▲ 177 ▼ Are Old People Ruining American Democracy? (www.nytimes.com) submitted 1 month ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/politics@lemmy.world 140 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Boomers are aged 62-80 in 2026. Gen Y is the largest voting block right now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KingOfSleep@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) "Boomer" just means "old person" now. But ageism is still bigotry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago I had to laugh when "millennial" became shorthand for someone young, LOL. I had to remind someone at one point that Gen Y is now pushing into their 40s, LOL. That tween you see doing some dumb shit you disapprove of is no "millennial". 🤣 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KingOfSleep@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) "Boomer" just means "old person" now. But ageism is still bigotry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago I had to laugh when "millennial" became shorthand for someone young, LOL. I had to remind someone at one point that Gen Y is now pushing into their 40s, LOL. That tween you see doing some dumb shit you disapprove of is no "millennial". 🤣 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago I had to laugh when "millennial" became shorthand for someone young, LOL. I had to remind someone at one point that Gen Y is now pushing into their 40s, LOL. That tween you see doing some dumb shit you disapprove of is no "millennial". 🤣 permalink fedilink source parent