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[–] 167 points 6 months ago (28 children)

Generally, you'll see terms like "demographic collapse" instead, but yeah basically.

A lot of people were born during the immediate post-WWII years. Those people are now dying. Cause and effect.

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  • [–] 15 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    "deleted by creator"

    Yes indeed

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I mean, thats kind of taking the religious route.

    Unless you're claiming the greatest generation is coming back from the dead as zombies just to kill their children.

    ......which is totally a thing they would do.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    Kinda the ultimate name for a boomer shooter. And I just now realised how easily misinterpreted that name can be, had never thought of the "boomer" part as the generational term. It has no connection to that but I absolutely think many people think it does.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    But is there something cooler?

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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago

    To an extent, COVID hit some of the oldest boomers - it was a little early, if we had held of COVID for another 10 years it definitely would have been a prime boomer expiration accelerator.

    As things are, my parents are some of the earliest boomers and they're just turning 80. The death-rate boom should be picking up speed soon. Too bad they're giving all their acumumulated wealth to the healthcare industry instead of their kids.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    We just want them to give us their houses.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago

    The baby boom was ten years or so. The death boom is more spread out…people start dying in their 60s and can live into their 90s. So figure 30 years or so for the “boom.” Much harder to notice.

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