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[–] StereoTrespasser 17 points 8 months ago (15 children)

Someday kids will understand when the baby boomers were actually born.

Or, I guess OP is a middle-aged person complaining about his elderly parents being on a phone app.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (11 children)

I mean, I'm only 30 and my parents are boomers. They weren't even that old when they had me. - I'd imagine there's plenty of early-20's kids running around with boomer parents.

[–] dfc09 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Early 20's here with 65y/o parents 👋

[–] force 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

65 y/o is gen x no? boomers would be from the end of ww2 to the civil rights act wouldn't they... oh i guess that's like 60 to 80

all this time i thought my parents were gen x... but they're actually boomers!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

My mom's one of the youngest boomers, born in December 1964. She's 59. Still fits the boomer stereotype to a T, though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

how can she be 59 if she was born in 64?

edit: I'm stupid, I was sure 2024 was last year...

[–] RunningInRVA 1 points 8 months ago
[–] 200ok 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] 200ok 1 points 8 months ago

It's okay. This year is aging in dog years.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

born between 46 and 64 according to wikipedia.

Meaning the last boomer will turn 60 just this year.

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