Time theft......interesting way to put it. Hadn't heard it put that way but it is accurate.

Predicted.

Grow up bitchez

Carter II

welcome to capitalism in a fully developed nation with open borders…

been saying this since HS when the price of cars essentially doubled overnight … it’s now rob peter to Paul *3 … the boomers destroyed the premise in raw #s alone…

toss in washtubby’s regs, lobbyists, pacs, NAFTA, muh great society, abandoning gold std., education, etc., many in gen X + >>> never had a chance in scale or scope … hence, the devaluation of ethics + family…

reason #34678 why #henceDJT…

#greedSucks

(08-17-2022 09:36 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  welcome to capitalism in a fully developed nation with open borders…

been saying this since HS when the price of cars essentially doubled overnight … it’s now rob peter to Paul *3 … the boomers destroyed the premise in raw #s alone…

toss in washtubby’s regs, lobbyists, pacs, NAFTA, muh great society, abandoning gold std., education, etc., many in gen X + >>> never had a chance in scale or scope … hence, the devaluation of ethics + family…

reason #34678 why #henceDJT…

#greedSucks

I blame the boomers for most of our problems today. As much as they ***** and complain about the younger generations they were responsible for raising them. The American boomers basically had the entire world served to them on a silver platter and managed to squander everything.

(08-17-2022 09:40 AM)b2b Wrote:  

(08-17-2022 09:36 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  welcome to capitalism in a fully developed nation with open borders…

been saying this since HS when the price of cars essentially doubled overnight … it’s now rob peter to Paul *3 … the boomers destroyed the premise in raw #s alone…

toss in washtubby’s regs, lobbyists, pacs, NAFTA, muh great society, abandoning gold std., education, etc., many in gen X + >>> never had a chance in scale or scope … hence, the devaluation of ethics + family…

reason #34678 why #henceDJT…

#greedSucks

I blame the boomers for most of our problems today. As much as they ***** and complain about the younger generations they were responsible for raising them. The American boomers basically had the entire world served to them on a silver platter and managed to squander everything.

they were the peak of the law of diminishing … too many squandered or spoiled ‘em … yeah, it’s reality for those picking up the pieces … now, it’s almost unrecoverable…

#gensLost

As a boomer that didn't subscribe to pampering my kids I'm proud to say that everything they have is because of their hard work. My oldest when I asked him if the DIs in Marine boot camp were hard he laughed and told me I was harder. That made me proud.

No question that the weight of inflation - and the Biden shitshow overall - is landing on the young with the greatest force compared to older generations. But are they savvy enough to recognize that? I’m skeptical.

(08-17-2022 01:11 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  No question that the weight of inflation - and the Biden shitshow overall - is landing on the young with the greatest force compared to older generations. But are they savvy enough to recognize that? I’m skeptical.

the ‘bear trap’ was administered with muh great society … that was ~60 yrs ago … IMO, it’s now truly played out to the point of haves vs have nots … the have nots are larger in scale today and too many haves are clueless … so yes and to wit, skepticism = 1.

shites already hit the proverbial … by ‘30, the wealth drain will have cycled, and the remainder will look at today’s version as a slice o’ heaven…

hence, #costa

(08-17-2022 09:40 AM)b2b Wrote:  

(08-17-2022 09:36 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  welcome to capitalism in a fully developed nation with open borders…

been saying this since HS when the price of cars essentially doubled overnight … it’s now rob peter to Paul *3 … the boomers destroyed the premise in raw #s alone…

toss in washtubby’s regs, lobbyists, pacs, NAFTA, muh great society, abandoning gold std., education, etc., many in gen X + >>> never had a chance in scale or scope … hence, the devaluation of ethics + family…

reason #34678 why #henceDJT…

#greedSucks

I blame the boomers for most of our problems today. As much as they ***** and complain about the younger generations they were responsible for raising them. The American boomers basically had the entire world served to them on a silver platter and managed to squander everything.

Can't argue that, but I'd argue while it takes a bit more financial understanding to navigate today's world than it do the booms, we've (I'm right at the cutoff of Mil and Z) had access to education handed to us on a silver plater.

Education whether that be more people going to university (meh), or access to books, or even better the internet when it was a complete free for all (1990-2010) with different opinions and sites coming at you from every direction.

I still am amazed by the crap I could access freely as a kid which since have been shut down or even more recent people with certain opinions getting banned on the big platforms. And Na I don't me spanking it as that is still widely available online to all if that's your thing.

I'll just never understand how so many boomer hippies in one facet became power hungry facks and on the other hand bow down like the sheeple we all know although plenty I know finally get some of it.

(08-17-2022 01:58 PM)natibeast2.0 Wrote:  

(08-17-2022 09:40 AM)b2b Wrote:  

(08-17-2022 09:36 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  welcome to capitalism in a fully developed nation with open borders…

been saying this since HS when the price of cars essentially doubled overnight … it’s now rob peter to Paul *3 … the boomers destroyed the premise in raw #s alone…

toss in washtubby’s regs, lobbyists, pacs, NAFTA, muh great society, abandoning gold std., education, etc., many in gen X + >>> never had a chance in scale or scope … hence, the devaluation of ethics + family…

reason #34678 why #henceDJT…

#greedSucks

I blame the boomers for most of our problems today. As much as they ***** and complain about the younger generations they were responsible for raising them. The American boomers basically had the entire world served to them on a silver platter and managed to squander everything.

Can't argue that, but I'd argue while it takes a bit more financial understanding to navigate today's world than it do the booms, we've (I'm right at the cutoff of Mil and Z) had access to education handed to us on a silver plater.

Education whether that be more people going to university (meh), or access to books, or even better the internet when it was a complete free for all (1990-2010) with different opinions and sites coming at you from every direction.

I still am amazed by the crap I could access freely as a kid which since have been shut down or even more recent people with certain opinions getting banned on the big platforms. And Na I don't me spanking it as that is still widely available online to all if that's your thing.

I'll just never understand how so many boomer hippies in one facet became power hungry facks and on the other hand bow down like the sheeple we all know although plenty I know finally get some of it.

True about the access to financial information but what good is that when the value of a dollar is crap? Like I said, the boomers screwed up everything for future generations. Cut to the 17-20 second mark of the video. It's too late for a lot of people to ever own a home. If you want to succeed you've got to settle for a much longer time / lower standard of living to "catch up" to what you could've had if everything hadn't gone off the rails.

(08-17-2022 02:07 PM)b2b Wrote:  

(08-17-2022 01:58 PM)natibeast2.0 Wrote:  

(08-17-2022 09:40 AM)b2b Wrote:  

(08-17-2022 09:36 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  welcome to capitalism in a fully developed nation with open borders…

been saying this since HS when the price of cars essentially doubled overnight … it’s now rob peter to Paul *3 … the boomers destroyed the premise in raw #s alone…

toss in washtubby’s regs, lobbyists, pacs, NAFTA, muh great society, abandoning gold std., education, etc., many in gen X + >>> never had a chance in scale or scope … hence, the devaluation of ethics + family…

reason #34678 why #henceDJT…

#greedSucks

I blame the boomers for most of our problems today. As much as they ***** and complain about the younger generations they were responsible for raising them. The American boomers basically had the entire world served to them on a silver platter and managed to squander everything.

Can't argue that, but I'd argue while it takes a bit more financial understanding to navigate today's world than it do the booms, we've (I'm right at the cutoff of Mil and Z) had access to education handed to us on a silver plater.

Education whether that be more people going to university (meh), or access to books, or even better the internet when it was a complete free for all (1990-2010) with different opinions and sites coming at you from every direction.

I still am amazed by the crap I could access freely as a kid which since have been shut down or even more recent people with certain opinions getting banned on the big platforms. And Na I don't me spanking it as that is still widely available online to all if that's your thing.

I'll just never understand how so many boomer hippies in one facet became power hungry facks and on the other hand bow down like the sheeple we all know although plenty I know finally get some of it.

True about the access to financial information but what good is that when the value of a dollar is crap? Like I said, the boomers screwed up everything for future generations. Cut to the 17-20 second mark of the video. It's too late for a lot of people to ever own a home. If you want to succeed you've got to settle for a much longer time / lower standard of living to "catch up" to what you could've had if everything hadn't gone off the rails.

No doubt. I just get the sense some use that excuse (in general) and don't do anything about it to improve their financial situation when plenty can be done even if not as easy as the last generation. Lazy AF and I don't want to hear it. Everyone today has access to learn whatever the F you want and provide yourself with multiple options when this thing burns out.

(08-17-2022 01:58 PM)natibeast2.0 Wrote:  

(08-17-2022 09:40 AM)b2b Wrote:  

(08-17-2022 09:36 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  welcome to capitalism in a fully developed nation with open borders…

been saying this since HS when the price of cars essentially doubled overnight … it’s now rob peter to Paul *3 … the boomers destroyed the premise in raw #s alone…

toss in washtubby’s regs, lobbyists, pacs, NAFTA, muh great society, abandoning gold std., education, etc., many in gen X + >>> never had a chance in scale or scope … hence, the devaluation of ethics + family…

reason #34678 why #henceDJT…

#greedSucks

I blame the boomers for most of our problems today. As much as they ***** and complain about the younger generations they were responsible for raising them. The American boomers basically had the entire world served to them on a silver platter and managed to squander everything.

Can't argue that, but I'd argue while it takes a bit more financial understanding to navigate today's world than it do the booms, we've (I'm right at the cutoff of Mil and Z) had access to education handed to us on a silver plater.

Education whether that be more people going to university (meh), or access to books, or even better the internet when it was a complete free for all (1990-2010) with different opinions and sites coming at you from every direction.

I still am amazed by the crap I could access freely as a kid which since have been shut down or even more recent people with certain opinions getting banned on the big platforms. And Na I don't me spanking it as that is still widely available online to all if that's your thing.

I'll just never understand how so many boomer hippies in one facet became power hungry facks and on the other hand bow down like the sheeple we all know although plenty I know finally get some of it.

Google was once an asset … now it’s nothing but the highest level of the propaganda mechanics … nobody should be surprised at al-gore-rhythm(s)…

the fkbags knew what I knew … their thighs and forceps are simply bigger than thine…

fwiw, you’ll never see a pacifist or dippo engage in a convo such as this…

natibeast...

I don't disagree with that at all. It's just really unfortunate and was unnecessary.

The real difference is the amount of “stuff”.

For younger people, how important is it to have a house? Is it important enough to get rid of your phone, cable, streaming services, high speed internet, $8 coffee every morning, eating out?

You can look at it simply, as this guy did, or understand that all the technology that has been developed in the last 30 or so years cost us about $300-$400 a month plus initial acquisition costs. How many of you get a new IPhone every couple of years? How many have a phone a laptop and a tablet?

Growing up we rarely ate any meals out. Now it’s a rare month I don’t drop $750 in restaurants. I can do that because I don’t have a dime of debt, but hardly any younger people are in that position. They still live that way though and then wonder why they can’t buy anything.

(08-17-2022 09:36 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  welcome to capitalism in a fully developed nation with open borders…

been saying this since HS when the price of cars essentially doubled overnight … it’s now rob peter to Paul *3 … the boomers destroyed the premise in raw #s alone…

toss in washtubby’s regs, lobbyists, pacs, NAFTA, muh great society, abandoning gold std., education, etc., many in gen X + >>> never had a chance in scale or scope … hence, the devaluation of ethics + family…

reason #34678 why #henceDJT…

#greedSucks

:bow:

(08-17-2022 02:33 PM)banker Wrote:  The real difference is the amount of “stuff”.

For younger people, how important is it to have a house? Is it important enough to get rid of your phone, cable, streaming services, high speed internet, $8 coffee every morning, eating out?

You can look at it simply, as this guy did, or understand that all the technology that has been developed in the last 30 or so years cost us about $300-$400 a month plus initial acquisition costs. How many of you get a new IPhone every couple of years? How many have a phone a laptop and a tablet?

Growing up we rarely ate any meals out. Now it’s a rare month I don’t drop $750 in restaurants. I can do that because I don’t have a dime of debt, but hardly any younger people are in that position. They still live that way though and then wonder why they can’t buy anything.

I think you miss a lot of the underlying point with this post. Clearly people don't HAVE to have all that stuff but it's a drop in the bucket compared to the rise in home costs, education and the failure of wages to keep up. Face it, boomers failed spectacularly on monetary policy and policing the folks they elected.

Also, back then TV, stereos, ovens, microwaves, etc were the expensive tech that people "didn't have to have" yet everybody was buying them. So there's really no difference there on the spending. The difference back then is that there was more disposable income for luxuries and the dollar had some staying power.

It's ironic that you finish your post with the sentiment of "I spend on myself because I can." That's it in a nutshell but on vastly larger scale.

FWIW, I'm Gen X and my parents are Boomers.

(08-17-2022 02:55 PM)b2b Wrote:  

(08-17-2022 02:33 PM)banker Wrote:  The real difference is the amount of “stuff”.

For younger people, how important is it to have a house? Is it important enough to get rid of your phone, cable, streaming services, high speed internet, $8 coffee every morning, eating out?

You can look at it simply, as this guy did, or understand that all the technology that has been developed in the last 30 or so years cost us about $300-$400 a month plus initial acquisition costs. How many of you get a new IPhone every couple of years? How many have a phone a laptop and a tablet?

Growing up we rarely ate any meals out. Now it’s a rare month I don’t drop $750 in restaurants. I can do that because I don’t have a dime of debt, but hardly any younger people are in that position. They still live that way though and then wonder why they can’t buy anything.

I think you miss a lot of the underlying point with this post. Clearly people don't HAVE to have all that stuff but it's a drop in the bucket compared to the rise in home costs, education and the failure of wages to keep up. Face it, boomers failed spectacularly on monetary policy and policing the folks they elected.

Also, back then TV, stereos, ovens, microwaves, etc were the expensive tech that people "didn't have to have" yet everybody was buying them. So there's really no difference there on the spending. The difference back then is that there was more disposable income for luxuries and the dollar had some staying power.

It's ironic that you finish your post with the sentiment of "I spend on myself because I can." That's it in a nutshell but on vastly larger scale.

FWIW, I'm Gen X and my parents are Boomers.

Ovens ?? I would think an oven in the kitchen is needed.

Soon we'll hear that the definition of inflation is fluid. The idea of inflation is vague, too difficult for the responsible overlords to define, and not real.

It wasn’t all the Boomers who supposedly screwed everything up.

I was born in 1963. One year away from the end of the boomer generation. I got none of the post war benefits. When I graduated from high school in 1981 the interest rate was 16.3%. Four years later when I finished school the interest was 12.3%

I worked and put myself through school. My parents did nothing for me.

I worked two jobs until I could save enough money to buy my first home in 1993.

I believe many Xers and Millennials take the easy road and blame Boomers for their shortcomings. Easier for the lazy to accept their failures if they blame someone else.