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re: Why do old people go to the default argument of $6 coffee when talking about affordability
Posted on 7/14/26 at 10:59 am to SparkyWilson
Posted on 7/14/26 at 10:59 am to SparkyWilson
quote:There many myths, more than one could keep track of. E.g., It is a myth boomers were/are a monolithic generation. In fact, boomers break sharply almost at midpoint into two diametrically antithetical groups, Hippies and Yuppies. There are virtually no fiscal similarities between those stereotypic groups. So inevitably, what is a 'myth' for one of those groups, is reality for the other.
It's a myth that boomers were the fiscally responsible ones throughout their lives.
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Posted on 7/14/26 at 11:02 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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Boomers sold out the country to minorities, immigrants, and queers on a financial and spiritual level
This is not really a generational thing as much as it is an ideological thing. There is no uniform ideology of each generation. That brush is too broad to have real meaning.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 11:06 am to Auburn1968
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This is not really a generational thing as much as it is an ideological thing. There is no uniform ideology of each generation. That brush is too broad to have real meaning.
Zoomers, much like Democrats, have their fed to, illegitimate talking points.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 11:09 am to TDsngumbo
quote:+1 Absolutely... and most of us have 'delay/schedule' on our coffee makers, so it really means 5 mins before you retire for the evening.
Because $6 cups of coffee is fricking ridiculous when you can make 55 cups from a $20 bag at home if you simply wake up 15 minutes earlier.
But really, I get it. It's nice to have some 'me' time; where people get pampered with a service. But I personally feel that many of the women, who've gotten hooked, feel anxious [like being naked in public] without holding their Venti Supreme, Ice coffee w/ mounds of whipped creme and cinnamon shavings.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 11:11 am to wackatimesthree
quote:yes actually
Were Boomers back in 1970 running around in the streets crying about "affordability?" I don't remember it if they were.
the 70s were arguably the worst decade ever outside of the Great Depression in terms of the American economy Posted on 7/14/26 at 11:40 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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Reagan’s amnesty
Reagan was born in 1911. The Greatest Generation. Not one but TWO generations before the Boomers.
quote:Seldom right and wrong again.
see the 2024 election.
Question to Google: Did Donald trump win in 2024 due to voters aged 40 and younger?
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No, Donald Trump did not win the 2024 presidential election due to voters aged 40 and younger, as this broader demographic still favored Kamala Harris overall. However, Trump's historic gains and drastically narrowed margins within the youth electorate severely eroded a traditional Democratic stronghold, helping secure his decisive victory.His victory ultimately relied on securing a majority of older voters (45 and above) combined with a more demographically diverse coalition than in previous campaigns
Look dude, I know this is not how you were raised, but there's no trophy for participation here. You actually have to have your facts right and win the argument.
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it wasn’t millennials or zoomers who greatly shifted the demographics of this country, got may marriage legitimized, etc
It wasn't the Boomers either.
Two Boomers and three Silent Generation justices voted for Obergfell.
Reagan was Greatest Generation.
You think anybody over 40 is a Boomer, regardless of the time frame in which they lived, don't you?
This post was edited on 7/14/26 at 11:42 am
Posted on 7/14/26 at 11:56 am to wackatimesthree
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Everybody inherently understood that and it was never an issue until the first Trophy Generation was reared.
When confronted with that, they will inevitably blame the older generations for not preparing them for those struggles, and in practically every case, that’s a lie. My experience with Zoomers is that they always seem to think they know what’s best, and that older generations should be paid very little attention to.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 11:57 am to wackatimesthree
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So do they have all the wealth, or not?
According to the data he posted, seems like the answer is no.
If that's the case, I don't know what all the crying and blaming is about. If the Boomers are just like everybody else.
I'll amend my statement to say, "It's a myth that all Boomers were the fiscally responsible ones."
Posted on 7/14/26 at 12:08 pm to wackatimesthree
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So do they have all the wealth, or not?
You missed the forest for the trees here. Theoretically speaking, you could have a relatively small collection of boomers that control the wealth while the majority do not and it still be a true statement that boomers control most of the wealth.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 12:11 pm to boogiewoogie1978
Because only an idiot pays $6 for something they can easily make at home for a fraction of that price.
Next question
Next question
Posted on 7/14/26 at 1:23 pm to JiminyCricket
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You missed the forest for the trees here.
If I did, then you did too.
Because the same statistical bunching could be skewing most of the same numbers that all the snowflakes are citing to prove that Boomers were fiscally irresponsible. A relatively small percentage could have been really irresponsible.
Not to mention, that reasoning is the same thing I always hold cubbies accountable for when she says that men have always made the laws.
Maybe .00001% of men have always made the laws.
Technically correct, but it's also like saying, "Teachers sexually molest children."
Yeah, some small percentage do. But when you say it like that it sounds like you mean most, if not all.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 1:33 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
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the 70s were arguably the worst decade ever outside of the Great Depression in terms of the American economy
Yes, I know, I lived through it.
And I remember people talking about stagflation and oil embargoes and all the rest of it, but I don't remember anyone being completely preoccupied with it and running around blaming the Greatest Generation for it and acting like a child screaming, "You've ruined my whole life." I remember people not liking the challenging economic times, but also accepting them as being a part of life. I remember them just dealing with it.
I also don't remember anyone constantly making frivolous purchases throughout the decade while whining about affordability.
I posted what I remember from the 70s earlier.
What do you remember about it?
This post was edited on 7/14/26 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 7/14/26 at 1:43 pm to wackatimesthree
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the 70s were arguably the worst decade ever outside of the Great Depression in terms of the American economy
Yes, I know, I lived through it.
And I remember people talking about stagflation and oil embargoes and all the rest of it, but I don't remember anyone running around blaming the Greatest Generation for it.
I guess you do?
As did I. This is another function of social media. “Why should I accept that life is difficult and full of struggles when I have a flood of commenters and “influencers” telling me that my struggles are really a previous generation’s fault.”
By accepting that, the effort to be successful is reduced due to feeling helpless. I think “helpless by choice” is pretty accurate in describing some of these finger pointers.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 1:45 pm to NC_Tigah
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It is a myth boomers were/are a monolithic generation. In fact, boomers break sharply almost at midpoint into two diametrically antithetical groups, Hippies and Yuppies. There are virtually no fiscal similarities between those stereotypic groups.
This is also an important point.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 1:55 pm to NC_Tigah
I look at the generations like dog breeds. Sure each individual has their own personality but as a group/breed have common tendencies they acquired through their formative years. Zoomers have been indoctrinated and lied to like no other previous generation. It's no wonder they are so clueless while believing they are the smartest when in a room full of boomers and gen x
Posted on 7/14/26 at 2:02 pm to BCvol
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Zoomers have been indoctrinated and lied to like no other previous generation. It's no wonder they are so clueless while believing they are the smartest when in a room full of boomers and gen x
Gen Z white males are more to the right than any subset alive right now with the younger ones even more so. If that holds this country doesn't know whats coming once they establish power
Posted on 7/14/26 at 2:09 pm to texag7
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Alcohol was a regular expense for a lot of boomers, and many still spend a lot on it today.
Yep. People who drink alcohol should not complain about affordability. You’re paying money to poison yourself.
Same could he said for 99 percent of drinks. Outside of water, milk, and a handful of other drinks, what isn't poison for your body? Alcohol is far from the worst one.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 2:29 pm to Midtiger farm
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Gen Z white males are more to the right than any subset alive right now with the younger ones even more so.
And the females are just as polarized to the hard left.
And according to what I read, the males are fractured in their political leaning while the females are monolithic.
And white women comprise the largest single voting bloc there is.
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If that holds this country doesn't know whats coming once they establish power
Well, it will be 10-15 years before the oldest wave of Gen Z gets into any positions of national power and another 20 or so before you start to see SCOTUS appointees and such, but you have me curious...I'd like to know in advance.
What's coming?
This post was edited on 7/14/26 at 2:36 pm
Posted on 7/14/26 at 2:50 pm to wackatimesthree
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Because the same statistical bunching could be skewing most of the same numbers that all the snowflakes are citing to prove that Boomers were fiscally irresponsible. A relatively small percentage could have been really irresponsible
But it isn’t a relatively small number of irresponsible people. Over 40% of all Boomers have ZERO saved for retirement.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 3:09 pm to Midtiger farm
Gen z males while leaning right are nowhere near more to the right than 50+ males and they are severely offset by the females.
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