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The boomers aren't the ones taking your SS though.

It's like blaming your neighbor because the mafia returned some of they money they stole. Your neighbor didn't take your money, the mafia did.

Kip Ashlynn 4mo ago 💬 1

If that is the situation and my neighbor is also mocking me for being lazy and poor and a number of other character flaws then the neighbor is still a dick. I'm blaming the them for how they behave to me about the situation because that is within their control.

I can both complain about the mafia and my dick headed neighbor. I choose to spend my time not doing that for the most part, but if someone else is I might chime in like, yep, the mafia sucks and wouldn't it be nice if the neighbors weren't dicks.

Which is what happened in this conversation. Do you think tone policing how this conversation happens makes the neighbors less dick headed or the mafia less criminal or makes the folks who are complaining feel heard or helps them not be taken advantage of by the mafia or dick headed neighbors? Why do you feel compelled to do so, what is the utility here?

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Troy 4mo ago 💬 1

I'm not sure I understand the large sentence in your last paragraph, and that seems to be what the final questions are related to. I'll answer them, but you'll have to clarify that paragraph for me.

People being jerks is one thing. With a neighbor like that, it makes sense to quit interacting with them, regardless of their generation.

The argument that I frequently see is "Boomers are taking my money because they want SS paymemts.", so that's the context I was flying under. Being bitter that they had better conditions is the second most common beef I see expressed, and it's rather pointless, and still not their doing.

Buying into the generational-war psyop pulls people away from basic logic while they get wrapped up in labels, and start pasting them around. It also creates a victim identity for both sides. The same energy could be used for better things.

Kip Ashlynn 4mo ago 💬 1

Ok, then I think you had an argument ready for a response that wasn't mine. I wasn't making any of those arguments I was pointing out that they're often very rude. Maybe a vlog or your own post to advocate those points would be great.

Good luck with your social security checks I hope you enjoy them 😅

Troy 4mo ago

Your reply seemed to support the OP. I didn't realize you were having your own conversation in their thread.

Kip Ashlynn 4mo ago

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