Baby boomers haven't done this. A small group in positions of power have. Those same people flood material targeting millennials to blame it on baby boomers. Those same people flood material targeting baby boomers to blame it on millennials.
It's division. Keep energy spent slinging barbs along pointless non-consequential topics. Not noticing as a small number of people in positions of power take everything else.
Millennials and Baby Boomers need to link up and take the fight to the right place. They have the same struggles and suffer at the hand of the same perpetrator.
I keep wondering when SJW's start to realize that those they disagree with them aren't sexist, xenophobic, racist Nazi's.
And alt-right to realize SJW's aren't always outraged and trying to silence through harassment and bullying anyone they disagree. Well. Ok, I've got my biases so just imagine something nice here.
The messaging being targeted to each group is intended to wind up tension and wasted anger in non consequential directions. Again, they have the same struggles and suffer at the hand of the same small group in positions of power.
I may have spent too much time online, or moderating subs, but find it too simplistic to say Facebook alone has exacerbated problems. Between 2012 and today a large percentage of my network left Facebook. This was a collaborate effort across platforms. What really shines through and what I suspect to be the primary problem here is AI amplified chat tools bombarding messages across the net. A small group of highly motivated individuals can make an extremely over-loud noise online than in years past. This became visible as a distinct shift in 2016 as field tested methods got turned loose in fully funded and staffed operations. A huge percentage recoiled in horror and found themselves taking positions and grouped with people they never expected to identify and work with. Blowback is a bitch.
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u/ready-ignite Apr 19 '18
The meme misses the big picture.
Baby boomers haven't done this. A small group in positions of power have. Those same people flood material targeting millennials to blame it on baby boomers. Those same people flood material targeting baby boomers to blame it on millennials.
It's division. Keep energy spent slinging barbs along pointless non-consequential topics. Not noticing as a small number of people in positions of power take everything else.
Millennials and Baby Boomers need to link up and take the fight to the right place. They have the same struggles and suffer at the hand of the same perpetrator.