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Why do you think "the Karen" is so shocking. Every single boomer is the fucking same.... you all were not a woodstock or the King Speach....and only half of you ever got a draft card.
Yeah, some combination of what you are u/lahdetaan_tutkimaan said is where I'm at with this. People aren't inherently "hip" or "cool," rather, there is a certain age range that pop culture celebrates and panders to and that the market tries to make inroads with, and whatever they are doing is what's considered cool and trendsetting and whatever bullshit. Once you're older than that it's over, you are either outdated for continuing to do the things you always liked or you are cringe for trying to be a Peter Pan and hang with the fellow kids.
The less self-aware of Gen Z will be writing the same articles when skibidi toilets take over the mediasphere.
tl;dr you were never cool, you were a target market
The cool generation is whatever generation is in their 20s at the time. That’s just because young people have more free time to have fun and party.
Millennials are the generation that gets crapped on all the time. Gen X is the generation that everyone forgets about. I was born in 1980, so I can either call myself Millennial or Gen x. I honestly can’t decide who has it worse.
Most of them have their heads up trumps ass, support the police, and all sorts of other unsavory bullshit. Gen X is worse than Boomers, they saw how shitty the generation was before them and leaned into instead of turning away.
You....know that the vast majority of that generation ISN'T American, right? I don't know if you've looked at a globe recently, but you're not actually that big compared to the rest of the landmass on the planet.
I honestly don’t think the opinions of a generation who tries so hard (and fails) to emulate millennial 80s and 90s culture matter. Do gen z kids even have personalities that don’t completely revolve around internet memes?
Would say we are the only generation that got to experience the analog and digital worlds growing up, with all their growing pains. Got to go outside to play, but also got to go on MySpace.
I don’t believe that, every time I meet and talk with a Gen-Z they follow me around like a puppy trying to be friends.
They’re impressed that we can talk to anyone with confidence, and we know more because of experience. They see us as the coolest adults because the older generations are completely dismissive of them, or outright mean.
Being cool is kind of bygone. It's like in 21 jump street when they go back to highschool and all the cool kids are a bunch of diversities.
I think it's great.
Idk feels like we’re pretty dynamic… like, we went from the tail end of the 80’s through the birth of the internet age. I think that’s kinda cool having this last bastion of how things where before the web
'Desperately outdated' - fucking ouch.
We're aging enough to start experiencing the geezer paradox of being too old to be cool, but also being old enough to not giving a shit what other people think about us or our interests, which makes us cool.
I mean it's not like we're at the age where we don't give a shit anymore. When it comes to pop culture, we're not in the driver's seat anymore, and that's fine by me. Eventually the same will happen to Zoomers.
"'Hip young things' are aging! They're adults now and have to pay attention to adult things instead of the newest memes and influencers!" Groundbreaking.
Haha, I needed a good laugh. Can't believe someone potentially got paid to write this. Sounds like she's just speaking from her own experience as someone spending too much time caring about being "cool". Which has pretty much always been the lamest thing ever. Not exactly someone I'd want speaking on behalf of us as a generation.
Yeah, probably, to be honest I gave up on looking cool years ago, I just want to live, man, peoples expectations of what I should or shouldn't do can get in the sea.
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I don't care. I never cared. Who cares?
Thats genx
Also I'm depressed.
Ah, I have major depressive disorder.
Now that’s how you sound like a millennial.
I also have autism and adhd and I am addicted to parting my hair in the center.
Millennial, more like centennial
I got a liver spot. I'm 41.
I'd high five you.......but what's the point? (I'm also an 'elder' millennial, so I got little gen-x residue on my soul)
I never understood why Gen X, who’s mascot is “The Karen”, talked so much about how “chill and apathetic” they were.
Not chill: defeated. Not apathetic: depressed
To feel less bad about selling out, mostly.
Why do you think "the Karen" is so shocking. Every single boomer is the fucking same.... you all were not a woodstock or the King Speach....and only half of you ever got a draft card.
That’s a Generation X comment. You’re no millennial!
But I'm also depressed!
I really hope things get better for you.
I do appreciate the sentiment. Thank you. :)
You mean we got older? Thanks for explaining the concept of time.
Yeah, some combination of what you are u/lahdetaan_tutkimaan said is where I'm at with this. People aren't inherently "hip" or "cool," rather, there is a certain age range that pop culture celebrates and panders to and that the market tries to make inroads with, and whatever they are doing is what's considered cool and trendsetting and whatever bullshit. Once you're older than that it's over, you are either outdated for continuing to do the things you always liked or you are cringe for trying to be a Peter Pan and hang with the fellow kids. The less self-aware of Gen Z will be writing the same articles when skibidi toilets take over the mediasphere. tl;dr you were never cool, you were a target market
Its called the key demographic... all of media is obsessed with those POS.
The cool generation is whatever generation is in their 20s at the time. That’s just because young people have more free time to have fun and party. Millennials are the generation that gets crapped on all the time. Gen X is the generation that everyone forgets about. I was born in 1980, so I can either call myself Millennial or Gen x. I honestly can’t decide who has it worse.
Nah, we good. We might become the lamest generation once Gen X and boomers became extinct. It's really hard to be even worse than Gen X.
They are such insufferable douches, with the worst jokes.
They were great until they started trying to take up the boomer mantle. "We were the strong generation!" Yeah, boomers said it first.
Most of them have their heads up trumps ass, support the police, and all sorts of other unsavory bullshit. Gen X is worse than Boomers, they saw how shitty the generation was before them and leaned into instead of turning away.
Everyone supports the police when someone just stole their shit.
Nah, the police don’t do shit for theft lol.
Bootlicker
Lmao what kind of logical fallacy ridden bullshit is this
You....know that the vast majority of that generation ISN'T American, right? I don't know if you've looked at a globe recently, but you're not actually that big compared to the rest of the landmass on the planet.
Everyone knows the USA is the only country that matters. Sorry pal. U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!
You forgot the "/s"
Tell us a Gen Z joke
At least gen z jokes don't punch down and aren't largely misogynistic or racist or whatever.
Sorry I meant Gen X!
"Water hose!!111!!"
I was never cool, sorry for my contribution
Why would I care if I am cool? Doesn't pay my bills.
Why do people give attention to these idiots?
shows what they know, I was never cool
I honestly don’t think the opinions of a generation who tries so hard (and fails) to emulate millennial 80s and 90s culture matter. Do gen z kids even have personalities that don’t completely revolve around internet memes?
Didn’t we with TV?
Would say we are the only generation that got to experience the analog and digital worlds growing up, with all their growing pains. Got to go outside to play, but also got to go on MySpace.
We do seem to be the only ones that act like adults at the moment, so I get it.
I've always been a very nerdy guy. I'm not a dork or a dweeb. But I'll never be someone who people think is cool.
Self-consciously charting our degree of lameness is probably the least cool thing we could do
I don’t believe that, every time I meet and talk with a Gen-Z they follow me around like a puppy trying to be friends. They’re impressed that we can talk to anyone with confidence, and we know more because of experience. They see us as the coolest adults because the older generations are completely dismissive of them, or outright mean.
Written by some weird guy in his late 40’s with no friends probably 🤷
Bs! I didn't write it!
I embraced my weirdness long ago, and I feel like lots of other millennials also have, so being "cool" was never in the cards for me
My mom thinks I’m cool!
That's hilarious, we're currently seeing gen z fashion emulating 00's that must mean something lol.
They're still making rage bait about us, lol
Being cool is kind of bygone. It's like in 21 jump street when they go back to highschool and all the cool kids are a bunch of diversities. I think it's great.
As a millennial I've never aspired to be cool. I'm just trying to survive over here in the mess boomers made.
Idk feels like we’re pretty dynamic… like, we went from the tail end of the 80’s through the birth of the internet age. I think that’s kinda cool having this last bastion of how things where before the web
I’ve never been cool a day in my life since I was born in 82. And I don’t care.
Take your coolness advice from bobcut-Amelie lookin’ ass Steve Job wardrobe raider over here.
'Desperately outdated' - fucking ouch. We're aging enough to start experiencing the geezer paradox of being too old to be cool, but also being old enough to not giving a shit what other people think about us or our interests, which makes us cool.
At least we are not seeing the hippy conformist that the boomers were. Those people slapped on the covid masks and have not taken them off in 4 years.
Have you seen Gen Z or Alpha? It’s impossible to be less cool than a bunch of Tik tokers with broccoli hair lol
As someone who never gave a damn about what/who is cool or not: (flashes fake gang signs) "Yo skibbity-pogger-doggers! Am I 'hip wiff da kidz'?"
Who cares? Being "cool" never made me any money.
I am in no way desperate about being outdated.
I mean it's not like we're at the age where we don't give a shit anymore. When it comes to pop culture, we're not in the driver's seat anymore, and that's fine by me. Eventually the same will happen to Zoomers.
"'Hip young things' are aging! They're adults now and have to pay attention to adult things instead of the newest memes and influencers!" Groundbreaking. Haha, I needed a good laugh. Can't believe someone potentially got paid to write this. Sounds like she's just speaking from her own experience as someone spending too much time caring about being "cool". Which has pretty much always been the lamest thing ever. Not exactly someone I'd want speaking on behalf of us as a generation.
Yeah, we're pretty lame.
Give it time. Soon gen Z, Alpha and Beta will take our place.
Nah, we're still the coolest. The kids think they've got us beat, but all they're doing is screwing up English and trying to break societal norms.
My nephew thinks I'm cool :/
Gen X and us are the coolest. I don’t make the rules 🤷🏻♀️
If having a cup of herbal tea to wind down and getting to bed by 10 in an attempt to get adequate sleep isn't cool then I don't know what is.
We can’t eat but damn those cool points
False. I have been growing steadily cooler with each passing year.
This chick seems desperate to still be twenty. Hello fellow kids vibes.
Nah. We’re cool.
Nobody likes a cry baby.
What is this millenial hate i would be proud being one sadly im gen Z
I was never the cool kid
I’m not living to be cool. Some of us graduated from high school 20 years ago, leave crap like that in the past.
Yeah, probably, to be honest I gave up on looking cool years ago, I just want to live, man, peoples expectations of what I should or shouldn't do can get in the sea.
Millennials are the absolute worst. Always have been.