One reason I resonate strongly with ok boomer, even though I don’t actually feel that way about boomers, is that I strongly approve of the tactic. At a personal level, I use it so much it’s my default conflicting protocol. Dismissive avoidant soft-bozobitting.
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Interesting that Boomers get dismissed though the majority of wealth and political power is held by Boomers.
I thought about how Fight the Power, Fight the Man had a much different spirit and target than Ok, Boomer
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Only nominally. As they age more, their options will be limited by the agency of younger intermediaries.
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Sure. 80 yr olds have less power than 69-70 yr olds. But take a look at political leaders, business leaders, and the wealthy in the mix right now- they are mosty Boomers and you can’t dismiss them offhandedly.
You can only do this in online debates. Can’t where power is wielded

