20 habits of boomers that younger generations actually appreciate and follow
We might have improved in certain fields but sometimes, we accept that the generations before us were cooler than us in some aspects.
It is not new for people to think that they are cooler than the generation that came before them. They also consider themselves wiser comparatively. It is true for all generations. But yet, sometimes we accept that the generations before us were cooler than us in some aspects. One person on Twitter @profbobadilla asked others, “What makes you go, ‘I’m with the boomers on this one’?” It is an interesting question and the answers that followed are amazing and insightful.
From printouts of photos to having a proper sleep schedule to early dinners and plastic straws, people were nostalgic for more peaceful times. Some even mentioned how earlier they did not talk to a "robot" when they called customer service and that there was a more direct human conversation and less involvement of technology. Others missed a time when people were not glued to their phones. They also missed a time when kids were not glued to video games and actually went out to play in the park. We have thus selected 20 of the best things that boomers got right, as per the younger generations. Have fun!
1. Complains:
People complaining about the pay of the jobs they applied for😭
— Prínxe😮💨🇭🇹 (@prxnceofpussy1) June 26, 2023
2. "Printing photos":
Printing photos & keeping them in an album https://t.co/vkIUSIQK3F
— Mia Renaldi (@Muirmaid) June 25, 2023
3. Early check-in at airports:
4. Social media:
Social media actually is bad for the social and psychological development of children https://t.co/6lBaKR77dm
— Evie (@CATACLYSMICEVIE) June 28, 2023
5. Early dinner:
6. Don't enter my home:
maybe this is cultural, but no one i do not trust with my life will step into my home https://t.co/FiC6TAJPpf
— ines (@legallyines) June 29, 2023
7. Plastic straw:
8. No robots:
Stop making me talk to a robot when I call into customer service https://t.co/wXdorcHU9n
— Panic! At The TL (@Puff_Iya) June 26, 2023
9. Being present:
Being glued to your phone, no matter what we are doing drives me insane. When I am with someone I put in a lot of effort to be fun and a good conversationalist. It gets frustrating having my biggest pet peeve consistently ignored. The internet can wait, it's not going anywhere.
— A Waste of Space (@LionKingFann) June 28, 2023
10. Longevity:
In general it is actually better to buy older things and fix them bc they will last you longer than even buying a newer version of a product brand new.
— GEMINI MAN (derogatory) (@cryptidjin) June 25, 2023
11. "I miss buttons":
i miss BUTTONS i miss PHYSICAL BUTTONS why is everything a touch screen i want to CLICK a BUTTON https://t.co/VlkpkX8sxW
— goongalamazing🍸 (@ex_neelix) June 25, 2023
12. "You don't need my phone number":
THIS. It drives me crazy.
— Redcloud 🏳️🌈 (@redcloud16) June 29, 2023
No Twitter, you don't need my phone number.
Had a phone break a few months ago, and couldn't do that most basic shit cuz half the services we use are tied to our phones for no fuckin reason.
13. Integrity:
Honoring plans that you make. Like I get it, sometimes you need to cancel on someone for your own well being, but I’ve also seen so many “thirty people rsvp’d to my party and only two showed up” to think that all of the cancellations are fair.
— MeghanJG, Feminist Killjoy (@MeghanJG) June 25, 2023
14. Physical media:
streaming services can go to hell. keep buying cds, dvds, vhs tapes, etc. KEEP PHYSICAL MEDIA ALIVE PLEASEPLEASE https://t.co/Tqi7syYiDQ
— judas =+.+= (@FlREGHOUL) June 27, 2023
15. No dishwashers:
i am anti-dishwasher. i firmly believe in hand washing & watching a little show on my phone while doing it https://t.co/FiC6TAJPpf
— ines (@legallyines) June 29, 2023
16. Loud music:
The music in some restaurants is just too damn loud. https://t.co/tDtylwLpAo
— ✨Constance E LaCienega ✨ (@Glamorfonic) June 25, 2023
17. Menu, not QR codes:
Give me a GOD DAMN PHYSICAL MENU!!! I am NOT using my phone to scan a QR code 😡
— Brandon Carl (@bcxcarl) June 26, 2023
18. Before the Internet:
Appliances don’t need to be connected to the internet
— Brandon Christensen (@TheNewBrandonC) June 25, 2023
19. Phone calls:
20. Jobs and pensions:
People should be able to graduate from high school and get a secure union job with a pension, and they should be able to buy a home with their normal job money.
— tremonenta.bsky.social (@tremonenta) June 25, 2023
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