over at Ta-Hehisi’s Anti-Boomerism thread here. Not much to his post, but it only takes a wisp of a mention on this topic for a pile-on to happen, which I couldn’t resist myself. If you’re lucky, you can still join in the fun! (or whatever it is.) I don’t know whether there’s a closing window on accepting comments.
How about that, it’s the very topic that inspired the creation of this blog in the first place, which I absolutely haven’t gotten to since the election. I’m finding there’s not a whole lot of time left after trying to hang onto my job and pick up some extra work in case the whole deck of cards comes crashing down (may it not; knock on wood). But in the meanwhile, I certainly welcome comments, and one of these days in the not too distant future I will swing back into gear.
Thanks for pointing out the entry, although, SHOCKINGLY, it appears that the post has been amended to point out that the author wanted to hear from (wait for it) … BOOMERS! The most important and relevant generation, EVER. The generation that is only interested in itself, but likes to call everyone else selfish.
I think, on some level, I’ve come to view Baby Boom Concerns kind of like Social Security – something I’m going to hear about in reverent, frantic tones but won’t ever actually apply to my life.
NEAT! My old avatar is cached!
Also, I have a deep and abiding hate for Strauss and Howe. An ex bought me “Thirteenth Gen” as a birthday gift and I liked aspects of it, but I couldn’t get over the idea that not only was the Baby Boom super-zoom-awesome according to the Boomer-controlled culture, even those Boomers who were supposed to be sympathetic to us cast THEIR OWN CHILDREN as the next “great” generation.
I am a trailing Xer (bicentennial baby.) My entire life, I have heard how much my cohort sucks. I am tired of hearing it.
(You meant this to become the Cindy Rant Channel, right?)
I’m a little shocked that IOWA is the cool state this month, but YAY Iowa (and Vermont and DC.) The tide, it’s changing.