PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoWhen boomers said they wanted to "protect children" from the media, they created MPAA ratings and the Parental Advisory stickers. When Gen X said they wanted to "protect children" from the media...message-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down136file-text
arrow-up1-24arrow-down1message-squareWhen boomers said they wanted to "protect children" from the media, they created MPAA ratings and the Parental Advisory stickers. When Gen X said they wanted to "protect children" from the media...PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenocturne@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up33·2 days ago When Gen X wanted to “protect children” from the media they created a mass surveillance state… I thought that was boomers too.
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 days agoWaaaaay to many people think shit is brand new because they still won’t admit they spent decades with their heads in the sand. At least they finally realized it was a problem, just depressing to see them imitate trump by acting like no one knew what they just learned.
minus-squarePiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down13·2 days agoBoomers are retiring, and all Big Tech CEOS from the last 10 years are Gen X (a few Millennials too)
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·edit-22 days agoBig tech CEOs aren’t creating the surveillance state, they’re just profiting off the demand for it. Also—politicians and cultural figures reflect the values of the groups they come from, but CEOs just reflect the values of capitalism.
minus-squarePiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down9·2 days agoI’d say they are even lobbying for that, anyway, average congress member age in the USA is 57 and in the EU is 50. Those aren’t boomers.
I thought that was boomers too.
Waaaaay to many people think shit is brand new because they still won’t admit they spent decades with their heads in the sand.
At least they finally realized it was a problem, just depressing to see them imitate trump by acting like no one knew what they just learned.
Boomers are retiring, and all Big Tech CEOS from the last 10 years are Gen X (a few Millennials too)
Big tech CEOs aren’t creating the surveillance state, they’re just profiting off the demand for it.
Also—politicians and cultural figures reflect the values of the groups they come from, but CEOs just reflect the values of capitalism.
I’d say they are even lobbying for that, anyway, average congress member age in the USA is 57 and in the EU is 50. Those aren’t boomers.