It was 99.9% a “four seasons landscapers” type deal.
He shouted at someone to get “sharpie” on the phone to order these.
Some boomer searched “how to order custom sharpies” without realizing how easy of a thing that is in 2026, called the first number, and hand the phone to the president of the United States, who likely got some $11/HR manager at a stationary supply store 5 blocks away from Marlago who thought it was a prank call.
The dumbest explanation is often the correct one these day
I’m not them, but I support the idea and have spoken up myself.
Here’s the thing: You people using the term have fallen into the same trap like DEI and such that fascists have set.
If you look at young people coming up, they’re not more left wing, they’re more fascist. And if you look at older people - sure, for decades, there was a trend of getting more conservative with age, but that trend is much less strong, and certainly ignores all the older hippies out there.
All this “boomer” bullshit is is the oligarchs trying their best to continue to drive more wedges between people artificially. Also, trying to convince people “Don’t worry about voting or fighting for change, just let the old people die off and it’ll solve itself!”
Well, big news, folks, the problem is not going to die off, and for all of you “boomer” people out there, you’re just giving the fascists more time to strengthen.
At the very least, realize that the ageism thing is absolutely bullshit and being used to tear us apart. So if that’s what you want, then sure, keep using it.
Just know that you’re helping the fascists when you do.
The thing is, you think you’re being funny and/or getting a rise out of me. But really, I view you like Trump trying to say something like “They came to me and said, ‘Sir, we’ve never heard someone called a zoomer like you have just now’”. If it makes you happy, fine, but all I see you as is an immature toddler who might grow up one day.
@daychilde My biggest complaint is that it’s just extremely childish. Name-calling is what little kids do. It’s fine as a joke, but most people expect to be taken seriously, like a toddler throwing a tantrum.
Beyond that, it’s deeply ignorant – I would say WILFULLY ignorant – for more reasons than I could lay out here.
This is why I’ve taken a zero-tolerance, block-on-first-offence attitude towards it. Anyone still doing that is just hopelessly stupid.
It’s not necessary to announce that you are blocking someone. You’re not so important that everyone cares who you do or do not block, and acting like you are is boomer mentality. All it does is soothe your own hurt feelings. Just block the person and move on
@Arcadeep I think it can potentially (however unlikely) help people to know why they’re being blocked. This is in fact the kind of social correction that almost everyone learns by (or doesn’t).
For example, I have a zero-tolerance policy towards people who use “boomer” the way you have, because I consider it extremely ignorant and immature, and you’ve had many years now to learn better – which indicates that you either can’t or won’t learn better, and I don’t want to ever hear from you again.
It was 99.9% a “four seasons landscapers” type deal.
He shouted at someone to get “sharpie” on the phone to order these.
Some boomer searched “how to order custom sharpies” without realizing how easy of a thing that is in 2026, called the first number, and hand the phone to the president of the United States, who likely got some $11/HR manager at a stationary supply store 5 blocks away from Marlago who thought it was a prank call.
The dumbest explanation is often the correct one these day
@givesomefucks I have adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards anyone using ‘boomer’ this way.
This childishness needs to stop.
Ok boomer
I’m not them, but I support the idea and have spoken up myself.
Here’s the thing: You people using the term have fallen into the same trap like DEI and such that fascists have set.
If you look at young people coming up, they’re not more left wing, they’re more fascist. And if you look at older people - sure, for decades, there was a trend of getting more conservative with age, but that trend is much less strong, and certainly ignores all the older hippies out there.
All this “boomer” bullshit is is the oligarchs trying their best to continue to drive more wedges between people artificially. Also, trying to convince people “Don’t worry about voting or fighting for change, just let the old people die off and it’ll solve itself!”
Well, big news, folks, the problem is not going to die off, and for all of you “boomer” people out there, you’re just giving the fascists more time to strengthen.
At the very least, realize that the ageism thing is absolutely bullshit and being used to tear us apart. So if that’s what you want, then sure, keep using it.
Just know that you’re helping the fascists when you do.
Ok zoomer
The thing is, you think you’re being funny and/or getting a rise out of me. But really, I view you like Trump trying to say something like “They came to me and said, ‘Sir, we’ve never heard someone called a zoomer like you have just now’”. If it makes you happy, fine, but all I see you as is an immature toddler who might grow up one day.
K
@Akasazh You, too.
My general idea is that generational generalizing is rather silly.
Most millennials think so
@daychilde My biggest complaint is that it’s just extremely childish. Name-calling is what little kids do. It’s fine as a joke, but most people expect to be taken seriously, like a toddler throwing a tantrum.
Beyond that, it’s deeply ignorant – I would say WILFULLY ignorant – for more reasons than I could lay out here.
This is why I’ve taken a zero-tolerance, block-on-first-offence attitude towards it. Anyone still doing that is just hopelessly stupid.
It’s not necessary to announce that you are blocking someone. You’re not so important that everyone cares who you do or do not block, and acting like you are is boomer mentality. All it does is soothe your own hurt feelings. Just block the person and move on
@Arcadeep I think it can potentially (however unlikely) help people to know why they’re being blocked. This is in fact the kind of social correction that almost everyone learns by (or doesn’t).
For example, I have a zero-tolerance policy towards people who use “boomer” the way you have, because I consider it extremely ignorant and immature, and you’ve had many years now to learn better – which indicates that you either can’t or won’t learn better, and I don’t want to ever hear from you again.
no war but the class war bud