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What's a current or growing trend only you seem to have concerns about? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by HouseWolf@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I've definitely turned into the paranoid nutcase within my friend group in recent years, I hate that everything is "smart" nowadays requiring an app/internet connection & account, just to do basic things that didn't require any of that before.

What's some things currently making you ramble like an old man?

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[–] severien@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Looking at your other comments it’s clear you are taking comments like boomers personally against your parents. You shouldn’t.

They were boomers, and boomers are all these negative stereotypes, so how not to take it personally?

You say something like "women can't drive, but don't take it personally if you're a good female driver". Honestly I can't fathom how people can't see that it might be wrong to negatively stereotype groups of the population by something they did not choose. We've grown to recognise sexism, racism etc. but apparently we're still in the 1950s of ageism.

She’s a huge proponent of these systems being continued for the next generation.

Too bad she's a boomer, though.