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Kimmio Laughterlove said:
I understand, but you are not the mainstream. What that writer wrote of his generation is true, as a trend. You should be disappointed in your peers, if anything.
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I absolutely am disappointed in those of my peers who fit that stereotype. Trouble is, you catch some dolphins with your tuna.....
 
No we are talking about the overwhelming stereotype. Fit any other group word into the phrase boomers. Blacks, poor, disabled, female, young. And see how it reads to you then
 
Lastpointe said:
No we are talking about the overwhelming stereotype. Fit any other group word into the phrase boomers. Blacks, poor, disabled, female, young. And see how it reads to you then
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No...boomers are the largest demographic - biggest generation in history - powerful - and they have been and still are largely in charge, for 40 years. They are not a disadvantaged group, particularily if they’re white. They had more advantages than any other generation in history. So, it’s not even close to the same.
 
Mrs.Anteater said:
That ‘ s a really stupid blog. I feel sorry for this guy, he must be living among a lot of stupid other people his age. To make assuptions about a whole generation because of the idiots you grew up with does not speak for the ability to analyze very well. I am guessing he wrote this to stir the pot as much as he can. That usually happens if you generalize like he does.
For once, the age group with the highest death toll is the boomer’s parents.
The age group mostly testing positive goes down to age 50, which is the generation after the boomers, as the last boomers are now about 58.
Being the largest population group is not really something you can blame people for- and since contraception wasn’t that great at that time, you can’t really blame the parent generation for having too much sex, either.
I am yet to meet a boomer who feels he/ she is invincible and lives forever. Usually, by the time you hit your 40 ties and 50 ties, you have had enough experience with death to start thinking otherwise.
kimmio, I wouldn’t take you hippie landlords as typical representation of boomers generation.
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Is that what Greta Thunberg did in her speeches? Just to stir the pot? Or to wake people up? Was what she was saying, stupid?...because this is not too different from what she’s saying. Or was she telling hard to hear truths? She’s speaking to the boomers, too.
 
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Kimmio Laughterlove said:
www.dw.com

Opinion: Coronavirus has killed the 'entitled millennial'

According to Donald Trump's latest theory, millennials are to blame for the spread of the coronavirus. But as DW's Joel Dullroy argues, it's precisely that generation which is making sacrifices for today's baby boomers.
www.dw.com www.dw.com
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He lumps the "weak, ill and old" into one category. I know people who are " weak and ill" and are not old. Are they also culpable of sucking up resources? These are the ones taking everything from millenials. Also, many old people would opt for no intubation because by the time you need that, you're really sick and if you're old, weak or ill, you probably won't live. I heard that documents outlining your final wishes are being drafted. I know I did. Blame our parents for being exuberent postwar bunnies and their excessive mating! Many of us would go voluntarily rather than needlessly absorb limited resources. What's the alternative?
 
ninjafaery said:
He lumps the "weak, ill and old" into one category. I know people who are " weak and ill" and are not old. Are they also culpable of sucking up resources? These are the ones taking everything from millenials. Also, many old people would opt for no intubation because by the time you need that, you're really sick and if you're old, weak or ill, you probably won't live. I heard that documents outlining your final wishes are being drafted. I know I did. Blame our parents for being exuberent postwar bunnies and their excessive mating! Many of us would go voluntarily rather than needlessly absorb limited resources. What's the alternative?
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Or, three seperate, overlapping categories. He might put me in the first one. That's beside the point. He's not faulting anybody - none of those groups - for using health resources...he's saying it's time for baby boomers to step down and let younger generations chart the future, with their help not their consternation ...one that is neither neoliberal nor fossil fuel dependent.
 
@Kimmio Laughterlove your broad brush generalizing posts are highly offensive. Clumping a whole group of people into one category where you've assigned them characteristics and blame is an "ism". It serves no useful purpose in the least. Others have challenged you on it and you've made excuses. Those excuses do not make your words right. Please remember that this is a thread for coronavirus, not a place to bash others. If you feel the need to critique a group of people please take it elsewhere. Please also be prepared to be challenged on your views.
 
Northwind said:
@Kimmio Laughterlove your broad brush generalizing posts are highly offensive. Clumping a whole group of people into one category where you've assigned them characteristics and blame is an "ism". It serves no useful purpose in the least. Others have challenged you on it and you've made excuses. Those excuses do not make your words right. Please remember that this is a thread for coronavirus, not a place to bash others. If you feel the need to critique a group of people please take it elsewhere. Please also be prepared to be challenged on your views.
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I think millennial sentiment is that - they don't want parents and grandparents to die, they are willing to make huge sacrifices to their already uncertain futures for that - and it's time for the biggest generation to surrender control and let them shape the world the way the younger generations want, and need it to be. And the baby boomers should put their resources into that effort. For their kids and grandkids, not themselves.
 
Northwind said:
@Kimmio Laughterlove your broad brush generalizing posts are highly offensive. Clumping a whole group of people into one category where you've assigned them characteristics and blame is an "ism". It serves no useful purpose in the least. Others have challenged you on it and you've made excuses. Those excuses do not make your words right. Please remember that this is a thread for coronavirus, not a place to bash others. If you feel the need to critique a group of people please take it elsewhere. Please also be prepared to be challenged on your views.
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It's documented that the most dangerous policy shifts impacting the present and future happened on their watch. It's a fact. I just want to see a generational turnover in worldview and decision making now that covid has showed us rapid change is possible, and caring for the vulnerable matters. On the whole they haven't cared much. It's past time.
 
Kimmio Laughterlove said:
It's documented that the most dangerous policy shifts impacting the present and future happened on their watch. It's a fact. I just want to see a generational turnover in worldview now that covid has showed us rapid change is possible, and caring for the vulnerable matters. On the whole they haven't cared much. It's past time.
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Stop it.
 
Northwind said:
Stop it. Take this to another thread if you want to continue the conversation. It is very offensive.
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Why? It's true. And covid is throwing young people into more uncertainty, stalling their futures. Are the boomers going to invest in their futures the way they want them to be, or not, after covid? That's been millennial's and gen z (and gen x but we were a small generation dwarfed by their numbers) - now all three generations make a bigger force than the baby boomers - and who can blame them - pleading with the headstrong baby boomers who still see themselves in control, that things need to change.
 
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This thread has already been temporarily locked once before because of some intemperate and inappropriate posts. I'd prefer not to have to do that again. Posters are reminded that this is a thread concerning a virus and a disease caused by that virus. It is NOT a place for stereotyping groups, or condemning an entire generation with a broad brush. Since locking the thread seems to be pointless, posters are reminded think about what they are posting and how it sounds in the ears of others. If this abuse continues, thread bans (temporary or permanent) are a possibility. Kindly play nicely.
 
This was a thread about anything related to coronavirus. The aftermath is going to hit younger generations who have already inherited a scary uncertain future for decades to come. The world is forever changed from this once we emerge from this surreal time. What are those with the power and the resources prepared to do to help the younger generations? What will they give up? I did not feel that discussing it was irrelevant.

Stay safe but do not let covid rule our lives forever. Bye.
 
You've missed the point @Kimmio Laughterlove. The problem was your broad generalization of a group of people. It is absolutely possible to have a discussion about power, etc without blaming things on an entire group of people.

Be well.
 
I'm generalizing about a generation using historically verifiable - not personal - information about the course the world has taken because they were undeniably in charge during critical and irreversible changes. Same as Greta does. Bye. Be well also.
 
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