortable and suffer from tinnitus for the rest of their lives? The music is too loud even in shops, not to mention the cinema. I read a while ago that a woman suffering from misophonia found a solution in earplugs intended for this, which dampen the sound, but not as much as traditional earplugs. Sounds heavenly.
"The name of our podcast is based on the retort, 'OK, Boomer' which is often used to mock Baby Boomers and those who are perceived as old-fashioned and being out-of-touch," Jean and Laura shared. "We podcast twice a month, and we try to find the humor and joy of living this life. Listen in as we encourage all Boomers, Millennials and everyone in between to be happily okay together."
We were curious if there's anything boomers typically get made fun of for that Jean and Laura actually agree with. "Hey, we love to make fun of ourselves," they shared. "And we understand that Millennials are spot-on about many things we Boomers do our say. But no matter what our Millennials tell us, we are still going to carry cash, because electronic wallets befuddle us."
"Yes, we know we can text businesses and restaurants, but we would rather call a person," Jean and Laura noted. "Uber and Lyft are indeed beyond us. Ordering fast food online and picking it up, or having it delivered is very confusing and stressful for us. We’ve had computers and smartphones for 25 years now, and we still need our kids to help us reboot them. Or explain what those funny symbols are that we can’t really see without our glasses. And don’t put us in a Granny Flat!"
Not everyone deserves a trophy. You SHOULD experience failure and disappointment in life. It's a teaching experience, stop getting so p**sy when you don't automatically get your way.
Certain things shouldn't require you to download an app and/or create a whole account, including:
- Ordering food in a restaurant
- Paying for parking
- Buying something online
- Sending a parcel
I don’t really know if this is a boomer opinion per say but you don’t need to document everything thing you do and post it to your social media. Sometimes it’s better to just live in the moment and enjoy what’s happening around you
We also asked Jean and Laura if they disagree with anything Boomers often say or believe. "At this point in our lives, we are ready to love everyone," they told Bored Panda. "But we do think Boomers should be more like Millennials when it comes to taking care of your physical and mental health. Millennials are not 'snowflakes', they are just not as 'seasoned' as us oldies."
If you’re walking on a crowded sidewalk, get off your f*****g phone it’s not the job of other pedestrians to avoid you while you make your vlog. Awareness of your surroundings is important.
I prefer physical menus over QR codes.
Physical keyboards are better than virtual keyboards.
Jean and Laura just want to see all generations living in harmony. "We put too much emphasis on generational differences, we can all learn and grow from each other. We truly adore our Millennial children and friends and love learning from them, keeps life interesting, maybe keeps us young! And 'Wordle' unites us all!"
"We live in beautiful Ohio," they also shared. "In fact, Laura played the piano and recorded the opening music you hear at the start of each podcast episode. The song is 'Beautiful Ohio'- the official song of our state. We want everyone to have a beautiful life. Oh and we tried the Tik Tok Balsamic Vinegar & Sparkling Water Coke Hack challenge on our podcast!"
If you'd like to hear more from these fun ladies, be sure to check out the OK, Boomer podcast right here!
It’s ok if you’re non-binary, but it’s also ok if that notion takes a little bit of getting used to for the rest of us.
Also, the amount of attention this issue gets is *far* out of proportion to the scope of the actual issue.
yep, it's something like 2% in firstworld countries and almost non-existent in others.
Basic home appliances (fridge, washer/dryer, etc) do NOT need a touch screen
Or internet connection. Why should the NSA know what's in my fridge?
Screw fast fashion, my clothes should be made to last.
I’m not rich so it’s unavoidable, but I’m willing to spend extra on clothes that aren’t made of plastic and I do my best to repair my damaged clothing instead of throwing it out.
Some cheap pieces can last very long time (but may not be sustainable), some expensive clothes are of poor quality (and not sustainable as well), you have to keep eyes open.
Are you suddenly feeling like your vision and hearing aren’t working as well as they used to? Do you feel immediate rage when you can’t figure out how to work a new piece of technology? Do you not understand TikTok and why the young people are obsessed with it? You might have more in common with boomers than you think! Keep upvoting the responses that you resonate with, and let us know in the comments if you think the boomers have made some good points about anything else. Then if you want to check out Bored Panda’s last article on this same topic after you’re finished with this list, you can find another piece featuring things that are better done the “old-fashioned way” right here.
Things aren’t made like they used to be. Everything you buy now is so cheaply manufactured. Even high end furniture uses cheap particle board and crappy joinery. We bought a pretty high end couch a few years back and it’s barely holding together.
Edit: thanks everyone for commenting and thank you for the award! I’ve been on Reddit since 2008 and have never had a comment get this much action
Standard headlights on new automobiles are too bright. Literally being blinded by every other car DURING THE DAYTIME wondering if their brights are on
LED headlights when they fail. Old headlights much simpler, bulb fails, get bulb and replace but thanks to LED tech so many headlights need to be fully replaced and dumping the whole unit is just so wasteful when you have all the companies talking about how environmental their cars are. Things should be more modular.
Turn the music down, no, you don’t have “excellent taste in music” and nobody wants to hear it. Stop being jerks.
TV is getting too dark. Not emotionally - it is visually too dark and I can’t see it
Okay, but "emotionally" is true, too. Like 80% of the modern media are those bleak grimdark craps without a shred of positivity and sincerity which think that "mature" means "extreme violence, gore and erotica".
I prefer reading on paper, not on screen
I'm a boomer, and i love physical books. But i also love my Kindle. I can carry dozens and dozens of books with me. If, for some reason, i don't feel like reading THAT one right now, i can take a look at THIS one.
You are a clueless idiot if you pay 150$ for a concert ticket and spend the whole time watching it on your cell phone.
And if you’re holding up your phone/tablet and blocking my view doing so, I will kick you lightly in the back of the knee
The sheer amount of younger people I’ve seen with horrible people/social/conversational skills blows my mind, and I firmly believe it is greatly in part due to phones and social media.
Boomers always say s**t like “go play outside, interact with the world, spend less time on your phone” etc etc and I wholehearted agree.
A lot of products *were* made better in the past.
Pyrex is a prime example but there's thousands more.
Planned obsolescence as a consequence of prioritizing quarterly profits over customer satisfaction is another nail in the coffin of this current version of the economy we live in.
My grandfather taught my dad who taught me, how to build furniture. Handcrafted, dove tail joints, real wood not particle board....I'm teaching my son how to now as well. Owning all the furniture my dad made for me and my son, now that dad passed away, is priceless to me. Plus it's things that'll last FOREVER
If you have shared walls or live in an apartment building, you need to respect quiet hours of 10pm - 8am.
I get so grumpy if my building neighbors are loud past 10pm.
Even if you DON'T have shared walls. No one in a house wants to hear the rowdy party down the street.
Just because you CAN say something, doesn’t mean you SHOULD. Think twice, speak once. I’m only 28, raised by my father who was 39 years older than me. Just seems like people pop off at the mouth way faster than in previous generations.
All these comments make me feel much younger now, glad I wasn’t the only one who got the old school raising.
I really don't want to hear about anybody's sex life in graphic detail
They slip it in and beat it about, ramming their sex life down our throats. They should think long and hard before just whipping it in to the conversation. We should stop beating about the bush and tell them "NO' they are a pain in the a*s with it.
Family dinners with everyone sitting down, eating and talking, no tv and no phones are essential
Having to create a username and password to join just about anything online is a royal pain in the a*s
Good gravy this got way more attention that I was expecting. I will check out Password Manager seeing as it is highly recommended.
For the record-I often see boomers much more fed up with computer requirements that require jumping through hoops more than younger generations. I don't think younger generations love these irritating requirements but if anyone feels this is not a boomer opinion I really don't have the energy or care enough to argue
tipping has gotten out of control- coming from someone who relies on tips for income. it hurts people who actually should be getting them because now people are extremely agitated about any and all tipping. i was just at a music festival and the guy who exchanges your cash for drink tickets (not even the person who pours the beverage) had an ipad with tip options starting at 18%
Where will this tipping situation end... getting a circumcision and leaving the doctor a tip...OK, bad example
Sometimes it's faster (and easier) to just plug something in, instead of dealing with bluetooth connectivity. There's something nice about knowing how to get it connected and being able to physically connect/disconnect.
Charging your phone is indeed faster with a cable than over Bluetooth.
Language has evolved really quickly and what's socially acceptable changes every year. I'm with the boomers in that if we use language that is outdated, please assume ignorance not malice! I accidentally used a slur a few years ago that is common in my community (referring to eye shape) and had no idea it was a slur until someone told me...thankfully kindly and privately. I do wish the assumption was "you probably didn't know this but..." and not "YOU ARE A BIGOT!"
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Perhaps it's my TV/ soundbar combo but I've noticed over the last few years that volume levels on TV shows and movies are all over the place. By that I mean you will be watching a scene with someone talking and it's at a comfortable sound level then some background music plays or there's a gunshot and it's as if the volume has suddenly jumped up to window shaking levels. It's seems I spend most of the time turning the volume up or down depending on what's happening on screen.
A lot of mumbling too with overly loud background music. Then you get told to get your hearing checked but the clock ticking in the other room can still be heard by yourself.
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Also - the current world makes it very hard for the elderly, with the expectation that everyone has a smart phone and access to the internet/ and can use it, even a phone call with options to choose from can be too much for them. Please be aware and support where it's needed!!
It's also highly discriminatory against people with visual or learning difficulties.
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Nokia smartphones have this feature (yes, Nokia makes smartphones!)
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Teach your children manners - they still make a difference- also teaches respect
When your SEXUALITY walks in a room before you do. Every time, Every where. Hi, I'm bi-sexual... and my name is He/She spelled with an Xi. Goes to work? Hi, I'm Trans gender so It's against the rules if you don't want to listen to me talk about MY SEXUALITY Goes to the gas station? NO ONE cares if you need to pee... But if you have size 50 GGG size boobs stuck any where on your body and have Viking braids in your beard your not going in there with my kids or my Grannie. And if you go in there with ME, I'm going to fight you for the big stall. Sick of peoples SEXUALITY being their PERSONALITY.
THIS!! So many sites make you give your email just to LOOK at their stuff, then they abuse it with a daily bombarding of ads, like they think they are the only site sending you stuff so you shouldn't mind. Of course, I unsubscribe after I receive my items, but then when another interesting ad comes up in my feed, I have to give them the email AGAIN just to look. It's become such a pain on so many sites that I just don't shop where they ask for email anymore. Instead, I take the description of the item that caught my attention and search to find somewhere else to buy it. I hope they all lose business this way.
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Holding a door open. An actual store to shop in. Actual customer service. Not having to tip for everything I'm doing to serve myself. Not taking surveys everywhere. Rewards programs that I've only used your store once and now my email gets everything. Just applying to a job and getting an interview. Not 3k questions they are on the resume. Cursive handwriting. Ya kids can type at age 4 now but writing a beautiful card by hand over printing it out is better
Oh dear. You were doing so well and then you threw in the thing about cursive. Some things just aren't relevant to teach any more. Do you know how to use a slide rule or logarithm tables? How about correct use of a writing slate? These were the previous complaints by older generations about "the youth of today".
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These aren't things boomers say, they're things everybody says. Keep ageism out of it.
What is clear is people don't know what the Boomer generation is. If you were born between 1946 and 1964, you qualify. If not, you are something else. If your Boomer parent is telling you to go outside and play, the youngest they are is 58.
1: I need to try on all my outfits and shoes. I hate clothing stores that don't tell me if an object is in the store, until I've clicked on it. I'm NOT buying it if I can't try it on first. 2: Job sites assuming you can drive- so they end up giving you jobs 30 minutes away from home- or if you ask for a city with transit- they end up giving you something that isn't in reach of bus. 3: I'd much rather get my new bank card at the bank- instead of it being mailed to me. Same with Driver's License and ID"s, it's easier to go in person.
Most of these were spot on some were repetitive and a couple were just Karen's Karen-ing 🤷🏾 Either way a thoroughly enjoyable read
Can people please stop going to websites on the Internet to complain about the Internet. Go for a walk if it bothers you so much.
Nothing will improve if we don't complain about the things we don't like. Every complaint is an opportunity for someone to develop a better product.
Load More Replies... Went to PF Chang's only to have to download the menu. We won't be back between that and the ugly makeover
I think a lot of this is based on moderation/variety. Some people like qr codes and internet fridges, the rest of us want more options. Phones arent great, but learning self control doesn't mean ditching phones completely (prob not even possible in this environment), just learning moderation and other interests.
Never a truer word has been said! So glad I'm not alone with many of these modern day peeves!
I stopped watching TV shows years ago. I might fire it up to watch a movie. I worked as sys admin in IT for 20 years. I have an android phone, friend has an iphone. I hate both phones. The screen is too small, the keyboard is worse. Finding the setting you want to change takes way too long. I just want to make phone calls. I'd use an old Nokia flip phone if I could find anyone that would support it.
I've read all the points and while all are valid, I noticed one was missing. Actually two. One, the spelling nowadays has become atrocious and two, if I one more incorrect usage of 's in a professional setting, I'm going to have a meltdown right then and there! It's Birthdays, not Birthday's people! Come on!
I agreed with every one. It's very refreshing to be on the side of righteousness for a change. Yes, I'm being snarky, but I do agree with them all. Mostly because they promulgate common sense and consideration for others which helps the world go around more smoothly. Enjoyable read to know others feel similarly.
How about - I shouldn't have to use my credentials to up vote on your silly little poll.
The decline in morals and socially acceptable behavior astounds me. I'm 50. When I was growing up stealing was wrong. Now people "show-off" in riots as they destroy property and take whatever they want. Sex scenes were tame in the movies and on t.v. Now they're extremely graphic. And when did we all agree that the f-word was ok to use everyday in every sentence? It's supposed to be used when you really mean it, when you're really mad or just nailed your thumb to the roof, etc. The examples of what I'm talking about are endless, and these are just simplistic examples of a few. Must everything/everyone be so crude?
I don't think I should occasionally get a notification in my phone's personal notification bar. Like how in the world does McDonald's have the money or power to do that and just randomly push a noti on my phone in MY NOTI BAR for their fries??? Advertising is effing wild now and way too persistent and harsh.
My boomer dad doesn't seem to mind all these things I/we find annoying. I can't stand so much unnecessary tech. It's obnoxious at this point.
Perhaps it's my TV/ soundbar combo but I've noticed over the last few years that volume levels on TV shows and movies are all over the place. By that I mean you will be watching a scene with someone talking and it's at a comfortable sound level then some background music plays or there's a gunshot and it's as if the volume has suddenly jumped up to window shaking levels. It's seems I spend most of the time turning the volume up or down depending on what's happening on screen.
A lot of mumbling too with overly loud background music. Then you get told to get your hearing checked but the clock ticking in the other room can still be heard by yourself.
Load More Replies... Also - the current world makes it very hard for the elderly, with the expectation that everyone has a smart phone and access to the internet/ and can use it, even a phone call with options to choose from can be too much for them. Please be aware and support where it's needed!!
It's also highly discriminatory against people with visual or learning difficulties.
Load More Replies... Notification lights on older phones. You'd put your phone down on the table etc, the little LED would blink if you had a message or if your battery was running low but now it seems they are a thing of the past on so many phones meaning you have to pick the phone up, activate the screen just to see if a message came through you were waiting for.
Nokia smartphones have this feature (yes, Nokia makes smartphones!)
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When your SEXUALITY walks in a room before you do. Every time, Every where. Hi, I'm bi-sexual... and my name is He/She spelled with an Xi. Goes to work? Hi, I'm Trans gender so It's against the rules if you don't want to listen to me talk about MY SEXUALITY Goes to the gas station? NO ONE cares if you need to pee... But if you have size 50 GGG size boobs stuck any where on your body and have Viking braids in your beard your not going in there with my kids or my Grannie. And if you go in there with ME, I'm going to fight you for the big stall. Sick of peoples SEXUALITY being their PERSONALITY.
THIS!! So many sites make you give your email just to LOOK at their stuff, then they abuse it with a daily bombarding of ads, like they think they are the only site sending you stuff so you shouldn't mind. Of course, I unsubscribe after I receive my items, but then when another interesting ad comes up in my feed, I have to give them the email AGAIN just to look. It's become such a pain on so many sites that I just don't shop where they ask for email anymore. Instead, I take the description of the item that caught my attention and search to find somewhere else to buy it. I hope they all lose business this way.
Load More Replies... Holding a door open. An actual store to shop in. Actual customer service. Not having to tip for everything I'm doing to serve myself. Not taking surveys everywhere. Rewards programs that I've only used your store once and now my email gets everything. Just applying to a job and getting an interview. Not 3k questions they are on the resume. Cursive handwriting. Ya kids can type at age 4 now but writing a beautiful card by hand over printing it out is better
Oh dear. You were doing so well and then you threw in the thing about cursive. Some things just aren't relevant to teach any more. Do you know how to use a slide rule or logarithm tables? How about correct use of a writing slate? These were the previous complaints by older generations about "the youth of today".
Load More Replies... These aren't things boomers say, they're things everybody says. Keep ageism out of it.
What is clear is people don't know what the Boomer generation is. If you were born between 1946 and 1964, you qualify. If not, you are something else. If your Boomer parent is telling you to go outside and play, the youngest they are is 58.
1: I need to try on all my outfits and shoes. I hate clothing stores that don't tell me if an object is in the store, until I've clicked on it. I'm NOT buying it if I can't try it on first. 2: Job sites assuming you can drive- so they end up giving you jobs 30 minutes away from home- or if you ask for a city with transit- they end up giving you something that isn't in reach of bus. 3: I'd much rather get my new bank card at the bank- instead of it being mailed to me. Same with Driver's License and ID"s, it's easier to go in person.
Most of these were spot on some were repetitive and a couple were just Karen's Karen-ing 🤷🏾 Either way a thoroughly enjoyable read
Can people please stop going to websites on the Internet to complain about the Internet. Go for a walk if it bothers you so much.
Nothing will improve if we don't complain about the things we don't like. Every complaint is an opportunity for someone to develop a better product.
Load More Replies... Went to PF Chang's only to have to download the menu. We won't be back between that and the ugly makeover
I think a lot of this is based on moderation/variety. Some people like qr codes and internet fridges, the rest of us want more options. Phones arent great, but learning self control doesn't mean ditching phones completely (prob not even possible in this environment), just learning moderation and other interests.
Never a truer word has been said! So glad I'm not alone with many of these modern day peeves!
I stopped watching TV shows years ago. I might fire it up to watch a movie. I worked as sys admin in IT for 20 years. I have an android phone, friend has an iphone. I hate both phones. The screen is too small, the keyboard is worse. Finding the setting you want to change takes way too long. I just want to make phone calls. I'd use an old Nokia flip phone if I could find anyone that would support it.
I've read all the points and while all are valid, I noticed one was missing. Actually two. One, the spelling nowadays has become atrocious and two, if I one more incorrect usage of 's in a professional setting, I'm going to have a meltdown right then and there! It's Birthdays, not Birthday's people! Come on!
I agreed with every one. It's very refreshing to be on the side of righteousness for a change. Yes, I'm being snarky, but I do agree with them all. Mostly because they promulgate common sense and consideration for others which helps the world go around more smoothly. Enjoyable read to know others feel similarly.
How about - I shouldn't have to use my credentials to up vote on your silly little poll.
The decline in morals and socially acceptable behavior astounds me. I'm 50. When I was growing up stealing was wrong. Now people "show-off" in riots as they destroy property and take whatever they want. Sex scenes were tame in the movies and on t.v. Now they're extremely graphic. And when did we all agree that the f-word was ok to use everyday in every sentence? It's supposed to be used when you really mean it, when you're really mad or just nailed your thumb to the roof, etc. The examples of what I'm talking about are endless, and these are just simplistic examples of a few. Must everything/everyone be so crude?
I don't think I should occasionally get a notification in my phone's personal notification bar. Like how in the world does McDonald's have the money or power to do that and just randomly push a noti on my phone in MY NOTI BAR for their fries??? Advertising is effing wild now and way too persistent and harsh.
My boomer dad doesn't seem to mind all these things I/we find annoying. I can't stand so much unnecessary tech. It's obnoxious at this point.
