▲ 155 ▼ The next generation of boomer memes (hexbear.net) submitted 3 years ago by Zeronelite@hexbear.net to c/memes@hexbear.net 86 comments fedilink hide all child comments It's so sad
[+] Tastysnack@hexbear.net 36 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (6 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com 58 points 3 years ago (5 children) Likely real. The 'I can't see my grandkids due to my political views' isn't new. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] Tastysnack@hexbear.net 36 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] mathemachristian@lemm.ee 34 points 3 years ago It's the one thing a bully can do really really well permalink fedilink source parent [–] buckykat@hexbear.net 28 points 3 years ago Christianity requires persecution as a proof of righteousness. permalink fedilink source parent [–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 7 points 3 years ago They feel like they are owed various things from their children because they raised them. There is no reason possible to justify cutting them off in their minds. Last Christmas I said I wasn't going to the family get together because of COVID concerns (many anti-vax relatives) and my mom called me, alternating between crying and yelling at me because I was "being inconsiderate". permalink fedilink source parent [–] axont@hexbear.net 19 points 3 years ago it's not new but it's becoming more common given how stark there is of an ideological divide between older and younger people right now don't wanna get into generational war or anything, because this is mostly a result of stuff like the housing collapse and wages staying stagnant since the 1970s. Older people largely represent survivors of a easier time to be alive (if you were white and not poor) and that's coloring their impression of the world, even now permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com 58 points 3 years ago (5 children) Likely real. The 'I can't see my grandkids due to my political views' isn't new. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] Tastysnack@hexbear.net 36 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] mathemachristian@lemm.ee 34 points 3 years ago It's the one thing a bully can do really really well permalink fedilink source parent [–] buckykat@hexbear.net 28 points 3 years ago Christianity requires persecution as a proof of righteousness. permalink fedilink source parent [–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 7 points 3 years ago They feel like they are owed various things from their children because they raised them. There is no reason possible to justify cutting them off in their minds. Last Christmas I said I wasn't going to the family get together because of COVID concerns (many anti-vax relatives) and my mom called me, alternating between crying and yelling at me because I was "being inconsiderate". permalink fedilink source parent [–] axont@hexbear.net 19 points 3 years ago it's not new but it's becoming more common given how stark there is of an ideological divide between older and younger people right now don't wanna get into generational war or anything, because this is mostly a result of stuff like the housing collapse and wages staying stagnant since the 1970s. Older people largely represent survivors of a easier time to be alive (if you were white and not poor) and that's coloring their impression of the world, even now permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Tastysnack@hexbear.net 36 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] mathemachristian@lemm.ee 34 points 3 years ago It's the one thing a bully can do really really well permalink fedilink source parent [–] buckykat@hexbear.net 28 points 3 years ago Christianity requires persecution as a proof of righteousness. permalink fedilink source parent [–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 7 points 3 years ago They feel like they are owed various things from their children because they raised them. There is no reason possible to justify cutting them off in their minds. Last Christmas I said I wasn't going to the family get together because of COVID concerns (many anti-vax relatives) and my mom called me, alternating between crying and yelling at me because I was "being inconsiderate". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mathemachristian@lemm.ee 34 points 3 years ago It's the one thing a bully can do really really well permalink fedilink source parent
[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 28 points 3 years ago Christianity requires persecution as a proof of righteousness. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 7 points 3 years ago They feel like they are owed various things from their children because they raised them. There is no reason possible to justify cutting them off in their minds. Last Christmas I said I wasn't going to the family get together because of COVID concerns (many anti-vax relatives) and my mom called me, alternating between crying and yelling at me because I was "being inconsiderate". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] axont@hexbear.net 19 points 3 years ago it's not new but it's becoming more common given how stark there is of an ideological divide between older and younger people right now don't wanna get into generational war or anything, because this is mostly a result of stuff like the housing collapse and wages staying stagnant since the 1970s. Older people largely represent survivors of a easier time to be alive (if you were white and not poor) and that's coloring their impression of the world, even now permalink fedilink source parent
