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“I’m With Boomers On This One”: 45 People Name Things That They Think Older Generations Got Right
Baby boomer is a term used to describe a person who was born between 1946 and 1964. This generation makes up a substantial portion of the world's population, especially in developed nations.
However, due to various reasons, such as political and social differences, younger folks aren't particularly fond of them as a cohort. They point fingers at decades of disregard for the climate and accuse Boomers of entitlement whenever the housing market is mentioned.
And the media isn't helping, either. There are countless articles, such as 'The Boomers Ruined Everything' and 'The Worst Generation: Or, how I learned to stop worrying and hate the Boomers.'
Image credits: profbobadilla
So historian Dr. Eladio B. Bobadilla decided to change the public debate and tweeted, "What makes you go, 'I'm with the boomers on this one?'"
In less than a month, it was viewed over 71 million times and has received plenty of positive replies. Continue scrolling to check out some of the most popular ones.
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Ruth 2 years ago
And destroying the environment. Horrible to think about all of the old appliances in land fills.
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UpQuarkDownQuark 2 years ago
I used to repair lift chairs, the recliners that help the elderly and disabled stand. Often the gears would strip, so I would take the motor apart, put in new gears, a little grease, and put it back together. A few dollars in parts and half hour labor and the chair was good as new. I left that business, but returned a few years later. By then, the motor assembly was completely sealed. Instead of replacing a nylon gear and maybe a roll pin, we had to replace the entire motor assembly, and throw the old one away. Pissed. Me. Off.
similarly 2 years ago
Will never buy another apple product. Apple refused to replace a graphics card on a five-year old iMac. Wanted me to throw it away and buy a new one. I took it to a recycle shop that deals in junk and spare parts. I now have two old-fashioned custom-made tower computers that still run perfectly after 5 years ... and when they DO have a problem, I can just pop the top, replace the part, and keep going.
Beans 2 years ago
This is partly why I hate Apple too. Used to have a law that they didn't even allow people to repair their products and all their stuff is proprietary bs. Can't interchange parts. I have a Samsung s7 from 2016 that still takes amazing photos and works great, and a super old Samsung tab from 2015 I can still use books app on look up recipes and still play some games. I upgraded my phone this year but only because I wanted a bigger battery for travelling but I still love my s7. I love keeping it handy for taking impromptu cat pics lol
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Lizz 2 years ago
Yes, and affordable repairs, not like a repair that's the same price as a new appliance...
Tee Rat 2 years ago
That was my old deep freezer, a new compressor would have cost $500 and the new freezer would have been $500.
Load More Replies... ninjaTrashPandaBoom 2 years ago
planned obsolescence is illegal in France if I remember correctly.
Load More Replies... Courtney 2 years ago
Which is why I’m still on an iPhone 8 which I onky bought because my previous phone broke broke and was not fixable. When I had the battery replaced, it cost $50. The worker tried to convince me to by the newest model instead saying that I was saving money to by a $1200 new phone with a $250 credit for my trade in…somehow in his mind $300 was cheaper than $1200. I bought the new battery and still going strong 2 years later.
Pickles, Pennies, & Ponies 2 years ago
That's why I got a very basic fridge (no ice maker, water dispenser) and washing machine. It's just more stufff that will go wrong them. I'm single and don't work due to a disability so, my clothes don't get that dirty to warrant a washer with a million different settings.
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Alexandra Davis 2 years ago
For disabled people like me- being able to control some appliances from my phone allows me to be more independent and do things on my own. So they do have some uses!
SofaKing 2 years ago
Yeah, but alternative controls such as voice or even Bluetooth with an App don't have to connect to the internet to work...it's a product of software programmers who overestimate their capabilities and corporate ecosystem lock-in greed.
Load More Replies... Ruth 2 years ago
I don’t want my washing machine to order more detergent from Amazon when it is hungry.
Mycroft1967 2 years ago
I don't want electronic devices automatically ordering anything. Go on vacation come back to 12 boxes of detergent. Also wonder who needs a slow cooker that you turn on/off with your phone? The whole point of a slow cooker is turn it on and walk away.
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FakeOptimist 2 years ago
Same here. I don't want to run the risk that in future my fridge is turned off because ppl with more money decide to (buy and) turn on their AC on hot days.
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Almarako94 2 years ago
Working in IT i can tell you, i don't even want my TV to be "smart". There are computers and smartphones, that's everything that needs to be connected to the internet. Everything else can be controlled with those two things and maybe a Raspberry pi.
Nice Beast Ludo 2 years ago
I don't like that my TV remote has 2 buttons and a "voice" button that I've disabled but still constantly scans the room and kills the batteries every two weeks
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Ken Beattie 2 years ago
I don't mind the existence of smart devices. If someone wants a smart toaster then go nuts. But I don't want a world where I can't buy a "dumb toaster". I can see possibilities for some devices. For example, if I could link my electric kettle to my alarm clock that might be handy. The moment my alarm gets turned off the kettle could start heating up. So by the time I've walked to the kitchen it's hot and I can make a cuppa. Or aircon that I can turn on while I'm sitting on the train on the way home. So by the time I get in the house is cool. Absolutely not life changing, but I could see the possibilities.
ShellsBells 2 years ago
I live in Florida, and very close to where Hurricane Ian hit. I know most people heard and saw how massive the destruction was. A lot of people were waiting days to weeks to have not only their electricity turned on, but their internet as well. This one woman was throwing a monster hissy fit that everything in her house was controlled by the internet, she couldn't do anything and how more important she was than people who lost everything. I have some lights and my a/c connected, but i can operate manually. I'd never be completely dependent on them.
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Srinivasan Somasundaram 2 years ago
I have an appliance which says I have to be in the same wifi network to control it. LOL
Agfox 2 years ago
I'm living with this issue at the moment with a new robot vacuum cleaner that keeps disconnecting from my home network. I want clean floors which, it seems, is somewhat secondary given the length, complexity & emphasis on connectivity in the User Guide. Fortunately, it does have a 'manual mode' so all is not lost but I wanted to avoid having to cart it from room to room as herniated disks combined with arthrosis are not helped by heavy lifting
David 2 years ago (edited)
Oh I dunno. You never know when you might be traveling abroad and want to start a load of laundry via your plane's onboard wifi. / S. "Alexa, please make my house unnecessarily complicated and also more expensive."
Mary Peace 2 years ago
Yes, because when on holiday I always get withdrawal symptoms because I haven't done any housework for a few days. Just thinking about putting on a load of washing could cure the problem.
Load More Replies...We got in touch with Dr. Eladio B. Bobadilla and he was kind enough to have a little chat with us about what inspired him to start this discussion.
"Like most things on social media, that post was anything but an original thought," Dr. Bobadilla, who is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Pittsburgh, told Bored Panda.
"I had seen someone, somewhere else, say they were 'with the boomers on this one.' I can't remember what it was, precisely, that elicited that reaction. But I'm a historian, and although this was hardly meant to be an academic exercise, it sort of organically and spontaneously turned into one."
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MacintoshID 2 years ago
Don't feel bad for those with houses because we can't even afford to sell and have something in savings for a new home anymore. I can't even afford to look at my house that I bought 16 years ago.
Load More Replies... Nice Beast Ludo 2 years ago
High schools need to be supportive of trades and not just pushing college so hard like it's the only option. My high school was OBSESSED with hitting a million in college scholarships among graduates every year that they gave NO alternatives like it was college or McDonald's
shan 2 years ago
Join a trade and you can have this. Plumbers, electricians, welders all make a very nice living with benefits.
Tee Rat 2 years ago
We have shops for all these unions and I had friends that started training right out of high school. The carpenter's union hall was the nicest inside, but the bricklayer's union hall will stand forever.
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Two_rolling_black_eyes 2 years ago
They got this backwards. The young people want this. The boomers have made it impossible. Its not 18 year old CEOs keeping the minimum wage down so they can't afford to buy anything.
Nimitz 2 years ago
Can't do it with boomers and gen x-ers buying all the property then subdividing every house into 2-3 rental properties. All while making sure they charge enough to cover the mortgage on BOTH their houses. They milk the younger generations for every penny they can, then get reverse mortgages leaving nothing at all behind, having consumed everything in their wake. At least, that's what the ones in my family are doing.
similarly 2 years ago
To be honest, I don't think it's the boomer and gen x-ers. I don't think it's necessarily a "generation" thing. I think it's financial institutions buying up property. They buy up the property, creating an artificially low supply. This drives up demand and prices. The idea is that they then sell for a profit. Only, they've gotten addicted to the game. They're all sitting on mountains of property with stars in their eyes watching the prices go up and dreaming of the profits they're going to make. The problem is, once somebody panics and starts selling, the price drops. If the other buy it up fast enough, it stabilizes. I've seen this happen 2-3 times now. Once the landslide starts for real ... once they can't hold it back and becomes all or nothing, they'll sell like there's no tomorrow, and we'll have the subprime collapse all over again. And really it's the fault of the politicians for bailing them out. They faced no consequences from the last game, so they did it again.
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Kimbowa 2 years ago
I’m definitely not anti-college I believe in it. But I also believe that teaching trades is very important and it’s senseless not to. We need tradespeople obviously and those jobs I think are very fulfilling to a lot of people and some take to it naturally or have prior generations that have been successful with it. I hope I didn’t misspeak here it’s my kind of naive view though.
kansasmagic 2 years ago
That wasn't something Boomers were "right" about. It was just the times they lived in. Would you want to go through another world war, just to reap the benefits of a recovering global economy?
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Angela Kelley 2 years ago
Literally walked out of a restaurant last week when we were informed we had to scan the menu, which required providing personal information, and then, in addition, you had to place your order from their app. Bye.
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
I'm the same. The local pubs (owned by Woolworths) started forcing people to order by phone only. No menus, gotta look at your phone. Can't even just say "I'd like the burger and chips" gotta order by phone. When they started that I told them sorry I'm not doing it and walked out. The good news was apparently a month or so after that one of the Woolworths higher ups went to one of their pub restaurants to eat and had great difficulties actually placing an order. Within a week or so the "must order by phone" rule was rescinded and they went back to regular menus and ordering.
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AspieGirl88 2 years ago
Yeah, I agree with this one, though not because of age (as I’m only 35). My iPad is not the best at doing that sort of thing; heck, it won’t even let me play Pokémon GO! Also, due to my Aspergers/severe anxiety issues, I’m severely phobic of using phones to speak to people, so I don’t even have one; if I need urgent help, I’ll use my iPad to make a text on Messenger, but only for emergencies. If a restaurant only offered a menu via QR scan, we’d probably eat elsewhere! 😅
Nice Beast Ludo 2 years ago
I am the same way! I have severe online social anxiety. Bored Panda is the only platform I am active on and often leave my phone off for days cause it makes me sick with anxiety. When it rings my stomach drops like there's a SWAT team at the door. Glad to know I have a kindred spirit out there. It's sad cause I used to have so many friends I'd write letters to and penpals but now everyone just wants you to email and doesn't write back.
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Fun Fan 2 years ago
I don't even have a smartphone. The max., what my phone is capable, beside the basic functions, is to be alarm clock, take some not-so-good-photos and recording. So, all restaurants and other places lost me, what operates with this shít.
Ima Manimal 2 years ago
If I have to install some data mining app to order, I’ll just go somewhere else.
Wendy O'Shea 2 years ago (edited)
Yes but you should not have to provide all your personal information that they sell to someone else. It fills your email within days.
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David 2 years ago
I have been fortunate I guess. I've never run into a QR code that was not an "also". As in I could get a printed menu if I asked. Some were disposable printed paper versions (Covid safety) but you didn't have to use your phone if you didn't want to. I'm not a big fan to trying to scroll a whole menu via my relatively small screen.
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Jeff White 2 years ago
I just don't use Apps. My explanation is: I don't use Apps. And thus I apparently have three heads with the looks I get.
Almarako94 2 years ago
Only the minimal amount needed, they're slowing down your phone and most try to gather as many informations as possible.
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
“Free” apps that still ask for your credit card number, because their “free” only pertains to a very limited trial period, after which they will automatically charge your card without any warning, notification, or request for permission (because that’s baked into the requirement for your card number).
Robert T 2 years ago
It should say quite clearly that you account will by debited by X amount after so many days unless you cancel. If it doesn't it would certainly be in breach of EU law, if not other countries as well. I look for an alternative if anything wants a card number for a "free" trial.
Load More Replies... Kira Okah 2 years ago
Given that I don't have a phone, apps are pretty useless. And note that not having a phone is not as rare as some may think.
LadyManx 2 years ago
I just say the "manager said I just have to tell you the price". Which he has said as I don't have a cell and have bothered him enough times about this. And by that I mean I have NO cell phone at all. Not just a smart phone.
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Sue User 2 years ago
I had to download an app to pay for a parking meter in a town 3000 miles from my house. Even if i visit again , the rental tags will be different. This was in washington dc , which probably has more tourists than locals. I was not using the metro because it STILL didnt go to the major airport , Dulles, 45 years after metro opened.
Solidhog 2 years ago
Because apps are cheaper and easier to make. But less secure and hard to make work across platforms.
Hans Georg 2 years ago
Apps move the workload on the client. You still need an API and therefor a server. Modern websites are also Apps. They just don't need to be installed, but they still reside in the browsers Cache.
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Black Rabbit 2 years ago
Wonder if it’s cheaper to design and sell an app than make a website. Legit don’t know.
Dr. Bobadilla has a deep interest in how things change over the years. For example, how different generations experience life in their own unique ways and the quirks that define them.
"I wondered what other young people might respond with if asked this question in an open-ended way. The responses were delightfully grumpy, weird, and thought-provoking," he said.
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Skywitness 2 years ago
Wired earbuds also act as an antenna for phones that have built in FM radio. We don't need to stream everything.
Nimitz 2 years ago
That's why they got rid of them. Steve Jobs openly stated once that Apple's goal was to kill FM radio. Now his plan is posthumously succeeding. Also, it's allowed them to double and triple the price of mid-range earphones and sell you more digital content. Standard business. Screw people, make money.
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RavenTheCat 2 years ago
Everyone at work be like "i cant find my $200 airpod!" And im here with my $10 Skullcandy earbuds wired
Robert Payne 2 years ago
Amen. I don't even like to charge my phone. Why would I want to also have to charge ear buds?
Almarako94 2 years ago
Wired still give a way better sound quality, oh and you don't have to charge them in the middle of your favourite song.
whaaaaaaaaaa 2 years ago
Also when I listen to music and can't find my phone or if I watch a video and I drop my phone. The wire is a lifesaver
#7
Maximus 2 years ago
If anything, I'm judging modern people who doesn't learn from history. I mean, there are still people who parade the nazi symbol around or say that black people benefited from slavery.
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
Problem is, that requires a good enough understanding of history to realize the zeitgeist of the times. I’m 62, and have had to drop or modify all the ideas and opinions I was raised with and passed on to me by my greatest generation parents. When I started getting old enough to develop my own, I diverged greatly from my parents’ ideas and opinions, which they held onto until they died. But I vividly remember the drastic changes in society in the sixties and seventies, which shaped how people thought back then. Some of it we retain, but a lot of it has become outdated and socially unacceptable. So you must try to put yourself in the shoes and the social environment of the historic figure making statements and having sentiments that were acceptable in their times, but aren’t in ours. Once you understand that, then you’re better able to make an informed judgement.
Apatheist Account2 2 years ago
Totally with you on this one. I'm 61 - still a boomer, just - and we were born into a world where anyone other that straight white men had lower status, to the point of being illegal in some cases. The example I use for people who don't get it: if, in 100 years, veganism becomes the only way to live, and meat-eaters are scorned and derided - and cancelled and erased from history - then a photo emerges of Martin Luther King eating a burger, how would you feel, and how should the people of the time feel? Erase his historic contribution to society because views and norms have shifted?
Load More Replies... Robert Payne 2 years ago
The opposite is true also. I walk around and say "how could the Germans follow that little fascist" and "how did white people justify slavery to themselves", as if I would have staged protests down where the cotton was brought in from the fields. I'd have been in the pack I'm sure.
Winnie the Moo 2 years ago
Weeeeell…… I’m judging. Enslaved people owners, the Spanish Inquisition guys, the witch hunt people.
Greta Kolding 2 years ago
Judge all you will, but odds are that if you had lived in those times you wouldn't have lifted an eyebrow, let alone a finger, to oppose any of it.
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The Darkest Timeline 2 years ago (edited)
It’s possible to hold a nuanced view of this topic (as many have demonstrated here). Many historical figures were not all good or all bad; we might celebrate a 19th century abolitionist but also understand that some of those same people may still have been racists and held women in low regard. Care to discuss how they likely felt about the gays? There are the few that were supremely evil regardless of their time and place (Hitler, Mao, Stalin, Pol Pot, Genghis Khan, etc) but we often miss context and misunderstand the dynamics of power and the nature of what kinds of decisions leaders face (sometimes intentionally so) or the circumstances involved. It is also important to note that we can seek to understand people who did terrible things without agreeing with them; it really is a superpower.
Piper 2 years ago
I love this comment. What you are suggesting is critical thinking and rationale dialogue, even conversation in which the parties may not agree (I mean outside of agreeing atrocities are atrocious, I hope we are pretty much there!). When you do this, it requires a level of introspection that is hard, painful even. Because we want to believe we would have stood up- I want to believe I would- but I am typing this out on an iPad. It’s truly complex, more complex than it feels at first glance.
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Feathered Dinosaur 2 years ago
But nothing will ever make me not judge Hitler, because fùck him, he was a terrible, terrible person.
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sofacushionfort 2 years ago
It’s adequate to judge them by the standards of their own time. Lots of people saw right through Alcibiades 2400 years ago, as they do Trump today.
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MissMePhoenix 2 years ago
I can't stress enough how sad it is to have grown up in the usa, to have been spoon fed "the american dream" my entire childhood completely believing it was going to be a reality one day...just to have it crumble and disappear the older i got. One full time job is just not enough anymore....i know far too well from experience.
RiotGirl 2 years ago (edited)
A wise man once said "It's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it."
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Saint Tim the Godless 2 years ago
It's called the American Dream because you have to be sleeping to believe it. -George Carlin
FakeOptimist 2 years ago
I'm with the boomers on this one because I'm single. A small house would do.
Prius Owner 2 years ago (edited)
Not enough blame is being placed on corporate greed for this, or on one political party's facilitation of this imbalance by severely reducing the ability of unions to protect worker's earning power. And yet that party is able to convince those workers to vote for "culture war" instead of their economic interests.
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
Upvoting 10,000 times. Corporations are not people, and people are, alas, apparently idiots!
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Camber Hollywood 2 years ago
This is yet another thing the Boomers benefited from then destroyed for everyone after them.
Jestinna Welch 2 years ago
Again, it is because of the boomers that we're not able to afford housing today. This is the world they left us with
Piper 2 years ago (edited)
This isn’t impossible. You have to make choices, though. We live on 1 income, we own a house, 2 cars. We did not inherit anything. Now, 1 of those cars is a 2012 with 110k miles on it, and we won’t get a new one until the wheels fall off. We saved, we downsized our house (but it isn’t small). We chose a place where the housing costs aren’t cheap, but aren’t CA bad. The taxes are much lower, and in general a lower cost of living area. I shop sales, I shop second hand markets. My partner built his career by being willing to move and taking jobs others thought were beneath them. He is now an exec for a mid-large company. We are doing fine, but we made choices to get here. Also, we aren’t boomers.
As the replies kept pouring in, Dr. Bobadilla started noticing a few trends. "A lot of young people really hate QR code menus, think we should spend a little less time in front of screens, and agree that loud music is, well, too damn loud," he said.
"I found the aggravation with QR codes fascinating because we often assume that young people naturally embrace anything to do with technology. But it seems a lot of us still value doing some things the old-fashioned way."
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Say No to Downvoting 2 years ago
And can we please get rid of all the silent TV’s playing c**p that no one actually wants to watch yet our stupid brains keep being drawn to and hypnotise by. I’m here to socialise and eat - stop flooding my senses with c**p!
zgillet 2 years ago
A little Hawaiian place near me just plays nature videos (not violent). It's nice.
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Erik Hedenskog 2 years ago
I'm in my 50s. If I go to an airport bar why do I have to listen to "music" writen for 14 year old girls at top volume?
Ingmar Sweep 2 years ago (edited)
Not only in restaurants. In shops, cabs, churches, at the dentist's, shopping malls, at the movies, the theatre, in the bar... (But then: I'm probably a boomer myself...)
Ima Manimal 2 years ago
I’ve walked out of a restaurant that was blaring obnoxiously loud live music. Not gonna pay for a miserable experience.
Black Rabbit 2 years ago
Texas Road House…I can’t carry on a quiet conversation with people while there.
JayWantsACat 2 years ago
I haven't really run into music being too loud, outside of bars where it's somewhat expected. My issue is that too many restaurants don't have enough, or any, sound-dampening. So noise just bounces around the room causing people to talk louder to be heard which in turn causes more noise and on and on. I don't like super quiet restaurants either but if you have to yell to be heard and it's not because of music, that's not a place I want to eat at.
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Person 2 years ago
let me correct that, kids today should be able to play outside more, safely
Luna W. 2 years ago
I absolutely agree, but I also wonder if they would really do that..? I'm shocked how much kids are glued to their gaming consoles, tablets, and smartphones these days.
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Not productive (but trying) 2 years ago
Brother have you seen the outside there’s left to be in?
Mistiekim 2 years ago
Exactly - every square inch is being developed or your yard is a tiny patch of grass. A lot of local parks aren’t being looked after very well. Not very fun for a kid.
Load More Replies... Nimitz 2 years ago
Have you ensured they have safe public green spaces to go play in? Are there even trees in your neighborhood?
Yer maw 2 years ago
Yes. One of the benefits of living in Scotland
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Tomato Froggo 2 years ago
Alright, I understand this, but I hate when people say it. “Oh, play outside more!” Have you seen what’s there to play in? Busy streets, cars that you can barely hear, people speeding, barely any grass, I can go on. Then it’s “too dangerous to go outside.” So which is it?
Say No to Downvoting 2 years ago
Oh, but we all get accused of being neglectful parents if we try and not supervise our kids for two second or send them down the road to the shops or don’t have a leash on them until they’re 18.
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Stardust she/her 2 years ago
I always make sure to not be on my phone if I’m outside with friends or family. I only wish some of my friends would do the same instead of scrolling through their phone and not paying attention to what I’m saying
Briana Kessler 2 years ago (edited)
Except my parents who are boomers use their phones CONSTANTLY and I hate it.
Brocken Blue 2 years ago
Yes! Thank you! It’s the boomers in my family who are all phone addicted. We once took a family trip to see a glacier with my in laws, and all the younger folk were standing there with binoculars, observing the ice, talking about how weird the sounds the ice made were, sharing a DSLR to take photos of birds etc. Then my 70+ year old mother in law gasped and we all excitedly turned to ask her what she had seen. What she saw was a text message from her friend back home relaying that a local road back home was unexpectedly closed due to a hard rain 🤦 Only person who wasn’t the teasing her for this was my Father-in-law who was already sitting back in the car, posting to Facebook from his phone. Like we flew to Iceland from America for this once in a lifetime trip and they could *not* put down their phones.
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microwaved mcdonalds fries 2 years ago
i think it depends on how youre using it. if youre using it to ignore them, thats not cool, but i know my friends and i have a lot of fun showing each other funny/cool/weird stuff on our phones. but not to ignore each other
The Mediterranean Fruit 2 years ago
I'm never on my phone when I'm with friends. It just seems rude.
Em 2 years ago
Eh, seems fine as long as it's a casual thing. Quickly responding to a text? Who even cares. If you're glued to it the entire time, yeah, that's rude, but in my experience if phones are out that much, they're actively part of the conversation (as in "oh, let me find this thing you'd like"). As I mentioned elsewhere, I'm not a big phone person, so this isn't me excusing my bad behavior -- if anything, I'd be the one in a position to complain.
Maya 2 years ago
Yep. There's the quick responding to a text and the person having a real time conversation on what's app with someone while you are just sitting here. And going back to the phone whenever he/she gets a notification. I hate that
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Deborah Pass 2 years ago
I HATE PEOPLE WHO FEEL the need to be on their phones ALL the time. Why bother going out with someone if all you need is your phone. NO RESPECT!
Lene 2 years ago
It's super difficult for me to tell my oldest daughter (6yo) that she can not play games on my phone when she has friends over WHEN THE FRIENDS PLAY ON THEIR PARENTS' PHONE WHEN THEY VISIT US! But I still manage to talk her out of it by saying that what they do is not my responsebility (usually makes our friends/her friends' parents blush and get the phone away from their kid) and that it is not polite to be on mommy's phone when there are guests. She will sometimes be allowed to watch a show on TV if the guests also want to watch TV, though.
Kim Lorton 2 years ago
It’s like it is glued to their hand. Screw that. If I were young and dating, if the guy never put down his phone, the entire time of our date, there would never be another date, no matter how much I liked him, if he cannot focus on just me, because he asked me out to get to know me, well, that’s not knowing me. That is rude and irritating. I would likely explain to him, sorry, but if I am not more important than your phone, and YOU asked me out, then you will never be my type of man.
MacintoshID 2 years ago
Put the phone or tablet away and shut it off. Go and do something using your brain. Have a real conversation with another person or a group. Stop being afraid to talk to each other.
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April Morris 2 years ago
I hated that all the way back to the 80s and haven't changed my mind yet. Paying huge amounts for torn clothing is insane.
French panda says ur worth it 2 years ago (edited)
Just tear ur own clothing!
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Maya 2 years ago
bruh, it's a style. And the ripped part is made in a way that will not got more ripped, contrary to what would happen if you did it yourself.
Brocken Blue 2 years ago (edited)
Yes, and starched Elizabethan lace collars and powdered wigs were “a style” too… doesn’t make it look better lol. To those of us who put only holes in our pants thanks only to regular wear and tear, that style looks silly no matter whether or not it is “made that way” 🤷If anything, the fact that the rips stay unchanged only highlights how unnatural, and therefore how wasteful and silly the holes are . Good fashion is a matter of opinion, and my opinion is that people with pre-made holes in their pants look silly. Your opinion may vary and that’s fine
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MissMePhoenix 2 years ago
I'm 33 and have alwayyyys wondered this. I also constantly questioned why *shorts* were usually more expensive than pants...like, it's less material, wtf? Lol
JamezyJamez 2 years ago
The "rips" are reinforced in most cases (I take it you are referring to higher-end garments from your OP) so they're just as durable as unripped ones. It really just comes down to one's personal taste. Tearing clothing yourself creates frays in the fabric that will only worsen through wear and washing. I have (had?) an ancient pair of Michael Kors jeans with "tears" that reveal naked threads (no skin showing) and they held up for years. I don't trot them out these days (probably gave them away to goodwill years ago) but they were nothing if not sturdy.
David Paterson 2 years ago
Recently I could not buy jeans that were not pre-soiled or already ripped. At least give us a choice.
David 2 years ago
YES! SO MUCH YES! And they upped the ante when they started putting out jeans that are both torn AND stained. PRO TIP for young people wanting those expensive torn jeans - Buy a basic pair of jeans. Go buck hay bails. The front panels of your jean legs will become thin and torn. "Dumb' us used to sew on reinforcement panels at this point but younger, smarter you can stop right there and enjoy your torn jeans.
Rayne Eilers 2 years ago
Or crop tops. like, why is it 30 dollars for half a shirt??? At least make them cheaper than regular shirts
Shahn Knights 2 years ago
I cringe as well. I just don't get the size if some holes...and then some people complain about their legs being cold. I just walk away and offered to show them how to patch the holes.
Robert Larson, LPN, JD 2 years ago
My mother wouldn't let us EVER wear ripped jeans, people would think we were POOR - yup, we were poor!
In his book Generations, Bobby Duffy, who is a Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Policy Institute at King's College London, argues that generational thinking is a big idea that's been horribly corrupted and devalued by endless myths and stereotypes.
These clichés, according to Duffy, have fuelled fake battles between "snowflake" Millennials and "selfish" Baby Boomers, with younger generations facing a "war on woke" and older generations accused of "stealing" the future from the young.
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Jestinna Welch 2 years ago
Lucky you! I live in New Orleans, trees barely exist out here.
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Jestinna Welch 2 years ago
Tbf, outside isn't really a safe place to be anymore. There is no more shade, there are constant excessive heat warnings, and crime is up all over the country. So, staying inside and gaming with your friends is the way to go these days. I mean, if there wasn't a heat index over 100° every single day, kids might enjoy being outside again. But how can anybody expect to find any joy in sitting outside, sweating your a*s off, and twiddling your thumbs. If I'm going to twiddle my thumbs I'd rather not be pouring sweat and have a controller in hand while doing so.
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
Well how else are you going to yell at the kids skatin' on the sidewalk if you don't sit on your porch?!?
Black Rabbit 2 years ago
Harder to do when you live in more urban areas where the scenery kinda sucks.
M.Kay (He/They) 2 years ago
I would love to able to do this. But the areas that are affordable to live in don't have scenery, not to mention it is an insufferable temperature outside (in the USA at least)
Alan Watkiss 2 years ago
Alas I don't have a porch, or a garden. But I do have a giant window to watch the birds in the tree. It is also a good place to feed them from
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Nay Wilson 2 years ago
I have to disagree with this one. As much as I love physical books, Ebooks are better. I have 5000 books on my kindle. I have a tiny, 1 bedroom flat, if my 5000 ebooks were in physical form they’d overflow my flat
Nice Beast Ludo 2 years ago
Wall to wall shelving. Your walls could be BOOKS! WHAT COULD BE BETTER???
Load More Replies... Nimitz 2 years ago
It took me a while. The trick was to set the screen black and the text to white. I love physical books too, but this is better for the environment. Also, you can put Kindle on your phone and then email ebooks to your kindle email. My library has ebooks you can just send to your email, so I send them to my phone. Unlimited, free, legal, environmentally friendly books, and text books. It's a win, win, win, win, win! That's a lot of wins!
icamon 2 years ago
The phone kindle app is soo much better, particularly iphone, than what they have on other devices. I also read white on a black background which creates less eye strain. The biggest reason I love the app: I can change the font size, so accessibility. The ability to get word definition and even historical context is so great. I have physical copies of favorite books, but I love my kindle app.
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JayWantsACat 2 years ago
I love books. I love having a book in my hands. I have way too many of them and not enough room for them. But the Kindle is great for me. I read before bed and with the Kindle I don't need a light so the room stays dark helping me to fall asleep. I don't need my glasses since I can make the font large enough to read without them. And I have my entire library in hand when the mood for a certain something hits me. I also have an app on my tablet to reduce the blue light that affects the ability to fall and stay asleep. I think there is a world where real books and ebooks can coexist.
tuzdayschild 2 years ago
The good news is real books are out there. Just buy them if that's what you want. Amazingly, the price hasn't gone up that much.
pocwaddler 2 years ago
Gotta disagree. I love my ebooks! When I travel, I load a dozen books onto my iPad and I'm set for the whole trip.
The Short Lady 2 years ago (edited)
Just read. Paper book, ebook, audiobook. Just read. Signed/A Boomer.
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Skywitness 2 years ago
I'm sure this is part of the reason I still have a close relationship with my adult children.
StrangeOne 2 years ago
It would have more to do with how you treat your kids than gabbing around a table while eating.
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BlindAres 2 years ago (edited)
Eh... late Gen-X here. This always turned into my highly abusive father insulting everyone at the table. I'm good not doing this
Mell 2 years ago
But that has nothing to do with the concept of sharing the meal together. That's just bad choices on your moms behalve, maybe...
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We do this in our house 80% of the time. No phones, we actually talk to each other. The kids get to tell us whatever they want we don’t have forced topics. We also don’t yell at each other when we disagree. It used to transition to game night, but they are getting older now so I understand that being more rare. I may suggest it tonight, though.
Michael Davison 2 years ago
Still do it every night... No TV, no phones. We talk as a couple, soon to be family as we welcome foster children into our home.
Jestinna Welch 2 years ago
I'm with this 1 for sure. And whenever I'm at my mom's for dinner we eat at the table with no electronics.
kansasmagic 2 years ago
I think the "family dinner" reflects a time when the family members spent the whole day apart, and only had a few hours each night to be together. I work from home about half the time, my wife doesn't work, and the kids are homeschooled. By dinnertime, I'm ready for a break!
Black Rabbit 2 years ago
At least one night a week. People have busy lives but making time for the people you love is important.
The Veil of Fire 2 years ago
Its at the dinner table where most kids learn to behave themselves. They learn manners and etiquette, well as long as their parents know it as well. it helps them to fit in socially with others.
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OhnoI’vebeencensored 2 years ago (edited)
It just f***ing is, ok? Edit: sorry, wrong kind of cursive
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accidentalearthling 2 years ago
I think handwriting in general is a good skill to have, as opposed to keying everything. I learned cursive too but not sure it's the style that matters as much as the method itself. Something about movement of the hands and fingers, seeing it blossom in the page, makes it connect better with my brain and memory.
Beans 2 years ago
I agree with this. I don't think it should be mandatory but optional Calligraphy classes in school would be a neat alternative to art class. As someone who has good writing I get asked to sign/create greetings by my family all the time. I honed my writing on my own, not at school, but it absolutely gave me more control and precision and made me a better artist. I actually think having good motor skills helped me playing fps games, lol.
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Tucker Cahooter 2 years ago
Does anyone other than Homer Simpson use block letters for a signature?
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
I used to write in cursive until my teachers forced me not to because my cursive handwriting was terrible
Auntriarch 2 years ago
I was taught cursive by my mother (who still has beautiful writing) then when I went to school it was no longer in fashion (darn you to heck Marian Richardson!). Now my writing is a mish mash but it's clearer than my printing, so there's that
Load More Replies... Mia Hamsa 2 years ago
It engages parts of your brain in a different way (the synapses that fire up) than typing. Same with reading a physical book instead of a tablet. The studies are fascinating. It is the same difference between a kid sitting on an ipad or phone for hours (bad) v watching TV. It has to do with how the brain uses different pathways.
The Darkest Timeline 2 years ago
We remember things better if we actually physically write them; it’s not the same with typing. Our brains just work that way.
To see the true value of generational thinking, Duffy believes that we need to identify and discard the many myths.
For instance, Gen Z and Millennials are not lazy at work or disloyal to their employers. They’re also no more materialistic than previous generations of youth. Our focus on being rich is something we tend to grow out of.
Similarly, old people are not uncaring or unwilling to act on climate change, in fact, they are more likely than young people to boycott products for social purpose reasons.
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L. Murphy 2 years ago
There is plenty of great music being made, you just have to listen. Plenty of older music sucked too.
LK 2 years ago
People forget that the cream has risen to the surface, and the dross has sunk. We see the cream, and think it is true representation of all of the music from the era.
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The Original Bruno 2 years ago
Personally, I blame the disappearance of the album. The radio hit is supposed to be the teaser, making you want more of the artist. Today, there's only teasers.
Pink Princess 2 years ago
Lots of popular artists today still have a passion for making music though
UpQuarkDownQuark 2 years ago
I’m at not most being made that’s like this, it’s just most music being marketed. There are millions of talented musicians around the world, but mediocrity rules.
Jeroen de Wijn 2 years ago
This is total nonsense. Lots of awesome music out there, you just need to make a bit more of an effort to find it. The hitparade/pop music of all previous decades was vapid c**p, nothing has changed there. For every Led Zepplin people forget there also was a Bay City Rollers...
Becky Samuel 2 years ago
Don't you dare come for the Bay City Rollers like that!
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sassawrasse 2 years ago
This is literally how popular music has been since the invention of popular music.
René Sauer 2 years ago
Like Germany's entries for Eurovision Song contest. They pick songs on the metric of "WHat sounds best played on mainstream radio" And not what song is actually good or individual. And the result? Regularly being at the very bottom of the list. Sometimes I wonder why we even bother.
April Morris 2 years ago
Very few great songs have come out since about 2000-2005. There have been a few, but very few. Professor of Rock on YT agrees with me, too.
Dan Holden 2 years ago
Like myself and others have pointed out, the fact that great songs aren't marketed via radio stations etc doesn't mean that they don't exist. They're just not in your face. You have to do some digging to find them.
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PunkRock*Bottom* 2 years ago
Try Volbeat. They cover here and there but don't have outside writers 🥰🥰
RiotGirl 2 years ago
For Evigt is possibly, imo, the sweetest song ever written! I'm playing it at my wedding!!!
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Kristy Sambey 2 years ago
I’m don’t mind fireworks on the 4th ( or 1st for us Canadians), it’s the week before and the week after that drives me insane.
Charity Angel 2 years ago
5th November, and New Year for us. But there's also the whole of October, all the way through to about February. And random ones throughout the rest of the year too. Someone could get shot outside my house at night, and the whole street would just assume it was a firework until someone found the poor victim.
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April Morris 2 years ago
I live in an area of extreme drought, so I'm p*ssed at the sound or sight of fireworks at any time between April and November, and sometimes even then if it's still dry. Labor Day 2020 had hundreds of wildfires burning 🔥 🚒 from Southern California to Canada, and I'm pretty much over fireworks because of it.
Nancy Collins 2 years ago
So much this! I'm such a grouchy old lady about this! Go ahead and do them on July 4th, after dark. (Yes, I'm American...!) But why are there explosions every day between June 30 and July 6? Why are people shooting off fireworks in the afternoon when it is too light out to even really see them?
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
I'm in the UK and as soon as you're about a month from guy fawkes night, it's fireworks. constant fireworks. every night, from like.. 5pm until the early hours of the next morning. It bothers me, it bothers my pets, it bothers my wife, it bothers my daughter... I'm sure we're not the only family that is enraged by this, and I honestly think that fireworks should not be able to be sold to the public without special license, or that fireworks should be limited to local council displays only. call me a killjoy, idgaf cos my joy of being able to F****N SLEEP or watch anything on tv or whatever is killed by the goddamn fireworks every night.
Pickles, Pennies, & Ponies 2 years ago
Hell, I'm still hearing some a*****e popping them off, and they are not the little firecrackers either. The 4th is over, get a life.
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Or driving through the neighborhood blasting their car stereos in the wee hours.
Glen Ellyn 2 years ago
I call them "three-block" vehicles because you hear them for three blocks coming toward you and three blocks going away. Some days it's more like five blocks or more. Oh, and also the OAs - the Obnoxious Accelerators - who do their best to be as loud as they can when they accelerate from a stop.
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Skywitness 2 years ago
You shouldn't need to get financing for a concert either. Prices are insane.
Dianne Parsons-Olson 2 years ago
Went to see Eagles, Heart, Steve Miller Band, Atlanta Rythm Section and Boz Skags at Oakland Coliseum in 1976 ... $10.50 stood in front of the stage.
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David Paterson 2 years ago
And doctors. Why make a doctor's appointment for 12:30 if the doctor isn't going to be available until 2 pm?
Pudgy Panda 2 years ago
Emergencies and other contingencies can happen that are out of the doctor’s control. So long as I’m treated with respect when it’s my turn, I can put up with the occasional late doctor.
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Jojo on the Gogo 2 years ago
So should movies. If it says 3pm, then the movie should start at 3, not 20 minutes of damn commercials and then the previews
Almarako94 2 years ago
The two other bands are there to show you there is more than just then band you paid for. Also, this way less popular bands can get more attention.
Becky Samuel 2 years ago
Nobody's complaining about support acts. If the main attractuon can't be bothered to get on stage on time that's just plain offensive considering how much money they make from their shows. Is itna coincidence that this is much less likely to happen in the UK where strict curfews are put on when concerts must end?
Load More Replies... Jestinna Welch 2 years ago
I don't do concerts. I don't like the crowds and loudness. It's why I'm a ghost writer and not a performer.
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Nimitz 2 years ago
If only a certain generation didn't vote for political parties that do their damnedest to undermine and destroy unions...
Nelson 2 years ago
Most of that damage was done by WW2 and Silent Generations. In 1980 only about a third of boomers were old enough to vote and only a quarter of those eligible bothered.
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Ace 2 years ago
I never understand why Americans seem to believe that Unions are some sort of magic cure - not knocking them, but they're not always a necessary step in employers providing decent working conditions, benefits and pensions. Many countries manage to do this without unions. Many actually have governments who enforce laws to protect working people and ensure they can have decent lives.
Maya 2 years ago (edited)
Depends on where you live indeed. Yet, even in my country, a country which has very restrictive labor protection laws, unions are beneficial. My partner had to quit because of burn out and borderline harassment, and the company's union representative assisted him in all the steps, informing him of his rights, potential legal action and helping him negociate his leaving package. Most importantly they were an excellent counter power to HR, who will never be on your side, and provided great moral support and tutorship, urging him to not go to meetings with HR/Management by himself (but with them). And all of that for free of course.
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robin aldrich 2 years ago (edited)
Not anti-union, they were necessary because laborers were treated horribly. If businesses pay their employees properly and provided better benefits, there would be no need for unions. ( On a side note, several states removed child labor protections. So now they can be mistreated again.)
Chris Landrum 2 years ago
Again, why add a union? Just a decent job with a pension. Why do so many want to give up their money to a union? With he proper laws you would not need a union, they only cost the workers money
Joseph Cascio 2 years ago
So true, so true. You can thank corporate greed for that. When I retired a few years ago, I was surprised - no, I'd rather say shocked - by a letter I received containing a check for some $48,000. It was a pension payout from a company I'd worked for 50 years ago that had, as part of my compensation package, contributed to a pension fund for me. It had sat in that fund, appreciating, for over 40 years. And wonder of wonders, that old family-owned corporation, true to its word, actually paid me what I was owed. How many companies do that anymore?
Agnes Jekyll 2 years ago
A friend of mine came across a bank account for him with money in it. Turns out some company he'd work for in the early 90s bought stock in his name, and it's been appreciating ever since. He can't cash it out for another 13 years--but wow, was he surprised.
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Justin Thyme 2 years ago
Nope. Did far better after I left union jobs. Greatly broadened my horizons--- making payroll for workers beat paying dues
Toni Palmer 2 years ago
Why do you think unions are necessary? Get a job, do well , get rewarded for your work. Simple enough.
Because of all of this mess, Duffy thinks that we often overlook the real and important generational differences.
For example, the probability of you owning your own home is hugely affected by the time you were born — Millennials are around half as likely to be a homeowner than generations born only a couple of decades earlier.
The professor said there is also a real cohort effect in the experience of mental health disorders, particularly among recent generations of young women.
Our relationship with alcohol and the likelihood of smoking is also tied to our cohort, with huge generational declines in very regular drinking and smoking.
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Nimitz 2 years ago
I never have to carry bills and change. I can tap with my cards or phone. It's definitely better this way. Also I have every transaction listed so I don't ever wonder where my money went. That actually helps cut down on spending.
Erik Hedenskog 2 years ago
Actually having cash on you rather than some ethereal thing in the cloud makes it feel more tangible and valuable.
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JamezyJamez 2 years ago
Everyone should be able to pay in cash for things. Some folks aren't eligible for a credit card, for whatever reason, but it doesn't mean they don't have money on hand. I get online payments require such but if you are at an establishment, in person, and the receiver won't accept the cash in your hand, that's not right. Yes, there are prepaid "credit cards" but those don't always work everywhere. Any freestanding, tangible business should accept cash as legal tender, full stop.
Princess Mar-li Cathryn 2 years ago
I read an article about how cashless prevents poor people from being able to access things cause they often have bad credit and can't get credit cards and don't always have bank accounts, meaning they don't have debit cards.
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The real reason is that when people carry cash, they tend to spend less because spending tends to depend on what they have on them. They determined that when people don't actually SEE money leaving their wallet and going to someone else, the spending takes on less meaning, and so they spend more.
Becky Samuel 2 years ago
This has been researched and shown to be true (on average, there is obviously variation between individuals, we're not clones).
Load More Replies... Tucker Cahooter 2 years ago
Wait until your bank has an outage so that you cant use EFTPOS and then you will appreciate the benefits of having cash
Kristy Sambey 2 years ago
I use my credit card for all purchases, but I ALWAYS carry cash with me. It’s saved my bacon a multitude of times. Sometimes cards don’t work for whatever reason, but they’ll always take cash.
Michael Vickery 2 years ago
I've got to say, one of the reasons I like using cash is I don't like the computer asking me if I want to tip for every transaction. I will tip, but the constant hectoring gets old.
Zed Muk 2 years ago
We don't have that in the UK - it just gives you your bill and you tap it. No tipping.
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Shaun Coleman 2 years ago
Companies now drive me nuts. I just want to buy something, I don't want a god damn relationship with your company.
Robert T 2 years ago
For the most part, I am quite happy to use my card to pay for things, but there are one or two things that I really don't want to use it for. The main one is parking. I not only hate that I have to present my card to a somewhat insecure parking meter, but I also object to paying a processing fee for doing so. Things are getting even worse as the old phone signals are turned off and meters either have to be upgraded or replaced with ****ing apps.
SkekVi 2 years ago
it's weird to see this when like 90% of all places in big cities i've lived in have been 'cash only'. but i agree that cash needs to be more available, bc we NEED the option with that level of privacy and immediacy. You would not believe how difficult it is to exist on cash only, or limited to local places within a couple mile radius of where you sleep. eliminating cash means our every move is tracked and can be controlled, and it also means that those without bank accounts (like people without housing often do not have) are even more in the hole.
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Maximus 2 years ago
Unless they are rich, people will prioritize safety and efficiency, before aesthetic.
A B C the Third 2 years ago
OP didn't say "let's use old cars again", but "let's produce gorgeous cars in the 50s and 60s aesthetics but with modern safety and efficiency standards"
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les 2 years ago
cars will never look like those again. those cars were death traps. if the steering wheel didn't spear your face, the lap belt snapped your spine in an accident. the reason cars look like they do now is to keeep us bonebags safe inside. search youtube for modern car crashes into classic for a complete horror show
Say No to Downvoting 2 years ago
Here here! Modern cars are so bland and sterile! The only way I can get something that feels a bit interesting and “me” is but dropping a whole lotta coin on customizations or buying something vintage that I will have to services every two seconds to keep it running. We need a new car and my husband was asking what kind I’d like and I just felt like yawning and saying “It doesn’t even matter - they’re all the same. Life is empty”.
Richard Graham 2 years ago (edited)
Why is this person saying "why can't we make them look like this?" with such bizarre examples? The two cars on the right are Jaguars, rare and wildly impractical cars built as toys for the well-to-do. The two on the left are modified customized cars. The top left is a 1959 Chevrolet lowered with custom wheels. Bottom left is a 1954 Ford with non-factory paint, lowered, chrome trim removed, custom bumpers, custom wheels, and so forth.
similarly 2 years ago
When cars were still made of metal, it took a lot more metal to make curves than straight lines. Cars with curves were more expensive to make and were heavier, which meant less fuel efficiency. So we got in the habit of making little boxes. However, now that cars are basically plastic, I really don't know why we don't go back to curvier cars.
JamezyJamez 2 years ago
There are plenty of modern cars that pay homage in style to models of the past, like front grills for example. Fact is that those long, heavy, gas-guzzling firebombs on wheels, aesthetic is their only strength. That's why you'll mostly see them in showrooms or enthusiast events. And I'm not sure what era you grew up in, but as an 80s baby and 90s kid, I witnessed the transition to safety and efficiency over aesthetic, and some ugly-as-sin designs. No one really waxes nostalgically over standard cars of the early 90s. That said, we've come a long way in combining attractive design with safety and efficiency standards. Even the dimensions of the cars you look back on so fondly would be very hard to replicate and meet those standards, even with the lighter materials we have at our disposal. I'm all for appreciating the classics, but I can do so without bringing them back.
Jennifer Clayton 2 years ago
Those cars had an aesthetic that's was beyond the safety issues. If a car was blue or burgundy, every interior feature copied that color. We have a brutalism design now where every interchangeable part is grey or black. There's no style in the kind of cars non-rich people can afford with a normal job.
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Almarako94 2 years ago
You just noticed your economy going down the drain. We pay like 3€ for a cheesburger.
Julie S 2 years ago (edited)
It depends where you go obviously Macdonald's is going to be cheap but somewhere like Five guys is a lot more expensive. Think this is what OP meant they probably don't want posh expensive burgers.
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JamezyJamez 2 years ago
You can pay a couple of bucks for a cheeseburger or twenty. If you're sitting down at a place charging that much for a burger, I'm sure everything else on the menu is similar. There's usually always a place to go (diners, fast food) for cheap eats. Better yet, make an amazing cheeseburger at home and it'll cost you a ton less
Benita Valdez 2 years ago
I live in New York and depending on where you go a cheeseburger is anywhere between $12 and $18. (Not even a fancy cheeseburger either just a plain cheeseburger)
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Dawnieangel76 2 years ago
I call that b******t "paying for the aesthetic". Same thing with famous, expensive restaurants serving a tiny circle of food on a huge plate, with different-colored sauce lines squiggled over it.
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Becky Samuel 2 years ago
Good for you! Do what makes you happy. But if one more person asks me to sit through their photo album...
Load More Replies... Justin Thyme 2 years ago
Well, this one I can pass on-- never been interested in seeing old photos,, unless itwas of toipcs that fascinate me
Mia Black 2 years ago
I try to write down a small report from our little vacations with selected photos and collect them in a folder. I don't always manage it because it's a lot of work, but the few reports I've managed are great memories and friends like to read them too
Kimbowa 2 years ago
This is a great idea. Good for you. Then you have a whole little story about the trip.
Load More Replies... Black Rabbit 2 years ago
Having something physical evokes more connection to a memory than just looking at it on a screen. I get a photo album every year for my grandma and she always wants me to look through them with her as she tells me a story about the picture.
JamezyJamez 2 years ago
I use a website that makes a little coffee table book based on the photos I submit. It brings me so much more satisfaction than scrolling through my phone or camera. It also combines the content from my phone camera and my real camera, which I use equally depending on necessity and what kind of photo I'm hoping for. What's crazy to me is how so many kids these days, including those old enough to knowingly access it, have their entire childhood documented in photos and video, a lot of which was shared with a good many people, if not the world. Meanwhile, a flood or fire could destroy my childhood in picture form, to say nothing of video footage, my parents never invested in a camcorder.
Heffalump 2 years ago
Yes. Who even looks at the 1000's of photos they take and store electronically? Some of the best of the (rather few) happy memories I have of time with my family are those we spent gathered round an album laughing at our younger selves (and Mum saying 'no, you were sweet!'). Each picture had a story of the thing that had happened before or was about to happen, that the picture was taken to commemorate. We'd curate the pictures that went in the album, and there wouldn't be so may because they were shot on film and processing cost money. Now if you look at the photos you have of an event, they don't bring back memories, because you were too busy photographing everything to be present.
bbfa 2 years ago
The first thing I did after my parents died was get their significant photos digitized for the family, throw out books and books of others, and then dump what's left on a nephew. I don't need to store mountains of their paper garbage. I only kept few of them and even they are in a small box in the closet. The memories are nice for you while you enjoy them, but no one else cares about your thousands of baby pics and vacations, nor do they have room to store them.
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
I scrapbook the photos as well, so ticket stubs, air ticket stubs, etc. not just photos.
According to Duffy, understanding whether, and how, generations are different is vital to understanding society.
The balance between generations is constantly shifting, as older cohorts pass away and are replaced by new ones. If younger generations truly do have different attitudes or behaviors to older generations, this will reshape society, and we can, at least to some extent, predict how it will develop and what challenges may lay ahead.
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Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
I'm still disgusted that when I did my driving lessons I was told not to slow down for an animal on the road. If you do that during your driving test it can fail you. You bet your a*s I slow down for animals, and thankfully during my test, there was not any on the road, but I'd take the fail several times over if it meant I didn't run over a cat or dog.
Puck 2 years ago
My teacher said this too but added "when there are vehicles behind you". You have to be aware of your surroundings. You don't want to save an animal while killing the 4 people behind you (or yourself) in the proces....
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Jestinna Welch 2 years ago (edited)
Residential speeders p**s me off! I have a dog that has been known to slip out unnoticed and it scares the ever loving s*** out of me when it happens because people come flying 40 - 50mph up and down this 25mph street. The only thing that brings me a little comfort is that I live on the corner of a 4 way intersection, so by the time they get to my house they are slowing down to stop. But still. They drive crazy out here.
ShellsBells 2 years ago
The speed limit throughout my neighborhood (gated) is 20 mph. We do not have sidewalks, but do have designed lanes on the one main road. I do 20, it's a beautiful drive, tons of critters out, people walking with or without dogs. So many people ride my asş. Crazy that its all retired people driving like maniacs. My street is windy and narrow, they fly by at about 40 mph. But once they get outside the gates and the speed limit is 35, they drive 25, lol.
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Louisa Spoke 2 years ago
I was have a refresh driving lesson as I hadn’t driven for ages. I live near a university. Students don’t look and walk on the road. My instructor told me to not slow down it would be all right. If I hadn’t stopped twice I would have hit someone.
cugel. 2 years ago
Boomers started driving in the 60s & 70s, safety features, road rules and their policing were so much laxer.
Kat Hoth 2 years ago
Wait, what? Boomers started driving in the late 50s. More people died in accidents then. There were no crumple zones in the car bodies. If you got into a head-on crash, the likelihood of having the engine in your lap was almost certain.
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Almost sunny 2 years ago
And I'm not scared for their safety but for people crossing the road.
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SkekVi 2 years ago
yes!! only screen needed is the backup camera, that saves lives!!! but i should be able to control my hvac, radio etc WITHOUT TAKING MY EYES OFF THE ROAD.
Load More Replies... FakeOptimist 2 years ago
Heard someone had to go through several menus on a Tesla to turn on (or change the speed of) the windshield wipers. Talk about dangerous side-effects !!
ί𝔫ＣίŦᵃт𝐔𝐬 2 years ago
And it's the size of a huge tablet! I asked where the odometer was, the driver had no idea.
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Phoenix 2 years ago
And the buttons I could memorize and push without taking my eyes off the road.
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Mario Strada 2 years ago
They are aesthetically awful. Most look like someone hot glued an iPad pro to the dashboard without any thought to looks or practicality. Plus, 10 years later who'd going to do the updates or flash the firmware? I have an iPad 1 and it barely functions as a photo album. Good luck having 10 years old tech in your car to make it run.
Deborah Rubin 2 years ago
I drive a 25 year old car. No screen of any size. It works just fine.
And i was like WTF!! 2 years ago
Only screen i want to have is my navigation! I dont want to control my AC on screen, my headlights, rearview mirrors or anything. I want buttons, screen is so distracting
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censorshipsucks 2 years ago
No I hate this. I submit about 1-2 job apps per day and there's no way in hell I am driving 200km to deliver each one by hand. What I really want is a rule that you must just submit via email. I hate these systems where each company has a job application page and you have to fill in the same deets on every company website as to your edu history past work etc etc etc. It's really onerous.
J J 2 years ago
And then submit a work history and resume. Get called for interview. And the interviewers haven't seen either.
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Lavern Defazio 2 years ago
Had this at HD. They accidentally gave me the form with results and it said I have a tendancy to goof off. I goof off but i get the job done.
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Valerie Hunte 2 years ago
And then they still want a resume that has THE SAME INFORMATION THAT YOU JUST SPENT ALL THAT TIME FILLING OUT!!!!!!
Agfox 2 years ago
I applied for a job in a bank in 1965 when I first left school, the Manager was keen for me to start but I needed a reference from a Minister of Religion. I did not go to church & did not know any said Ministers. I ended up working for an oil company where I met the now Mrs Agfox, so it turned out for the best
Black Rabbit 2 years ago
The damn questionnaires they make you do with most of the applications. They sort you in a pass/fail category and you never know if you’re ever going to even get a call or email about the application.
catastrophegirl 2 years ago
i'm torn on this one. as an applicant for jobs where i can work from home and not show up in person, i like online applications (except for having to duplicate everything that's already on my resume). but for jobs where showing up in person is required, in person applications can tell you so much. i used to hire for retail as a manager and the applicants who showed up in person, with their own pen, wearing clean, neat clothing, who could speak in full sentences definitely got preference over the ones who showed up in a leather strapless mini dress and flip flops, or brought their mom along to fill out the application, or reeked of smoke or alcohol. if you need to hire someone to work with the public, it saves a little time if you know you won't even want to interview them because they aren't smart enough to show up even slightly presentable.
The author of this thread, Dr. Eladio B. Bobadilla, thinks that one of the biggest barriers that hinder productive discussions between generations is people's tendency to talk past one another.
"This isn't new, of course; older generations have always had trouble relating to younger ones and vice versa," he said. "We experience the world differently, and naturally, we're all accustomed to doing things in our own way. And of course, generational values and priorities are often at odds with others as the world changes."
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The Other Guest 2 years ago
A few years back my partner & I were invited to a birthday party. Comes the day of the event, we're both exhausted and just want to stay home, but we'd RSVP'd "yes" so we went. We were the only ones who did, and there the hostess sat with a full-sized sheet cake she'd bought, expecting about 30 people to show. It was very awkward...
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Shahn Knights 2 years ago
OMG yes! This is across the board generations. I have literally been told that 'they were waiting to see if something else came up'. This and needing to call people to see if they are coming. We used to have dinner parties, not anymore unless its less than 4 other people. People don't seem to care that you went to great expense and time to make a nice event anymore.
Mary Peace 2 years ago
That's an awful way for someone to tell you that you aren't important to them, that they can't even commit.
Load More Replies... Glen Ellyn 2 years ago
It's called being trustworthy - meaning you always keep your promises.
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GrowingThruConcrete 2 years ago
As someone who recently paid a caterer for meals for people who RSVP'd and didn't show up-- please just decline the invite. Your plates alone cost me $250.
Doctor Strange 2 years ago
This is why I stopped celebrating my birthday. Too many times I would send out invites, get a bunch of rsvps, pour my heart into making it a great party, buying food, etc. Then just before the party I get a bunch of "sorry, I got invited to something else and I'm going to that instead." Next thing I know my party of twenty is now a party of two and I wasted all my time and energy.
Kel_how 2 years ago
God yes! I used to love my birthday and then it just became a disappointing burden. For my 28th, I stayed home alone, ordered from my favorite restaurant, watched a stupid movie, and cuddled with my dog. It was the best birthday I've had in a while. Tried to do a nice lunch with some friends for my 30th and 2 people came. Never again.
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Dekker451 2 years ago
Then don't get pissy with me when I decline your invitation in the first place.
GrowingThruConcrete 2 years ago
That'd get a simple "Hope you can make it next time bro" and thats that guilt trips and unreasonable hosts are the worst
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I've seen that at weddings, huge tables of 10 completely empty. Cause they RSVP'D they were coming .....but no-showed.... that's rude.
D. Pitbull 2 years ago
I think it's horrible that "Yeah, I said I would show up but I'm not" is considered normal and acceptable. HOW is that acceptable? HOW is it normal and 'okay' to say you'll do something then just drop the ball on someone? Yes, those of you who have been let down like this, you have EVERY justification to be absolutely p**sed at these jackholes. They told you straight up "I will be there" (not 'maybe', not 'I'm interested, but... maybe' - they gave you a commitment statement) and then just... *shrug, whatever*. YES. BE. UPSET... don't enable this behaviour.
Michelle C 2 years ago
I only cancel or reschedule if I absolutely have to do that. Otherwise, I will do everything in my power to honor my commitments!
JamezyJamez 2 years ago
Well, give it up to facebook and other social media for the "interested" RSVP option. So many venues to allow flakey, non-comitial answers. Also, just the method kind of is at fault. We used to make cards or send real invites and recipients would call or write back. Now that the method of inviting is so casual, like an online birthday greeting, is it only natural that the whole process is casual? Clicking "attending" on social media is not the same as the effort it took before to convey that commitment. And therein lies the commitment aspect of it.
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Solidhog 2 years ago
Me 45 years ago sitting in front of the TV on Saturday morning for 5 hours.
JamezyJamez 2 years ago
5 hours on a Saturday morning doesn't hold a candle to the amount of screen time these kids (and adults) put in. Imagine watching your 5 hours of daytime TV, doubled, and everyday.
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Amelia Jade 2 years ago (edited)
We're all supposed to get on board with e-readers, books are the past. But kids shouldnt be on screens? Our entire lives are on screens. Set aside video games, movies and tv--we read on screens, manage our finances on screens, have work meetings on screens, correspond with loved ones on screen, shop on screens. But kids need to stay away from screens.
Sandy Smith 2 years ago
Ah, the hobby shaming post. Forgetting that boomers have had TVs since the 1950s.
Lynn Morello 2 years ago
More kids 10, 11, 12 + out and about at 11pm, accosting people with kitchen knives, one pair tried a carjacking last night in Perth. It is getting worse.
But, as this discussion shows, it's not all bad. "What surprised me was the commonalities. Yes, young people are one with technology, but they still find joy in turning off their devices and spending quality time with those they love and with their natural environment," Dr. Bobadilla added.
"I do think we make too much of generational differences. They exist, of course, but we have people who have more in common across generations than we think: we all want to be able to love and be loved, to be accepted, to find meaning and purpose, and to support ourselves with dignified work (that's the labor historian in me, but it's true)."
"Again, we often point to differences, but look, I teach 19, 20, and 21-year-olds. When I ask them about the people who mean the most to them, they often say their grandparents. Similarly, when I talk to older folks, many express admiration for young people's bravery and determination in the face of an increasingly scary and uncertain world."
"Young people still look up to their elders, and elders find hope in younger generations. As you saw from the responses, there are lots of ways in which young people might say 'I'm with the boomers on this one.' But there are lots of things that make older folks think, 'I'm with the kids on this one.' Maybe I'll ask that next!"
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Sexual Harassment Panda 2 years ago (edited)
9 pm is my bedtime! *to look at BP until midnight*
Rabbit Of ill Portent(she/her) 2 years ago
Right there with you on that one lol (love the username btw, I'm a big South Park fan lol)
Load More Replies... Not productive (but trying) 2 years ago
Can’t upvote this enough, staying up late is overrated and I don’t want to only be able to see my reflection when watching a dc movie
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Seriously, enough with the artsy-fartsy Rembrandt lighting already, ffs. I have even tried to counteract it by changing the contract and brightness settings on my TV, and they’re STILL too damned dark!
frederick clause 2 years ago
And the sound mix is ridiculous. You have to strain to hear conversations but car chases, explosions etc. blow you out of your seat.
Gardener of Weeden 2 years ago
Too dark ( guess it cuts costs on set design/costumes and makeup) and too fckn quiet except for the explosions. I no longer will watch ANY movie. I get a huge headache and get no enjoyment.
JamezyJamez 2 years ago
Thankfully streaming has helped. I live in Asia and I can watch all the late night talk shows (in pieces) that way
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René Sauer 2 years ago
For most electric things I agree, but not the windows. I love my electric windows and being able to open them all from the drivers seat without having to get out or bend over.
Glen Ellyn 2 years ago
You'd like my car - power windows, heat/AC, radio/CD player, variable-speed windshield wipers, and automatic daytime headlights. That's about all the bells and whistles I need. My car is 21 years old, though. Still going strong.
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Giles McArdell 2 years ago
On the plus side, I've found modern cars to be much more reliable, the amount of time I used to have to spend trying to keep my first few cars running (in the 80's) was ridiculous. It was not unusual to see most of a weekend disappear just so I could drive to work on Monday.
madbakes 2 years ago
I'm happy to have electric windows and mirrors, but I hate all the extra things they're tying into computers. Fixing your own car is getting more and more difficult.
Sweet Taurus 2 years ago
Very grateful for the electric mirrors I can adjust and fold in with a touch of a button.
Load More Replies... Libstak 2 years ago
Had this chat with my nephew. I'm doing everything I can to avoid replacing my old Corolla because, f**k all those expensive to service and replace electronics. His wife has some expensive modern car and she has to reset the dash computer if she nudges the steering wheel while the car is in park regularly, stupid thing assumes there's a theft in progress if the wheel moves while parked or keyless, even if it's just cos she grabbed the wheel for a second to help balance while entering or exiting.
Wysteria_Rose 2 years ago
I want to be able to FIX my own car without having to take it to the dealership!!! They make it so that you can't just go anywhere or even fix it yourself. Even jumping someone's car is sometimes not viable anymore b/c of how they arrange the battery inside the hood.
Robert T 2 years ago
I don't mind some of them. The electric seats and windows in my 24 year old car are still going strong. My classic has slide windows and only the driver's seat moves. LOL. There seems to be a trend to add motors to door handles and tailgates, which is just asking for trouble.
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JamezyJamez 2 years ago
Some people can't be cashless. For them, all they have is cash in hand, and if they hold it out, it should be accepted.
R 2 years ago (edited)
That’s exactly why they do cashless. Here is taxes drawn from the money before you get them in your banking account. All money that is given in hand is illegal money, and no taxes are cut from it. Employers are forbidden to pay our salary in cash. It also comes with free healthcare, free school with free school supplies and lunches. And much more. Everyone pays taxes.
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Debbie 2 years ago
A water/play park nearby is going cashless. So how do you give your grandkids something to spend there? I am not giving my card to my kids to buy things.I'd give them a small amount to spend as they wish in cash. (Yes I am there but they should also learn to buy things themselves). Also, when they are a older and going without me - I don't want them to take extensive things like a phone or a bank card. Here's the money for the entrance fee aan here is something to spend on snacks. If it is lost our stolen it's not that big a deal as when a phone or bank card is stolen.
R 2 years ago (edited)
My kids use a card that has no PIN code payment up to a certain amount. All they have to keep track of is a simple card they can strap to anything. Most kids here have mobile payment options too. They just scan a qr code and pay with their Face ID or thumb on the phone. No need to keep money that wind grabs or coins that roll away. They can easily see the amount on the screen. Even recipes come digitally on the phone. Those cards are safe and my kids have so far not lost anything in all those years.
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Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 2 years ago
The other day everywhere my friends went was cashless and all 1 of my friends had was cash. They were very annoyed
Michael Ruggiero 2 years ago
But it's a great way to keep out the poor and the homeless. (I am against cashless)
Libstak 2 years ago
I pay cash 90% of the time, I even get discounts in some family owned restaurants for doing so. I don't ask why, we know why, good for them, good for me.
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
OK it's a small establishment and we know they're evading tax, but big corporations? You want to let the grocery chainstore evade tax as well?
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Hollow Man 2 years ago
Nope. I'll take "i don't have the energy to fix this person/ relationship" for 500 Alex.
Kristal 2 years ago
Yeah, the point is you say that to them before leaving/ending it
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Debbie 2 years ago (edited)
Pet peeve: People need to stop using the word ghosting for everything, I need to much context to know which meaning of it is meant. How about "ignoring"? And with friendships you are just getting out of touch, that happens.
Ash 2 years ago
Yes, exactly. People telling me I need to inform an ex-friend in writing that I am going no-contact with them. jfc the point of no-contact is to not be in contact.... 🙄
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Ghosting people makes you an ásshole. Be mature and break things off like a damn adult.
Marley Nachi 2 years ago
to be fair, I miss not needing to respond to people instantly, and then feeling guilty for being unavailable.
Demosthenes 2 years ago
How about just tell someone you don’t like them and don’t want to be in their presence anymore? I know clear honest communication is always the last resort but can we at least fantasize about it?
Ash 2 years ago
...you fantasize about telling people you don't like them and don't want to see them again? wouldn't it literally be kinder to let the relationship die a natural death?
Load More Replies... Saint Tim the Godless 2 years ago
Nope! It's a lot easier now to learn if your so-called friends suck. Toss 'em.
Celtic Pirate Queen 2 years ago
Totally disagree. I went no contact with my youngest sister over 2 years ago. She's well aware of why. I didn't "ghost" her until it was obvious she didn't understand "I don't want to speak with you". Not all friendships are worth keeping - and if someone cuts you out of their life, there's a f*cking reason Melody.
AffenpinscherMom 2 years ago
Or just communicate in general. Kids today panic prior to making a phone call and having to speak with a live person on the other endm
whatscookin 2 years ago
This is me, and I'm 25 LOL Social anxiety is terrible, and I also have other types of anxiety XD
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Verena 2 years ago
This might be about picking up to-go drinks and food, instead of having a well filled larder/food storage from which you can cook a nice meal at home - which requires planning ahead, buying what you need once a week and spending time to make and eat. Which has only positive side effects: You focus on what you put in your body and save a lot of money.
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
My husband is in pest control, and a lot of his clients are restaurants and fast food places. We will only eat at, order food from, places he knows have clean kitchens and conscientious staff.
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hearditontheX 2 years ago
Big savings not eating out. Even fast food is pricey. I can fix hamburger meat ten ways to Sunday. I understand being so tired after work. I just tell myself to power through & I hate going to pu food. And need a sous chef if u live with other people
Michelle C 2 years ago
Yup. I buy my groceries for the long-term now and have for a very long time.
Panda Boom 2 years ago
Eating at home instead of getting fast food so often, maybe? It's what parents say to their kids who want food from out, so that's how I read it.
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And the entertainment of cooking together, eating together, and cleaning up together. Anyone play dish frisbee?
StrangeOne 2 years ago
I need to tell myself this more. But this is what I was always told growing up and had dreams of eating all the take out I wanted when I got older. Like try all the food in the food court.
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Say No to Downvoting 2 years ago
See, I really like a thank you email/message. It covers the sentiment just as well without the clutter and landfill.
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
when its christmas/birthday cards, I often "reuse" them as gift tags, by cutting out the pictures on the front of cards etc. xP the rest is usually recyclable given it's card/paper.
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The Sassy Wife 2 years ago
We went through this last year after my daughters baby shower. My daughter was going to put a mass Facebook message out that said "thanks for coming". Umm, no. I find that rude and lazy. People spent time and money to shower you with necessities and their presence. If not physical cards, a personalized email is okay too but a mass generic Facebook message?!
StrangeOne 2 years ago
The kind you pick out at the store are basically pre-printed. What I hate are ecards. I find they are the most disingenuous way to acknowledge someone on special occasions.
Ariom Dahl 2 years ago
I admit to sending way fewer Christmas and birthday cards now that I use a lovely English site that costs me lots less and lets me send ecards as often as I wish. And they always go with a personal message to the recipient.
wiscohomegrown 2 years ago
I’ve held both my kids to the same standard my mom held me to: the gifts can’t be used, or cash can’t be spent, until thank you notes were written (or at least a call/message made).
Teresa Chason 2 years ago
The last "thank you" notes I sent out was after my Moms funeral. That was a lot of personal notes to write in one sitting, but I did it. I wrote a specific thank you to everyone who sent flowers, brought food, brought coffee, sat with us into the wee hours of the morning. But, that was twenty years ago BEFORE email/internet. I'd still do it today because it's the right thing to do.
Kyllein MacKellerann 2 years ago
And signing them is a dying art; schools don't teach cursive anymore - now it's fifth-grade block printing and computer skills. This is an education?
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Michelle C 2 years ago
Both sides of my family farmed and kept gardens for generations; we still do and I’ll always be proud of that!
Thomas Ewing 2 years ago
I used to feel the same way about going to church until I realized how vital social interaction is in a community. Nurturing souls and greenery are both super important.
Deborah Rubin 2 years ago
I have to live in an apartment now and really miss gardening. The veggie garden I had growing up gave us fresh product all summer long. It was satisfying.
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Kira Okah 2 years ago
Leftovers are great. If it's not enough for a full meal, you can add them to another and make less food waste.
Triv 2 years ago
My sister's spoiled, man-child husband refuses to eat leftovers or to have respect for anyone but himself. B*stard was so callous when my niece (this same sister's daughter) was murdered, cheated on my sister and is an all around piece of trash, but my sister still won't kick his *ss to the curb!
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David 2 years ago
IMO this is just two practical things together. 1. Not wasting food (which is getting a lot more expensive these days) and 2. If you are just cooking for yourself or a couple it is less effort to put some extra in the pan and cook a larger batch to have some for another meal.
StrangeOne 2 years ago
I like leftovers. Don't understand the people who just throw out food because it wasn't eaten at that meal.
Ace 2 years ago (edited)
We deliberately cook more than we will eat for any given meal. Sometimes two or three portions can be frozen, sometimes parts of side dishes can be assembled for tomorrow's diner, or the day after. Cooked veg can be thrown into a casserole at the end of cooking or used for soup. Throwing food away is shameful and I feel really guilty on the very rare occasions we actually have to do so.
Black Rabbit 2 years ago
My brother in-law never eats leftovers. He just throws away any uneaten food and it pïsses me off so much. Wasteful idiot.
Frances Mooney 2 years ago
I love leftovers! You can cook a big batch of something and eat it for a week! Just need a microwave....
#38
MadOrca99 2 years ago
How is this a boomer thing? Isn't it common sense? I don't have a kid and hopefully never will but still...
Jeff (He/They) 2 years ago
Most people on TikTok don't have common sense...
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Michelle C 2 years ago
I’m not a fan of TikTok in general, and this is one more reason why, to be honest!!
Nimitz 2 years ago
Seen quite a lot lot lot lot pics of boomers holding babies wrong in my time
Kimbowa 2 years ago
While smoking cigarettes near ashtrays. But do support the neck.
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Pickles, Pennies, & Ponies 2 years ago
A gas grill is nice, with a burner on the side, if your whole house is electric and you lose power for days because of a hurricane.
Melissa Harris 2 years ago (edited)
I LOVE charcoal grilling! The smell and flavor can't be beat. Alas, my husband, the primary griller, doesn't want the work of charcoal clean up and management.
Glen Ellyn 2 years ago
Same here. I just don't want to mess with propane.
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ninjaTrashPandaBoom 2 years ago
I used to love going to the airport without getting a full body cavity search. Also going all the way to the gate to greet whoever I was picking up.
SkekVi 2 years ago
yeah i never fly anymore. It's straight up torture if you're trans or disabled. so dehumanising and downright painful. i'd rather pay through the nose for a train or roadtrip.
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Thomas Kroplinski 2 years ago
I flew a few times a month for YEARS. It was NEVER enjoyable without a first class upgrade, but it was not a TERRIBLE experience until after 9/11.
David 2 years ago
Weirdly, (not so weirdly actually) this was less of a thing when I was young because airport security was less of a thing and airlines did not intentionally overbook all their flights expecting no shows. All you had to do was show up at your gate a few minutes before take off. Not 4 hours early to make it through TSA screening. = I'm sure it sounds weird to young folks but I can recall when - no TSA - just walk all the way to the boarding area of your plane . If you had a boarding pass you could go down the ramp and if you didn't you could stay goodbye to your friend and go back to your car.
Kristy Sambey 2 years ago
When I travel alone, being early is my favorite thing. Roam gift shops/eat/have a drink at the bar/people watch…love it.
KatZen 2 years ago
Same. I prefer flying alone and can find endless entertainment at an airport. And I absolutely refuse to be in a hurry if I can help it. Whenever I'm in a hurry at the airport I end up losing something or doing something stupid.
Load More Replies... JamezyJamez 2 years ago
And semi-related, but maybe dress like a respectable human? You don't have to wear a suit like Don Draper but some people astonish me. I'm not talking long-haul flights, I mean like 3 hour domestic ones
Charity Angel 2 years ago
I've always been taught to get to the airport earlier. Nothing reinforced that like my mum missing the luggage drop for a flight because there were roadworks at the airport and she ended up having to walk the 2 miles between the car park and the terminal. She missed it by about 2 mins, and the staff were really sympathetic, but there wasn't anything they could do. The staff car park was beside the one she was parked in - they use the same shuttle bus - and they were saying they had to get to the car park at least an hour early to even stand a chance of being on time for their shifts. And a lot of them were still late, regularly. My mum ended up flying two days later - the next flight she could get onto. And there were others on the flight who'd had the same issue, and missing seats on the flight belonging to people who hadn't managed to get their luggage checked on time.
Stan Chung 2 years ago
USA ruining it for everybody. If you guys didn't mess with others, they wouldn't be hell bent on exacting revenge.
Erica Cochrane 2 years ago
i always get there as early as i can. i like to not feel stressed getting through security and check in, i dont care if i have to sit for an hour at the gate. i brought plenty to entertain me on the plane, i can do some of that while at the gate. or i can browse duty free
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Chintan Shah 2 years ago
This is callous. So if you're weak and can't carry things or getting older in age and having difficulty lifting heavy objects, then I guess you should stop traveling and just sit at home and wait to die???
2WheelTravlr 2 years ago
No, but everyone needs to make sure they can fend for themselves, or make arrangements to have someone there to help them. It's great to have a stranger help out occasionally, but demanding help from strangers isn't a viable long-term solution.
Load More Replies... David Paterson 2 years ago
That gets difficult when lifting anything more than 6 kg damages my back.
Fennecfoxcat 2 years ago
I will carry everything in my backpack until the end of time, no matter how much back pain it gives me
Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 2 years ago
My mum made me overpack till I couldn't carry it. I asked to pack less. My friends had to help me. I'm a wimp
Lynn Morello 2 years ago
When your empty suitcase weighs in at 25kg, it doesn't leave much room for clothes.
BG Rey 2 years ago
Besides harder to lose your luggage when it’s with you all the time. And how much stuff do you really need on vacation since you’re probably going to buy t-shirts, etc. wherever you are. BTW: go to the post office & get a “if it fits” box & mail home your vacation treasures wrapped in your dirty laundry. Keeps you down on your carry-on luggage.
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Geoffrey Scott 2 years ago
Please relate how to keep a hat on a 9 month old without using staples
Michelle C 2 years ago
Drawstrings tied just right and heavier fabrics tend to do the trick in winter especially! One learns quickly when one does a lot of childcare in one’s work.
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Kim Pearce 2 years ago
Depends how old you define baby, but mine never keeps a hat on his head or socks on his feet 🤷
Nancy Collins 2 years ago
Yeah, this one is a little bit Mom-shaming, and I don't like it.
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Bewarethere@gmail.com 2 years ago
Every single time a baby i that kid needs a hat. They cant handle the weather like we do
Boo-Urns 2 years ago
> Every single time a baby i that kid needs a hat ______ wut?
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Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
I'm also of the opinion that some parents swaddle their baby in too many blankets. Kids need to learn to handle cold. But tbf, I'm married to a Finn who slept outside as a baby (common thing to do in Finland, though the babies have plenty of blankets etc)
Deedee 2 years ago
Common in all of Scandinavia, everywhere you see children and babies sleeping outside in strollers or on blankets. I remember how soothing it was as a toddler, especially when it was chilly out :)
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StrangeOne 2 years ago
"That baby" is always jarring to hear. I'm sure people mean well and just want to show they care for your baby and there for advice. They just tend to give it when it's not sought out, and that's also jarring. It would be more pleasant if someone were to remind the parent WHY something is important and ask if the parent would like help. If the parent declines, back off.
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SkekVi 2 years ago
also KEEP THAT ANIMAL ON A LEASH. I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THAT DOG PUT IT ON A F#CKING LEASH.
norabest321 2 years ago
It's a BIG safety thing. Sooooo much can go wrong.
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Ruthie R 2 years ago
I recently moved to a small town where most of the cafes and bars welcome customers with dogs (as long as they're well-behaved, house-trained & non-aggressive) and often provide bowls of water for them - it's one of the reasons I chose to live here. It makes for a nicer community.
Kel_how 2 years ago
Where do you live?? (Not to sound creepy, just looking for a better place to live currently!)
Load More Replies... Doctor Strange 2 years ago
People with animal allergies or asthma deserve to be able to shop without having an attack
Charity Angel 2 years ago (edited)
You need to be upvoted SO MUCH MORE. From an asthmatic with severe dog (and cat) allergies. And it includes the "but it's hypoallergenic" crowd - that doesn't mean "none", it means "reduced risk", I'm still bloody allergic to it.
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Marley Nachi 2 years ago
I don't take my pets into shops unless they allow it, but I wish this could change one day, (I never tie my dog up outside in the street by themselves to feel scared and alone).
StrangeOne 2 years ago
I would be great of no pets allowed businesses would offer shelter for shade and water dishes for the dogs having to be tethered up outside. I feel bad when the dogs are tied up to a pole on concrete and no shade or water. I know the owners feel bad, too.
Load More Replies... Thomas Kroplinski 2 years ago
I've traveled to France, and EVERYONE with a dog they cherish takes it everywhere. No problem with that unless they start pissing and pooping.
Dianne Parsons-Olson 2 years ago
Nope, boomer here, I love being able to bring my mutts with me!
Teri Smith 2 years ago
Boomer dog lover/owner here, too. And guess what? Those around you believe you to be selfish, inconsiderate, and entitled because you can't leave your precious Fifi at home for an hour. A properly trained service animal is a beautiful thing, and this entitled attitude only ruins it for them and for the people who rely on them.
Load More Replies... Christos Arvanitis 2 years ago
Boomer here. Disagree with this one. Very common all over Europe.
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James016 2 years ago (edited)
I’ve seen some young people in the supermarket wearing their pyjamas. I mean teenagers
microwaved mcdonalds fries 2 years ago
ive seen more adults than teens wearing pajamas at supermarkets. ive almost never seen a teen even at a supermarket
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Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 2 years ago
Idk does it really matter? Y waste ur energy caring? I don't get it either but yk
MissMePhoenix 2 years ago
Not so much annoyed as downright disappointed. I just find myself wondering what were they thinking or just wtf many times a day lol
Black Rabbit 2 years ago
I don’t expect suits and dresses everywhere, but wearing a bikini or your pajamas to the grocery store is absurd and you should be kicked out.
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Say No to Downvoting 2 years ago
Oh my god. I cannot believe that we can put humans on the moon and map the human genome but can’t make a f*****g straw that will not either end up in a turtle’s nose or disintegrate within second of being in my drink.
T'Mar of Vulcan 2 years ago
They make a type of compostable plastic from bamboo, and most restaurants in South Africa use those.
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Daniel Heys 2 years ago
Guys the plastic straw isnt the problem when the whole cup us plastic😭 im lookin at u wendys
Charity Angel 2 years ago
Metal straws don't work for everyone. I'm allergic to the nickel in them, for a start, but for people with disabilities that make it difficult to hold steady, a metal straw can cause injuries. Also, a metal straw can't have its angle changed for someone who needs that. (I carry a silicone straw, personally but that's got the same angle problem as a metal one.)
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Verena 2 years ago
Bring your own plastic straw if you really need one for drinks to go. The whole problem are not the straws as such, but people not being capable of putting their trash in trash bins. If people would keep their environment clean, instead of choosing to live on a landfill, nature would not have to deal with these dangers.
Nimitz 2 years ago
Meh, the paper straw game is getting better. We used plastic garbage for so long, we can suffer a little discomfort while this stuff gets perfected. Eventually we'll nail these environmentally friendly solutions. I'd rather adapt and accept than complain about change.
Nimitz 2 years ago
Also, this reminds me of an episode of Mr. Mayor when people complained about the lack of straws so the city handed out instructions on how to pour liquid from a cup into your mouth. Was a pretty valid joke
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Black Rabbit 2 years ago
If we had better waste disposal policies, this wouldn’t be such an issue. But poorer countries (or ones that just don’t give a fûck) just toss stuff into the ocean/river/pond.
Deborah Rubin 2 years ago
I like to chew on the end of my straw. Paper straws get grotty really fast.
Shaun Coleman 2 years ago
That sounds more like a mental health issue than a problem with the straw.
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AnonymousApple 2 years ago
I'm at a loss as to why drinking from a reusable straw is a bad thing. Just buy one and carry it around with you. It's not exactly a huge inconvenience, and it's a little something you can do to help the environment.
Virgil Blue 2 years ago
Paper straws are bad, but there are other quick degrading materials like a certain sugar based "plastic" that decays after being used. Probably deemed to expensive.
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Emma S 2 years ago
People should be smartly dressed for an interview. I've seen a lot of people under 30 going for job interviews wearing jeans or leggings. I'm not saying they have to be in a full suit, but a pair of trousers and a shirt/nice top is cheap enough and doesn't require massive effort. I'm 37 and my generation had it drilled into me at school that wearing casual clothes to an interview was a no no.
Maya 2 years ago (edited)
That's funny, we have the exact same issue at work...I'm 31 and we all noticed that the latests recruits in their early 20s all come to the interviews / work in jeans and sweaters, even though I work in an industry where formal attire is specifically required (and which is way more ok with smart casual than a decade ago, hopefully). We had to pass the message to the younger recruits. I can really understand that men are pissed with the suit + tie attire, especially in hot weather, but for women it's quite easy to wear a smart casual neutral navy blue dress / navy comfy work pants and a blouse, with sandals. Don't need to wear a worn out jean, dirty trainers and a red pull over with a big logo. Especially when you work in a bank. Maybe we're too conceited but I would be mortified to be dressed less professionally than the people recruiting me.
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Sara Wilson 2 years ago
"Digital deals"! EVERY store now wants u to download THEIR app to get extra savings. I don't have enough room on my phone for them all anymore
kansasmagic 2 years ago
A lot of these were things that Boomers had no direct control over. Boomers weren't "correct" about e-readers and phone apps. They literally had no f*****g choice in the matter!
Ash 2 years ago
....at no point was anybody blaming Boomers for any of these things. They said that they were AGREEING with Boomers about these things.
Load More Replies... Agnes Jekyll 2 years ago
We have an indigenous plant here on the prairies. The city is trying to pass a law that if you have it on your private property, you will be charged $400 dollars because if a dog eats it, it makes the dog sick. My dad is furious about this, and I agree--it helps pollination, bees--it's part of the natural life cycle of our environment.
Alexander Elliott 2 years ago
Obsession with an actor's age. Ok, Leonardo Di Caprio has a thing for younger women. Aaron Taylor-Johnson's wife is something like 25 years older than him and he proposed to her. Helps that Sam Taylor-Wood is already a respected artist and now director. But don't go patting him on the back and saying he's awesome or brave for it. There's love and there's just burnout.
Šimon Špaček 2 years ago
Actually remembering things. Let's try this: Without looking, do you know 1) phone number for your significant other, 2) your parent phone number, 3) your workplace address, 4) your parents address, 5) your significant other medical details (what they would ask in hospital, alergies, used medication, insurance number,...). And that is just few little things most of us will admit that we should know just in case. But ask your parents or grandparent, they will tell you all and add a lot of strange details.
John Topper 2 years ago
My big gripe here is that half of the responses in "I'm with the boomers" are just bemoaning a bunch of c**p that boomers destroyed. We had the greatest generation to thank for unions. Boomers destroyed them. Repairable things were standard until boomers found out they could make more money by making that impossible. Half of the problems on this list ARE boomers.
Elizabeth Basinger 2 years ago
"Boomers" didn't have the technology or capability to ruin some of this stuff. I'm in my mid fifties, and MY earlier life didn't have the technology or capability to ruin some of this stuff! We were in the generation that designed, pushed, and promoted the basics of the computer-based appliances, cars, homes, etc. I know more boomers that aren't tech savvy than I do ones that are. I wouldn't lump all boomers into that one generic statement. There are a select few that contributed to these problems, but in my experience, these advances really started in the 80's and 90's and just kept speeding up. When everyone started getting personal computers, then portable devices, there was a dramatic shift in society. Users wanted faster, easier, better capabilities while on the go. Instant gratification. Less patience, less interaction, less accountability gave rise to higher stress levels, isolation, deception, and general unrest. Companies and developers realized that they could use proprietary technology and components that could not be interchanged as you could with older, basic mechanical parts. By monopolizing a specific solution, they could increase prices and profits. Simple supply and demand economics. Sure, you can buy the basics cheaply but to make it practical for what you need, you have to upgrade. The same principles are still being used to exploit people. Manufacturers have made it impossible to replace or repair digital items (cars, appliances, phones, etc.) because they make higher profits when you HAVE to replace them. Additionally, notice how advanced and technical crime has become. Cybercrimes are the fastest-growing illegal activity in the world. Why go to a bank to physically rob it when you can do it from the comfort of your own home by hacking into a system? Bullying, stalking, theft, and scamming are all on the rise because of the ability to remain anonymous and not be held accountable. I could go on and on about the moral decline and lack of respect that has arisen since the internet and the advance of the digital world have cone to fruition.
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Donna Peluda 2 years ago
An old man I know was on a full on rant against the socialist government in Spain because, hold it....... The TV schedule was running 20 late. The fact that thanks to the socialist gov he gets assistance at home and his pension is locked with inflation even though he only declared in Spain for 20 years Anyhow. I went to walk his dog one day he wasn't well and he was full on angry about how the news was late because theses commies socialist can't do anything bla bla bla. Turned out he had paused the TV with out knowing and must have pressed play about 20 min later. He still won't admit it. Its the commies messing with him
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Emma S 2 years ago
People should be smartly dressed for an interview. I've seen a lot of people under 30 going for job interviews wearing jeans or leggings. I'm not saying they have to be in a full suit, but a pair of trousers and a shirt/nice top is cheap enough and doesn't require massive effort. I'm 37 and my generation had it drilled into me at school that wearing casual clothes to an interview was a no no.
Maya 2 years ago (edited)
That's funny, we have the exact same issue at work...I'm 31 and we all noticed that the latests recruits in their early 20s all come to the interviews / work in jeans and sweaters, even though I work in an industry where formal attire is specifically required (and which is way more ok with smart casual than a decade ago, hopefully). We had to pass the message to the younger recruits. I can really understand that men are pissed with the suit + tie attire, especially in hot weather, but for women it's quite easy to wear a smart casual neutral navy blue dress / navy comfy work pants and a blouse, with sandals. Don't need to wear a worn out jean, dirty trainers and a red pull over with a big logo. Especially when you work in a bank. Maybe we're too conceited but I would be mortified to be dressed less professionally than the people recruiting me.
Load More Replies... Sara Wilson 2 years ago
"Digital deals"! EVERY store now wants u to download THEIR app to get extra savings. I don't have enough room on my phone for them all anymore
kansasmagic 2 years ago
A lot of these were things that Boomers had no direct control over. Boomers weren't "correct" about e-readers and phone apps. They literally had no f*****g choice in the matter!
Ash 2 years ago
....at no point was anybody blaming Boomers for any of these things. They said that they were AGREEING with Boomers about these things.
Load More Replies... Agnes Jekyll 2 years ago
We have an indigenous plant here on the prairies. The city is trying to pass a law that if you have it on your private property, you will be charged $400 dollars because if a dog eats it, it makes the dog sick. My dad is furious about this, and I agree--it helps pollination, bees--it's part of the natural life cycle of our environment.
Alexander Elliott 2 years ago
Obsession with an actor's age. Ok, Leonardo Di Caprio has a thing for younger women. Aaron Taylor-Johnson's wife is something like 25 years older than him and he proposed to her. Helps that Sam Taylor-Wood is already a respected artist and now director. But don't go patting him on the back and saying he's awesome or brave for it. There's love and there's just burnout.
Šimon Špaček 2 years ago
Actually remembering things. Let's try this: Without looking, do you know 1) phone number for your significant other, 2) your parent phone number, 3) your workplace address, 4) your parents address, 5) your significant other medical details (what they would ask in hospital, alergies, used medication, insurance number,...). And that is just few little things most of us will admit that we should know just in case. But ask your parents or grandparent, they will tell you all and add a lot of strange details.
John Topper 2 years ago
My big gripe here is that half of the responses in "I'm with the boomers" are just bemoaning a bunch of c**p that boomers destroyed. We had the greatest generation to thank for unions. Boomers destroyed them. Repairable things were standard until boomers found out they could make more money by making that impossible. Half of the problems on this list ARE boomers.
Elizabeth Basinger 2 years ago
"Boomers" didn't have the technology or capability to ruin some of this stuff. I'm in my mid fifties, and MY earlier life didn't have the technology or capability to ruin some of this stuff! We were in the generation that designed, pushed, and promoted the basics of the computer-based appliances, cars, homes, etc. I know more boomers that aren't tech savvy than I do ones that are. I wouldn't lump all boomers into that one generic statement. There are a select few that contributed to these problems, but in my experience, these advances really started in the 80's and 90's and just kept speeding up. When everyone started getting personal computers, then portable devices, there was a dramatic shift in society. Users wanted faster, easier, better capabilities while on the go. Instant gratification. Less patience, less interaction, less accountability gave rise to higher stress levels, isolation, deception, and general unrest. Companies and developers realized that they could use proprietary technology and components that could not be interchanged as you could with older, basic mechanical parts. By monopolizing a specific solution, they could increase prices and profits. Simple supply and demand economics. Sure, you can buy the basics cheaply but to make it practical for what you need, you have to upgrade. The same principles are still being used to exploit people. Manufacturers have made it impossible to replace or repair digital items (cars, appliances, phones, etc.) because they make higher profits when you HAVE to replace them. Additionally, notice how advanced and technical crime has become. Cybercrimes are the fastest-growing illegal activity in the world. Why go to a bank to physically rob it when you can do it from the comfort of your own home by hacking into a system? Bullying, stalking, theft, and scamming are all on the rise because of the ability to remain anonymous and not be held accountable. I could go on and on about the moral decline and lack of respect that has arisen since the internet and the advance of the digital world have cone to fruition.
Load More Replies... Donna Peluda 2 years ago
An old man I know was on a full on rant against the socialist government in Spain because, hold it....... The TV schedule was running 20 late. The fact that thanks to the socialist gov he gets assistance at home and his pension is locked with inflation even though he only declared in Spain for 20 years Anyhow. I went to walk his dog one day he wasn't well and he was full on angry about how the news was late because theses commies socialist can't do anything bla bla bla. Turned out he had paused the TV with out knowing and must have pressed play about 20 min later. He still won't admit it. Its the commies messing with him
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