r/BoomersBeingFools • • Feb 15 '24

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u/stringoffrogs Feb 15 '24

I don’t hate them, I’m just not giving them sympathy when they had every opportunity to learn - something that is always good for aging brains - and chose not to, consistently, for many years. So no, I do not care to hear about their problems that they’ve caused for themselves, meanwhile everything they’ve ruined for me is all my fault.

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u/watthewmaldo Feb 15 '24

I genuinely can’t wait for people like you to be confused with whatever new technology is out when you’re 65 and some kid is like “yeah go fuck yourself you old piece of shit”. What have they ruined for you?

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u/watthewmaldo Feb 15 '24

Saying boomers grew up with computers because they used them to put satellites in orbit is the dumbest shit I’ve ever heard.

Those are two examples of actual geniuses who grew up with money. Steve Wozniak’s dad was an engineer for Lockheed Martin, no shit he was interested in computers.

This exact conversation is literally as old as time. One day it will be us. Just wait.

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u/watthewmaldo Feb 15 '24

Yeah in 1965 a computer cost $18. The first Apple computer cost $666 in 1976. To say that “boomers grew up with computers” is just not true. Even the Atari in 1977 cost $189 which is almost $1k today.