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    1. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 7 Nov 2019
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      Venkatesh Rao Retweeted tylercowen

      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 …

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      tylercowenVerified account @tylercowen
      This one is by me: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-11-07/-ok-boomer-phrase-says-more-about-the-kids-than-about-us-boomers?utm_content=business&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business …
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    2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 7 Nov 2019
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      In general, when one side in a conflict is more time-rich, this will always happen. The adversary turns into a lame duck due to mortality, no matter how much nominal power they have. The NPV of their power declines to “mostly harmless”. It will happen to X’s, Ms, Zs in turn.

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    3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 7 Nov 2019
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      I’m reminded of the Seinfeld episode with the Mandelbaum family. That episode starts with Jerry giving them the benefit of doubt on relevance, but ends with what’s effectively an “ok mandelbaums” punchline. By the end it’s no longer even worth humoring their self-importance

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      Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 7 Nov 2019
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      Much of the reactionary political wave in the west is a growing sense of unease over China saying “Ok America/West” In both cases the confidence behind the posture is somewhat insecure, but it can only grow, while the deprecated adversary can only weaken.

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        1. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 7 Nov 2019
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          Heh it’s a pre-emptive ghosting of soon-to-be-ghosts. The Boomer reaction strikes me as “do not go gently into the night, rage rage against the dying of the light.” Especially the youngest ones with a few decades left on the clock.

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        2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 7 Nov 2019
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          Replying to @NirantK

          “Apna time aayega”

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        1. Sonal Chokshi‏ @smc90 8 Nov 2019
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