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On an unrelated note, suddenly, boomers care about affordable housing for no apparent reason.
Suddenly boomers believe in a massive increase to social security taxes to pay for them.
I look forward to watching them die off.
That's a hell of a lot of hate to admit to online.
I'm not saying dude's right (not saying he's wrong, either, mind), but Boomers have been trying to choke out everyone outside of their cohort (and a significant chunk of those in their cohort, for that matter) for decades. The sooner they're out of the way, the sooner the rest of us can start picking up the pieces they've left us.
These people haven't just hated me my entire life for being an atheist, pro LGBT, non racist, but they've actively done everything possible to destroy the world for everyone in it. Zero sympathy from me.
Ageist comments are weirdly popular on lemmy. Why is ageism encouraged when sexism and racism are not?
Disclaimer: These are obviously over generalizations and don't match all individuals.
Because it's not the age people are against, it's the generation. The boomer generation had some of the most prosperous years in American history and wasted them. The general idea is you're supposed to make the world a better place for the people that come next, and they did the opposite. They cut social systems, defunded education, let public transportation die, outsourced everything, and lined their pockets with investments in oil that are killing the planet.
I won't blame someone for being old, but I will judge them by what they did and supported during their life. And as a whole, the boomers have a lot to answer for.
There is a huge subset of boomers that fought and voted for the betterment of society that were completely fucked by the system. Maybe a LITTLE bit of consolation and empathy for them?
It's clearly not all boomers we get it.
Huge? Not greater than 50% then.
Because old people are insufferable and leech off of society while continually making things worse, even well past their expiration date.