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Aside… It always amazes me which topics take off to multiple pages and which ones get no traction. To me, this topic at this stage can be summed up with the gif below:

👏🏻 👏🏻 @Danny-Darko makes a huuuuuuge generalization if he truly believes that gay men are putting on a show or costume if they’re masculine…or vice versa. I know effeminate straight men and masculine gay men. It’s personality…

That’s why, while I agree with @Jamie21that laughing bothers them and they hate it, what really they can’t stand is outright ignoring their demands, such as not answering the question – after saying I wouldn’t engage anymore – “Where do you get your news.” To him, that was a deciding factor on whatever merits-based assessment he uses to determine someone’s worthiness for respect. By not engaging that, I robbed him not only of his only source of conversational ammo but also silently told him I don’t kowtow to his infantile demands simply because he makes them.

Hence why I didn’t engage after I said I was done. But where do they come off thinking they have that power? Obviously someone has given it to them or told them they deserve it.

Fell into a trap. I know better. I do. But there I was, wasting my time in a Facebook political discussion with a straight, white, Gen X/Boomer man. You already know how this went. I made my points clear, articulate, thoughtful. He responded with reheated talking points, the kind that feel like they’ve been sitting under a heat lamp at a gas station deli for a few decades. Not an original thought or articulation… Then he asks: Where do you get your news? Ah, the question. The one meant to invalidate anything I just said, because if I name a source that isn’t Fox, the Wall Street Journal opinion section, or some crypto-bro podcast, I might as well have said, I hear the voices of Karl Marx whispering to me in my sleep. But I’m not new to this, so I tell him I’m not answering because it would just lead to him dismissing me. And wouldn’t you know it? He keeps going. I literally say I’m done. I lay it out. I remove myself. And yet he keeps responding. More talking points. No original thoughts. Asking again where I get my news. As if I owe him an answer. As if he’s entitled to a response. And that’s s what gets me. The entitlement. The assumption that they are always owed the last word. That they speak, and the world must pause to marvel at their wisdom. That their worldview is the default setting for reality, and we are simply guests in it. Where does this come from? Who gave them this confidence? Because I know damn well it wasn’t merit. I’ve seen this play out in every setting imaginable. They dominate conversations, dismiss any challenge, and yet somehow we’re the ones accused of being emotional, uninformed, or too sensitive. We’ve all watched them pull this move at family gatherings, in the workplace, even in our own spaces. It’s especially funny because Gen X men like to pretend they’re above it all, but put them in a room with a millennial or Gen Z who dares to push back, and suddenly they’re one step away from typing in all caps about not respecting authority. Boomers at least have the excuse of being Boomers. Gen X? You were right there when the world was shifting, but instead of rolling with it, half of you just aged into Joe Rogan subscribers. So tell me…why do they think they’re the final authority on everything? And how do you handle it when they just keep talking?

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You can learn new things…if you want. That’s all I’m saying. It’s not age-dependent.

My experience is that a lot of Boomers do know how to use technology when it benefits them. When it becomes a responsibility or a burden, then they’re analphabets. Ignorance by convenience, not age. For example, I work with a lot of (A LOT) of boomers. They are constantly sharing shit on FB - stupid, trite shit. And political misinformation a lot of times too. Anyhow, point is, they know how to like and share. When our organization has a campaign or some event or whatever and the promotional materials are put on social media, especially FB, and we tell the members and affiliates to like and share to drive up interaction and visibility, the Boomers are the first to say, “I don’t understand all this technology.” No, Myrtle. You just don’t want to because I’ve seen you share a gazillion stupid cat reels and a gazillion saccharine acrostics.

Wow. I guess I’m out of touch. I don’t know what G is…

Yes. But it’s a shame too. There is nothing new under the sun.

Older age shown as major risk factor in falling for phishing scams » McKnight Brain Institute » University of Florida MBI.UFL.EDU Easy-to-administer lab test offers strong indicator of who is most susceptible, new study shows. Seek…and you shall find. Maybe the idea of generalizing based on age isn’t a good idea after all? 🤨 Or do we still like judgment calls based on our preconceived notions?

Amazing how that works…Bitch about the ineptitude and unreadiness for the world that Millennials and Gen Z are, yet in an ever increasing technology-driven world, it’s the Millennials and Gen Z who have to assist Boomers with this fundamental skill. It’s almost like the Boomers are ill-equipped to deal with a society that’s changing!

Cf…re: offensive sweeping conclusions based on age It’s pretty a known fact that boomers are not nearly as tech savvy as later generations and that they struggle. Sure – some are proficient, but most are bumbling about it…and will say so quite openly, almost as exculpatory justification for why they shouldn’t be responsible for something that requires technological understanding.

…it’s give-and-take when some do it but but when I and some others do it’s rich? 🤨

I’ve gotten two different spam texts from two different clearly not official email addresses today telling me to pay my PA toll taxes to avoid legal proceedings. I look at them and wonder how people fall for this shit. Then I think – Boomers…technology…right…clear now.

I really don’t know why these guys don’t update their photos. I mean, I do. But it’s so dishonest. And then clients are painted as the ones who deceive…

I agree. This is technically illegal, all this, but people are so paranoid. Don’t be a jerk and you’ll be fine.

That’s true of almost anywhere – unless they explicitly say checkout is in person. Some private places like B&Bs might require it because you need to turn in an old-school key, but most places today you can just skeedaddle.

You’re sound like an angry, bitter queen because that’s precisely what angry, bitter queens say. 😉

There’s a lot of hypocrisy on this site. It’s almost like it’s part and parcel to it!

Don’t cry. I didn’t get one from you either 😉

@ApexNomad– That’s a sound deduction!

Valentine’s Day is a scam. A day to commercialize the beheading of a saint…Almost as bad as making the birth of God into the largest fiscal boon time of the year…

That damn Gen Z! But seriously…I only have a telephone call with new providers if I’m concerned about their English fluency or have another fishy feeling. I would never call out the gate…I might not be Gen Z but I much prefer texting or an email to a phone call with someone I don’t know already. Now…if I know you – I’ll talk for hours! 🤣

He doesn’t seem very good at replying…I tried both in RM chat and in texting to get him but 🦗