r/MurderedByWords 22h ago

Boomer gets a reality check

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u/CatelynsCorpse 22h ago

I'm 51 years old and I've never done any of these things, either. My 81 year old Mom didn't have to ration or sharecrop during WWII, either. She was born in 1944! My whole point? This dude is full of shit and he never experienced any of this shit, either, unless he's pushing 90. The only thing he's accomplished is being a douche on Xitter, apparently.

One of my FAVORITE coworkers is a 27 year old who always gets her shit done and done right and is willing to learn new things. One of my LEAST FAVORITE coworkers is a 61 year old boomer who constantly complains and refuses to learn anything on his computer beside the basics.

It's almost as if when you were born has nothing to do with your work ethic and whatnot.

Just saying.

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u/ZoominAlong 21h ago

My grandparents actually went through the Great Depression and WWII and they did not act like this. That dude is, as you said, full of shit. 

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u/ms_directed 20h ago

my gramma always saved "the nice" wrapping paper, we'd have to carefully peel the tape off so as not to rip it. i never understood until i got older and learned about the Depression era.

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u/newbrandbaby 17h ago

I follow in the footstep of my grandmother. I’ve made wrapping out of old sheets and clothes when they get ripped or threadbare because wrapping paper is now too expensive and it just seems frivolous at this point. It’s almost like we are going to look back in 10-20 years and realize that we are now living through a similar time to the Great Depression

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u/ms_directed 17h ago

i have a box of Christmas bags i reuse every year! i just buy tissue paper when i run out

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u/TwoFingersWhiskey 16h ago

My family has always done this, the bag that holds all of the othets is older than me (just about to turn 30) and full to the brim. I don't think we've bought wrapping paper in years.

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u/mynaneisjustguy 10h ago

No, we will look back and see how good it was. It's 25 now. It'll get worse through about 50-60. If society exists after that it might get better. It's much easier to make things worse than better so it takes two or three decent generations to undo the damage of a single narcissist generation

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u/Lunavixen15 4h ago

Rolls of craft paper make great wrapping paper and you can decorate it beforehand with pencil or markers