Boomer generation let us all down - Page 2

Glice · 12.15.2006, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

man, when you were younger it was probably the 80s and the protest fit the times. but in 2007? i suspect you're trying to play a darwinian experiment in this unsuspecting fool, you evil mastermind... putting natural selection in fast forward & all...

I was still the other side of puberty (by quite a few years) by the time the 80s had hung up its perming rods and pogo sticks. I was in the generation that wasn't meant to be protesting.

You're right though, I'm going to see if I can make him my evil protogé.

gmku · 12.15.2006, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by compulsive diarrhea, jico

web-hippies?

go burn some incense or something.

Yeah, I'll get back to you. I need to go get a haircut and have my suit tailored, then pick up my Hummer from the shop.

gmku · 12.15.2006, 10:47 AM

Actually, I'm not really a boomer. I'm more of 70s me-generationer. I was born on the tail end of boomer-dom, sort of; too young to burn my draft card, too young to travel to Woodstock, but old enough to remember Manson, the Tate murders, Altamont, all fascinating stuff I read about in the town newspaper I was delivering on my red Schwin. I was much more interested in the latest Marvel comics than political causes until I was around 17 or 18, and hippies were people in far off places like the state's university campuses, and all my friends and I made fun of them while secretly wishing we had the balls to stand up to our parents and tell them we weren't getting haircuts anymore.

Think Wonder Years. I was that kid.

gmku · 12.15.2006, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by swa(y)

more like "marvel"-ing over homo-erotic magazines.

Er, right, sure.

CREEP!

against_the_grain · 12.15.2006, 07:56 PM

I'm a boomer and still retain many of my ideologies. I've never had a career, never owned a house, have NO social security, no pensions, NO savings (hardly), few possessions (computer, clothes, stereo, tons of cds) and a car. I'm gypsy, not interested in 'joining' the system...I don't like it.

However,

that's not to say I wouldn't like more money, more possessions, security..a home or two like in Hawaii, the west coast, the Rocky Mountains, New England. But I don't. In a way I've screwed myself..no retirement, hell I don't even get those yearly Social Security statements showing earnings and benefits etc.

I have long hair....flip my finger at 'compromised' society and hate delving into reality.....that is, getting anything done 'offically'. Since i've been off the grid so long and traveled so extensively, I get the "What are you running from" dealy...instead of the "Wow...look at you, aren't you the traveling fiend !!"....

Just can't help being the odd cog in the machine, it's my nature. But yeah, I do have guilt and regrets. It's hard to be pure, impossible actually, but I do stay away from regular trappings as much as possible. But there are consequences.

I just wanna live without the hassles.....my parents always said, "You must've gotten mixed up in the maternity ward, you sure don't act like anyone in our family"......

Don't think that hasn't had a phychological affect on me all my life ?....mmmmm...

Cantankerous · 12.15.2006, 07:57 PM

generation X felt the repurcussions of the baby boomers, but since they're a bunch of apathetic lazy fucks didn't do shit about it. now my generation is paying for all your shit, you fuckers.

against_the_grain · 12.15.2006, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Cantankerous

generation X felt the repurcussions of the baby boomers, but since they're a bunch of apathetic lazy fucks didn't do shit about it. now my generation is paying for all your shit, you fuckers.

Cantankerous · 12.15.2006, 08:01 PM

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the baby boomers got sex, drugs, and rock n roll. we [generation x] got AIDS, neoconservatism, and new wave.

guess what we got?

gmku · 12.15.2006, 08:03 PM

Difference is, boomers didn't whine about it. They acted. They stood up to the man and said not only no, but hell no!

All my generation ever did was go to the disco and buy Frampton live albums.

SynthethicalY · 12.15.2006, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Cantankerous

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the baby boomers got sex, drugs, and rock n roll. we [generation x] got AIDS, neoconservatism, and new wave.

guess what we got?

Emo.

gmku · 12.15.2006, 08:10 PM

Boomers may have had rock and roll, but gen x got more interesting bands.

Cantankerous · 12.15.2006, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SynthethicalY

Emo.

i have an opinion, so suddenly i'm emo?

sorry, guess i'll retreat back into my lair and slash my wrists. certainly it would be more interesting than trying to carry on a conversation with you.

cryptowonderdruginvogue · 12.15.2006, 08:20 PM

no no, im pretty sure he meant that "we got emo"

not that you are emo.

Savage Clone · 12.15.2006, 08:21 PM

As far as I can tell, the most offensive thing the baby boomer generation has been responsible for is the absolute domination of classic-rock radio stations that are generally the highest-rated stations even though they play the same 40 songs ad nauseum.

Savage Clone · 12.15.2006, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by gmku

Difference is, boomers didn't whine about it. They acted. They stood up to the man and said not only no, but hell no!

Yeah, but what you neglect to mention is the fact that the only reason this "youth movement" accomplished anything was the sheer size of the demographic. They were pretty impossible to ignore. They still are. Generation X was apathetic, sure, but even those that weren't were most surely aware that the tiny size of their population meant certain failure in the face of an entrenched system (run, coincidentally, by a lotta boomers).

Cantankerous · 12.15.2006, 09:24 PM

generation X didn't do shit except for sit on their asses and complain. thanks, mom and dad. thanks a fuckin' lot.

Savage Clone · 12.15.2006, 10:12 PM

Yeah, my face sure will be red when you save the world.

Cantankerous · 12.15.2006, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Savage Clone

Yeah, my face sure will be red when you save the world.

i apologize for my hypocrisy. think of it as endearing. or fuck off.

SynthethicalY · 12.15.2006, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cryptowonderdruginvogue

no no, im pretty sure he meant that "we got emo"

not that you are emo.

That's what i meant.

Glice · 12.16.2006, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Cantankerous

generation X didn't do shit except for sit on their asses and complain. thanks, mom and dad. thanks a fuckin' lot.

Brilliant. I feel old now. For fuck's sake people, STOP BEING YOUNGER. And if you are going to insist on being younger STOP BEING SEXY.

12.15.2006, 10:47 AM	#23
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Actually, I'm not really a boomer. I'm more of 70s me-generationer. I was born on the tail end of boomer-dom, sort of; too young to burn my draft card, too young to travel to Woodstock, but old enough to remember Manson, the Tate murders, Altamont, all fascinating stuff I read about in the town newspaper I was delivering on my red Schwin. I was much more interested in the latest Marvel comics than political causes until I was around 17 or 18, and hippies were people in far off places like the state's university campuses, and all my friends and I made fun of them while secretly wishing we had the balls to stand up to our parents and tell them we weren't getting haircuts anymore. Think Wonder Years. I was that kid. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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12.15.2006, 07:56 PM	#25
against_the_grain stalker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: across the Hudson Posts: 502	I'm a boomer and still retain many of my ideologies. I've never had a career, never owned a house, have NO social security, no pensions, NO savings (hardly), few possessions (computer, clothes, stereo, tons of cds) and a car. I'm gypsy, not interested in 'joining' the system...I don't like it. However, that's not to say I wouldn't like more money, more possessions, security..a home or two like in Hawaii, the west coast, the Rocky Mountains, New England. But I don't. In a way I've screwed myself..no retirement, hell I don't even get those yearly Social Security statements showing earnings and benefits etc. I have long hair....flip my finger at 'compromised' society and hate delving into reality.....that is, getting anything done 'offically'. Since i've been off the grid so long and traveled so extensively, I get the "What are you running from" dealy...instead of the "Wow...look at you, aren't you the traveling fiend !!".... Just can't help being the odd cog in the machine, it's my nature. But yeah, I do have guilt and regrets. It's hard to be pure, impossible actually, but I do stay away from regular trappings as much as possible. But there are consequences. I just wanna live without the hassles.....my parents always said, "You must've gotten mixed up in the maternity ward, you sure don't act like anyone in our family"...... Don't think that hasn't had a phychological affect on me all my life ?....mmmmm... __________________ Don't play what's there, play what's not there. Do not* fear mistakes. There are none* Miles Davis
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12.15.2006, 07:57 PM	#26
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	generation X felt the repurcussions of the baby boomers, but since they're a bunch of apathetic lazy fucks didn't do shit about it. now my generation is paying for all your shit, you fuckers. __________________ RETIRED
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12.15.2006, 08:01 PM	#28
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	quote: the baby boomers got sex, drugs, and rock n roll. we [generation x] got AIDS, neoconservatism, and new wave. guess what we got? __________________ RETIRED
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12.15.2006, 08:03 PM	#29
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Difference is, boomers didn't whine about it. They acted. They stood up to the man and said not only no, but hell no! All my generation ever did was go to the disco and buy Frampton live albums. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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12.15.2006, 08:10 PM	#31
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Boomers may have had rock and roll, but gen x got more interesting bands. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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12.15.2006, 08:20 PM	#33
cryptowonderdruginvogue invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the party Posts: 10,281	no no, im pretty sure he meant that "we got emo" not that you are emo.
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12.15.2006, 08:21 PM	#34
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,286	As far as I can tell, the most offensive thing the baby boomer generation has been responsible for is the absolute domination of classic-rock radio stations that are generally the highest-rated stations even though they play the same 40 songs ad nauseum.
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12.15.2006, 09:24 PM	#36
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	generation X didn't do shit except for sit on their asses and complain. thanks, mom and dad. thanks a fuckin' lot. __________________ RETIRED
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12.15.2006, 10:12 PM	#37
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,286	Yeah, my face sure will be red when you save the world.
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