Boomers and their video calling obsession?

[Finlesswonder]

Anyone else noticed this? Work and family members, if they're a boomer then 9 times out of 10 they try to video call you. I think they discovered this during lockdown and have now become obsessed
I'm a millennial btw

Wise up!

No, they didn't 'discover' it during lockdown! Haven't you heard of Skype? That's what we did donkeys years ago. But no my Boomer parents never video call on their phones. We occasionally do a video call using our Alexa's.

I'm Generation X (I'm not sure I actually know any Baby Boomers). The only person who I video call with socially is my Gen Z daughter away at university. At work it would be unusual to have a cameras off conversation (young or old!)

I would find that really rude that they would answer. And so what if they get texts? Ignore them or send a quick message saying they are busy, talk later?

My boomer dad dosn't even know how to text really.

Me too.

Im in my 50’s. I text. My dc use WhatsApp calls. I’ve recently learnt how to answer their calls. Not my choice of communication. Or phone calls. If I text them it’s because I need an answer. I don’t need the lengthy pics and video chat thingy. (I don’t have a phone full of trout pout pics either 😉).

are you usually easiy upset ?

That's nothing to proud of. Do you use apps ?

I'm a boomer and don't use WhatsApp, I deleted it when Facebook bought it so everyone uses different things

Oh I’m 1964, thought I was some sort of Boomer.
Whatever I am, I don’t like video calls 🤷🏻‍♀️

You are a boomer, it includes 1964.

Apologies (or congratulations) it would apear you are indeed a boomer. Although if I may say so your "who gives a shit anyway?" attitude is worthy of an Xer.

Boomer in the workplace you say? Aren’t Boomers all sat on the deck of a cruise ship or in their empty four bed detached that they bought for £25,000 after having retired on massive final salary pensions at 50?🙄

you are being massively unreasonable and making a huge generalisation. FWIW, I don’t know a single boomer or Gen X that FaceTimes at the drop of a hat. The only people I get FaceTimes off are DD, Gen Z who calls whilst she’s cooking or DS, Millenial, whilst he needs to show me something in the house like a leak.

I think that OP just wanted to post something goady so included work and family without actually thinking about if it made sense. Work calls are generally business teams meetings which include all ages

TBF not those born in 1964 they have another 8 years before retirement.

I find the term "Boomer" rather offensive. It is an ageist and derogatory term.
What exactly do you mean by it?

Yes it is.

It is derogatory. Not sure you get to decide what other people find offensive.

It's the way it's being used on this thread and others. Always over generalised and associated with something negative. I have no problem with being part of that cohort.

This whole thread is absolute gold. Would love to see a spin off "why are boomers so obsessed with Facebook now?"

It's confirmed what I've suspected for a while about the average user of MN (older!) but I'm really confused as to why people think boomer has negative connotations? Why would it be bad?

"People over 60" includes the Silent Generation and a handful of Greatest Generation.

I did know that "OK boomer" was a slapdowm but before this thread I didn't realise boomers were so insanely sensitive about being born when they were born that we would actually have posters arguing we don't need to use specific terms for generations at all.

Well my kids (tweens ) and their granny (70's) both chat together on FT.

I don't know anyone else who does it.

Hate voice notes! (Gen X)

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