Anon is standmaxxing
17d 17h ago by sh.itjust.works/u/Early_To_Risa in greentext@sh.itjust.works from sh.itjust.works
By "like this" I assume anon means "this bad at raising their kids to be sane and decent people".
If anon's parents are boomers, wouldn't that make them at least thirty?
I (46) was jokingly called a boomer by a 25ish at work and quitely told her I am GenX. Her reply was whats that? (An answer hilariously apt in a meta way) and she told me it to her it meant person with outdated opnion.
The opinion was me not wanting to use AI but rely on my own knowledge in an area I quite frankly am close to being an expert in. No dunning Kruger expert either.
And I am born august 79 so neither really gen x or millennial
It's ironic that wanting to use one's own brain makes someone a "boomer." I know not all baby boomers are as intellectually-lazy as the ones I grew up under, but considering that's one trait that I've seen a lot from that cohort, this is weird to see.
1979 is solidly Gen X by any definition.
But yeah, oof.
According to sources, and by that I meam wikipedia, gen x is up to 1980. Me being born four months before that line is very young gen x or very old millennial. Considering how I started uni when I was 25 most of my contemporaries are millennials, so I kind if feel like that my self
Conversely, I find in general anyone born before 1985 is more Gen X than millennial.
The term boomer is going to outlive boomers, so all you Gen X, millennials, etc get used to being called that.
Its okay. Hope the people younger then me have fun however they can. Play safe yall, the world is a dangerous place.
1980 here. I consider myself genx. I'm on the side of the line that was too old to get super into pokemon/SpongeBob/Harry Potter. For me that's where millennial begins.
I’m on the side of the line that was too old to get super into pokemon/SpongeBob/Harry Potter
Please explain that to my genX parents who need to read some new books and watch some new shows...
Then I am squarly a gen x myself. So Masters of the Universe, GI Joe/Action Force and by a stretch TMNT
Yep, that sounds familiar
We call ourselves xellenials
It's because boomer != baby boomer. It's basically the same term as fogie or old-timer. Just the youths dismissive perjorative for older generations.
We all had one.
Yes, but that does require the assumption that a person who is standmaxxing does use the term boomer correctly.
Boomermaxxing
You're never too old to practice Standmaxxing™️!
Nope. A boomer is anybody older than you whom you disagree with, just like millennials are those younger than you who you disagree with and Gen Z are those younger than you who uses a social network you dislike.
Nope, it's short for "baby boomer."
Nope, it's short for "baby boomer."
Hey everyone, this boomer doesn't understand jokes.
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Nono, anon IS a boomer
Boomer, used as a pejorative term, doesn't mean someone born between 1946 and 1964. It never has.
It's always been a dismissive term for an older person with outdated ideas. Every young generation has one.
No, it always has. Some dumb kids just thought that it meant "anyone over the age of thirty," which is dumb.
No, it hasn't. Boomer and Baby Boomer are two different things.
The fact that you can't accept the new lingo basically makes you a boomer.
The fact that you have zero understanding of etymology basically makes you a child.
The fact that boomer is derived from baby boomer doesn't mean they share a definition.
The fact that you don't understand that is concerning.
Ask your teacher how etymology works, kid.
So, because the N word is derived from the Spanish word for black, they mean the same thing, right?
I think you need to ask your teacher
Yes, it's a pejorative word for "black people." You're starting to understand!
Right, and boomer is a pejorative for old out of touch people because the baby boomers were the old people when it was coined, but it's not generation specific.
This is what the term is referring to. You're being Principal Skinner.
Slang and pejoratives don't typically follow strict etymology. They're more ephemeral.
No, it was generation specific, and some dumb kids didn't understand what it meant and just thought "haha mean word."
And you were so close to getting it! Keep trying, kid!
Ok boomer
You already admitted that I'm right, you just haven't realized it yet.
The N word doesn't literally mean people with skin that is black. It means people with dark skin of African descent which is a much wider scope.
You put quotes around black. The word is a reference to a larger group, just like "boomer" is a reference to a group larger than people born between 1946-1964.
Boomer was derived from the term baby boomer, but they don't share a definition.
Oof, your reading comprehension needs some work, too.
Tell you what, let's look to an authority.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boomer
4 : a person born during a baby boom : baby boomer
Huh, how about that.
Good luck in school tomorrow, kid.
You keep ignoring the fact that I specified "when used as a pejorative."
Misusing a word doesn't gift it magical powers of a new meaning.
That's how language works, buddy. It's fluid.
And as you can see from the definition you provided, one word can have multiple meanings based on context.
And none of them are "any old person," as you so conveniently ignore.
Right, because the dictionary takes a while to update.
Using boomer as an insult is a new definition. I'm not sure why this is such a hard concept for you to grasp.
"Boomer" has a very clear definition, and it's quite clear how it's misused. I understand that this is a hard concept for you to grasp, but if you stay in school, you'll learn more about such things.
This might be a shock to you, but words can have different meanings based on context. Even in your own link, the reference to baby boomers was the last entry.
When used as an insult it has a different meaning from when it's used as a term for an age range.
When you call someone a bastard as an insult, you're not calling them a child born out of wedlock. You're calling them the negative connotations of the word.
When you call someone an asshole, you're not literally calling them a rectum. You're saying they are like the negative associations with the word.
When you call someone a boomer as an insult, you're not literally saying they were born in the baby boomer year range. You're calling them old and out of touch, like a baby boomer.
The insult is an analogy, not a description.
"Boomer" is short for "baby boomer."
It also means:
1: one that booms
2: one that joins a rush of settlers to a boom area
3: a transient worker (such as a bridge builder)
Boomer as an insult is a metaphor, not a term for a range of years.
"Boomer" is short for "baby boomer."
Yes, when used to describe an age range, not when used as an insult. The insult version has a different definition.
Again, words can have different definitions based on context. Hell, the word Set has over 400 definitions.
It's ok to admit you're wrong. Because you are wrong.
"Boomer" is short for "baby boomer."
Ok boomer.
"Boomer" is short for "baby boomer."
Thank you for being an good example of a boomer. Unwilling to acknowledge the fact that language is fluid.
"Boomer" is short for "baby boomer."
Buddy, you don't have to keep proving my point.
"Boomer" is short for "baby boomer."
Only to people incapable of comprehending metaphors.
"Boomer" is short for "baby boomer."
Only if you're a boomer.
"Boomer" is short for "baby boomer."
https://www.merriam-webster.com/slang/ok-boomer
Not according to your own source.
"Boomer" is short for "baby boomer."
You are factually incorrect.
"Boomer" is short for "baby boomer."
Not according to the dictionary
"Boomer" is short for "baby boomer."
It's almost like you get off on being proven wrong
"Boomer" is short for "baby boomer."
This guy has the understanding power of a boomer.
Go take your meds grandad. You're embarrassing yourself.
"The new lingo".
Clearly a boomer pretending to be a millennial.
So I'm going to assume that you also believe that "Millennial" as a pejorative term never had anything to do with the Millennial generation.
Point is flying right over your head. Current, updated, slang usage does not address your patently incorrect assertion that it never refered to the baby boomer generation. It became a pejorative as part of referring exactly to that generation and then was expanded and generalized to older people. Exactly the same way Millennial commentary started out pointed at exactly that generation and then became generalized to a rolling window of "those young people". Even though the actual millennials are in their early 40s and late 30s now.
TIL I've been Sitmaxxing my entire life. I never miss an opportunity.
I love sitting so fucking much. 99% of my jobs have been on my feet for the whole day.
I'm liedownmaxxing, not sleepmaxing, just liedownmaxxing.
TIL there's a thing called standmaxing...
You can -maxx pretty much anything nowadays. I'm currently replymaxxing
An entertaining thing to do is to give a *-maxxing individual additional opportunities to *. Then, if they do not take advantage of it, claim they are only *-averaging.
Anyway, I posted this zero seconds ago and I don't see a reply yet.
I saw some graffiti that simply read "DEATHMAXXING?" and I still think about that pretty regularly
Standmaxxing will be required at my funeral.
At my funeral there will be no seats. Only other empty coffins i has rented for my special occasion. Everyone will get to lay in a coffin with me at the same time.
Bro wasn't standmaxxing, he was standgooning.
OOP should've made his stand fight his dad. Smh
Good ol’ religion. Compliance or being beaten. Like if god would actually give a shit if you stood.
nobody who uses the term maxxing has a boomer for a parent
The dad was beatmaxxing