▲ 766 ▼ Gen X is in charge now, and boomers are being shown the door (www.businessinsider.com) submitted 2 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 203 comments fedilink hide all child comments Boomers are having their last dance in charge. Gen X leaders are stepping up to replace the last of them. Younger leaders are taking charge of politics and corporate giants such as Boeing, HSBC, and Costco.
[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 58 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's cool you'll get like four years then we millennials will take over. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] slurpeesoforion@startrek.website 45 points 2 years ago (3 children) Please be kind. We're exhausted and broken. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Wytch@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 years ago Watching helplessly for 40 or 50 years while your parents' generation destroys everything will do that permalink fedilink source parent [–] bazus1@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) and it hurts now to get out of bed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Flying_Hellfish@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago And to be in bed permalink fedilink source parent [–] tacosplease@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) You guys are ok with us. Z seems cool too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wjrii@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* Millennials seem cool. They called bullshit on a lot of stuff that X just shrugged at and tried to slack our way around. I don’t usually know what Z is saying but they seem to at least have moved in a less overtly toxic direction, and they put weak but real taboos on stuff like bullying that no prior generation did. It’s all good. I’m gonna go let myself into the empty house and make a PB&J now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] slurpeesoforion@startrek.website 45 points 2 years ago (3 children) Please be kind. We're exhausted and broken. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Wytch@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 years ago Watching helplessly for 40 or 50 years while your parents' generation destroys everything will do that permalink fedilink source parent [–] bazus1@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) and it hurts now to get out of bed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Flying_Hellfish@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago And to be in bed permalink fedilink source parent [–] tacosplease@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) You guys are ok with us. Z seems cool too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wjrii@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* Millennials seem cool. They called bullshit on a lot of stuff that X just shrugged at and tried to slack our way around. I don’t usually know what Z is saying but they seem to at least have moved in a less overtly toxic direction, and they put weak but real taboos on stuff like bullying that no prior generation did. It’s all good. I’m gonna go let myself into the empty house and make a PB&J now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wytch@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 years ago Watching helplessly for 40 or 50 years while your parents' generation destroys everything will do that permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bazus1@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) and it hurts now to get out of bed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Flying_Hellfish@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago And to be in bed permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Flying_Hellfish@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago And to be in bed permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tacosplease@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) You guys are ok with us. Z seems cool too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wjrii@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* Millennials seem cool. They called bullshit on a lot of stuff that X just shrugged at and tried to slack our way around. I don’t usually know what Z is saying but they seem to at least have moved in a less overtly toxic direction, and they put weak but real taboos on stuff like bullying that no prior generation did. It’s all good. I’m gonna go let myself into the empty house and make a PB&J now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* Millennials seem cool. They called bullshit on a lot of stuff that X just shrugged at and tried to slack our way around. I don’t usually know what Z is saying but they seem to at least have moved in a less overtly toxic direction, and they put weak but real taboos on stuff like bullying that no prior generation did. It’s all good. I’m gonna go let myself into the empty house and make a PB&J now. permalink fedilink source parent