I guess nowadays it’s “UNC” huh?

But yeah. Judging by people I know and co workers , no one will be using search in a couple years. Gonna be a bad time.

Also I’m curious how many folks on this instance are even under 35! They may not have ever experienced non corporate internet …

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldM
    242·
    9 days ago

    Then they’re using “boomers” wrong. Boomers were born between 1945-1965. Has nothing to do with personality, or tech knowledge.

    • cloudy1999@sh.itjust.works
      10·
      9 days ago

      Everytime I read ‘boomer’ on social media it reminds me of that old Star Trek episode (Miri, TOS, 1966) where the children refer to the adults as ‘grups’ because they’ve lost the knowledge of the original term ‘grown up’.

      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldM
        8·
        9 days ago

        Now see…star trek is so timeless that I can’t tell if you’re a legit boomer, or just watch old tv.

        I mean, I’m only 42, but I grew up with Get Smart, and Gilligans Island. I still say the smartest thing the professor ever did was intentionally not getting off the island.

        Think about it. The Howells were incredibly awful people, but they never dared trying to change the status quo.

        The skipper was out of shape, and always angry, and prone to violence.

        Gilligan was in shape, but mentally something wasn’t right. He often had the maturity of a child.

        So that just left the professor on a desserted island with Ginger and Mary-Anne. On an island where no male was hotter than him, nobody smarter than him. Essentially he’s the most attractive person, and the only real option for two hot women. One of which is a legit movie star.

        He has no debt. He has no bills. He has no responsibilities. On an island where he’s the alpha. All he’s gotta do is convince these dummies that he’s making transistor radios out of bamboo and coconuts. Somehow.

        Why WOULD he want to be rescued? Back home he’s just one professor of many, with no options. Here he has his own hutt, two hotties, and two goons who gather resources for him. He just has to tolerate these two rich fuckwits. And if thats the worst part of your life, then life is going pretty great.

        • cloudy1999@sh.itjust.works
          3·
          9 days ago

          Nice Gilligan’s Island analysis, now I’m questioning the Professor’s motives.

          I’m an early millennial, too, with boomer parents. Old TV is good IMO (‘and loving it!’).

          I grew up on similar shows. TNG was my first Star Trek. I did eventually watch all of TOS when Hulu first emerged as a free online streaming service. My favorite is City on the Edge of Forever.

    • BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      4·
      8 days ago

      I lose my mind when people use it to refer to people who are just older or something else. Generational marking is important for understanding why a generation acts a certain way. The events leading to them and during their developmental lives affects so much. A member of the Greatest Generation that lived through the depression and the wars is going to have different views on food and being self sufficient than someone who is Gen X or Millennial.

    • Art3mis@lemmy.world
      13·
      8 days ago

      …you know language evolves, right? Boomer has been used for slang for old people for at least 10 years now…

      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldM
        32·
        8 days ago

        Boomers ARE old people though. The youngest would have been born in 1965. Today they would be 61. 10 years ago they’d be 51.

        So 10 years ago calling someone in their 50s a boomer would still be correct. Today however, that would be GenX.

        Language didn’t evolve, you’re just not keeping up with math. Which I assure you, math never changes. You’re either right, or you’re wrong.