• OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Sorry Gen X, we’re doing what you should’ve done decades ago…

    We literally did not have the chance. The greedy Boomers held onto the power & money until well past their own expiration date (see the average age of the past couple presidents, for example).

    This is the case in politics and in business as well. Boomers refuse to retire, forcing Gen X to take lower paying jobs with little chance of promotion.

    Look it up. “Baby Boomers held onto leadership roles longer than past generations, which delayed Gen X from taking power.”

    I think eventually we sort of just gave up. Boomers were handed the country on a silver platter from their parents, and then they ran it into the ground (by doing shit like electing Reagan), and simply refused to pass it on when their time was supposed to be up.

    Hence GenX’s slogan; “oh well, whatever, never mind.”

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      4 days ago

      I know, I know. I was being tongue-in-cheek.

      You guys got the shaft, it’s okay. We Millennials only got half-shafted because we’ll still have time to scramble to do something after the last boomers die, while you Gen Xers are all old and decrepit. Maybe Gen Z will have a chance, if humanity doesn’t cause its own extinction first.

      Lay your weary head to rest, we’ve got it from here. No more pain, only dreams. Shhhhhhh…