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as Zoomers attain the mantle of 'older than the kids that are older than the babies,' I hope Gen Alpha views our detached cynicism with the same type of scorn we view quipsnark winknodding with (hexbear.net)

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if I had to isolate a truly insufferable 'generational trait' along the wave of my peers it would be that. please give us a hard time for it if we continue the generational wars against you, we deserve it

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

50 is still gen x territory I think, oldest millenials are ~40

To me there mark of the millennial is spending all/almost all of their entire working life in the wake of the financial crisis. These are the folks for whom the American dream was dead on arrival. A 50 year old would have been born in 74 and so 34 in '08 and started their career in the 90s, they probably felt a glimmer of hope at some point

They got fucked hard actually since they're the ones who saw their home equity collapse, got laid off mid career etc