I think Tyler misreads this. While he’s right that Boomers are viewed as a force of nature, ‘Ok Boomer’ signals agency to fellow Ms/Zs rather than impotence. I hear it as, “we can just go around these people or run out the clock on them. They no longer matter.https://twitter.com/tylercowen/status/1192502834803040256 …
I take Cowens point as Millennials co-opted OK Boomer from Zs as a statement of irrelevance and yet they’re still borrowing money from their parents, stanning for Bernie Sanders, going into debt to get the latest version of Steve Jobs’ iPhone, etc It’s all talk or typing really
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what I think Cowen misses is that a large reason for the put-down's use is because millennials feel like talk and typing is all they have. i suspect this is increasingly more perception given strong economy but delayed childrearing and homebuying is very real nonetheless
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1960s rebellious spirit doesn't happen with a decade's worth of student loan debt. and speaking truthfully, but only for myself - I don't delay having a family because I'm too busy having fun, it's partly because I'm fucking terrified
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