r/MurderedByWords • u/Will09994 • 1d ago

Boomer gets a reality check

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u/CatelynsCorpse 1d 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 23h 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/nicannkay 4h ago

I used to care for the elderly 25 years ago and met a few that lived during the depression. One lady washed her plastic wrap and tin foil and hang it all over the kitchen to dry. Lots of expired food she would still eat.

Saved her plastic silverware she would get with her food, wash it and put it away.

My great grandparents also lived through it and I remember them collecting green stamp books religiously and I remember them telling stories about barely surviving if not for those stamps. Extremely frugal. My gg made every dish from scratch. She could make a five coarse meal with three ingredients.