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Can anyone explain me the word "Boomer" and its usage?
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It comes from the post-WWII Baby Boomer generation, but is used to put down any type of shitty 'old' person.
I'm a mid-30's Millenial and some kid's gonna call me a Boomer sooner or later.
I'm a mid-30's Millenial and some kid's gonna call me a Boomer sooner or later.
boomer is a person born during the post-WW2 baby boom. they're old and from a different time. so old people whom are incapable of sympathizing with the plight of the younger adult generation because shit was different back then are met with scorn
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I'm from 1990 btw
These 3 replies are exactly why im here, lmao
A "Baby Boomer" (later shortened to just "boomer") was someone born during the baby boom after WWII, from 1941 to 1961.
In American politics, they're known for growing up, getting an education, and entering the workforce during economic boom times when education and housing was cheap, and then more or less dismantling that same support system for the middle class for future generations with the rise of Reaganomics in the 1980s, all the while blaming younger generations for being "lazy."
In American politics, they're known for growing up, getting an education, and entering the workforce during economic boom times when education and housing was cheap, and then more or less dismantling that same support system for the middle class for future generations with the rise of Reaganomics in the 1980s, all the while blaming younger generations for being "lazy."
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So some threads are basically people refusing to spend a few seconds on google. But I suppose all the isolation is making everyone chatty.
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I looked it up, still could not understand its usage in many places I've seen it, now I might understand if is just a way to say "you are idiot"
Ah, so it's a cultural difference then (unless you guys have a term for the generation born after WWII?) But see the posts above - Baby Boomers are the cohort born after WWII who grew up when the US was dominant and it was relatively easy (if you were white, at least) to get a good paying union job with good benefits and a nice pension. College was cheap, housing was cheap, gas was cheap, and they didn't have to struggle economically since they rode off the welfare state their predecessors built. They are a largely conservative voting bloc who hate taxes or socialism and many have trouble understanding why Millennials aren't doing as well as them.
After years of being told by Baby Boomers that young people are "lazy" and "unrealistic" and "don't get it", young people figured out that Baby Boomers hate having their out of touch opinions dismissed and started annoying them by simply responding "OK, Boomer".
Boomers = born from mid 40s to mid 60
Gen X = born from mid 60s to 80s
Millennials = born from 80s to mid 90s
Zoomers = born from late 90s through 2000s, or thereabouts
After WW2 there was a large increase in the US birth rate called the Baby Boom. The children born in that time came to be called the Baby Boomers. Because of their large numbers, age, and relative wealth, they're current the dominant political force in the US, and have been for years.
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I guess I understand now, thank you everyone for the replies
Just to let you know, I've reported you due to being disrespectful, have a good day.
Just to let you know, I've reported you due to being disrespectful, have a good day.
One of the best ways to learn new words is to start using it. So next time someone born between the years 1946 to 1964 annoys you, you can say "ok boomer".
Its short for the baby Boomer generation. But the issue is that each country had its own Boomer generations and these gens happened in different decades.
For example the US boomer was born between mid 40s / mid 50s while a german or korean Boomer was born somewhere between late 50s and late 60s / early 70s.
So a Boomer can be anything between 80 and 50 years old depending on where they are from.
For example the US boomer was born between mid 40s / mid 50s while a german or korean Boomer was born somewhere between late 50s and late 60s / early 70s.
So a Boomer can be anything between 80 and 50 years old depending on where they are from.
So basically it's the boomer generation or older folks who had it relatively easy and are now acting like their shit don't stink and blame all the troubles of the world on the younger generations who have it comparatively harder to get jobs and generally make a living.
Boomers are people who are out of touch with reality. Today's reality, but they try and compare it to their reality 50-70 years ago.
It used to designate the generation of people born during the post-World War 2 years, but now it's just an antonym for "millennial."
Catty too.
Catty too.
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If I'm a boomer for reporting disrespectful people, hell yes, I am
To the people using the phrase now, their 34 year old parents are Boomers. Nobody's safe.
Technically what people have said but actually used by many to discriminate based on age and get away with it. I'm still surprised it's use is so tolerated on this forum.
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I see now that the word has evolved into a way to discriminate and insult people and get away with it just like a poster above me said
Yes, that is the most concerning thing, hopefully my reports can manage something...
Yes, that is the most concerning thing, hopefully my reports can manage something...
It refers to the generation born during a huge spike in the number of births in the aftermath of World War 2. In the discourse however, there have been stereotypes that boomer are ignorant and reactionary and got to live through the most prosperous time in American history and are thus out of touch with Millennials and the post 9-11 generation because we don't have the same advantages. Our college is more expensive and we've transitioned from a manufacturing economy to a debt based service economy. Wages have been stagnant or falling and young people entering their careers have to listen to boomers saying "just hit the streets and get a better job like I did." or "why do you kids not move out of your parents house, you're so entitled."
As far as I'm aware it started as an irony-laced 4chan meme a few years ago, which like all 4chan memes lost irony when the normies got ahold of it.
I first saw it on 4chan's music board in 2018, mostly just used to poke fun at people complaining about modern music. In classic 4chan fashion, people just ran with it and started making it more and more absurdist, to the point that anyone over 30 became a "boomer", and any music older than 20 years was boomer music. Then last year it became mainstream and stopped being funny.
I guess the moral of the story is be on 4chan if you want to be a meme hipster. Have fun with the racism and woman-hating though.
I first saw it on 4chan's music board in 2018, mostly just used to poke fun at people complaining about modern music. In classic 4chan fashion, people just ran with it and started making it more and more absurdist, to the point that anyone over 30 became a "boomer", and any music older than 20 years was boomer music. Then last year it became mainstream and stopped being funny.
I guess the moral of the story is be on 4chan if you want to be a meme hipster. Have fun with the racism and woman-hating though.
In the "criticizing Israel is anti-Semitic" class of "discrimination", sure
That's such Karen thing to say.
lol, I understand what you're saying with internet people being shitty as usual, but I hope you and OP know we're all just taking the piss out of each other in this context :P
Started as an ironic joke about people complaining about minor things in the modern era, briefly turned into a politically oriented insult, and now it's effectively used the describe anyone who disagrees with you and is older than you
So like most words it's now effectively meaningless
So like most words it's now effectively meaningless