I'm alright with being forgotten. All they did when we were in our 20s was shit talk us and call us slackers who never left home, so it's better this way.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I've since noticed they continue to shit-talk whoever is in the 15-30 year range, asserting this group is lazier and more slackery than their elders.

And so I point it out, noting we don't buy it this time either.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's been amazing seeing the millenials, then Gen Z dissed exactly the same way we were!

And what's really surprising is seeing people my own age doing so without a shred of self-awareness!

Every new generation becomes the new scapegoat.

[–] LoamImprovement@ttrpg.network 2 points 11 months ago

I don't blame anyone generationally anymore. Boomers are too senile for their own good and everyone else is too burnt out to step up to the plate.

[–] marine_mustang@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

Yeah, it’s fine. Birth rates were just above 2 per woman for a couple decades before dropping again to current levels, but with a larger population there are still more births happening than in the 1970s. That decade, low birth rates combined with a smaller population resulted in a small number of GenX members. I am totally OK with continuing to fly under the radar.