"boomer" thread

[Maireas]

You've hidden this evening's offensive, ageist thread, stereotyping "boomers". Will this be deleted? Can we have a robust response to ageism on MN?

No. I've been talking about societal level economic data.

Oh, come on. You've not even been accurate about which of these marketing generations you've been complaining (so vociferously, over 100s of posts) about.

Hilarious that on a thread complaining about personal attacks there have been so many posters doing exactly that, just because somebody dared to challenge their worldview. Absolute refusal to engage with the economic arguments, all about attacking the poster who made the points.

Personal questions about my own activities or circumstances and spiteful comments about my children and enquiries into my financial circumstances. Accusations of me being bitter etc. How my children will hate me when they grow up.

You really should take a long, hard look at yourselves.

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You brought your finances, and your parents finances into the discussion not me, if you didn’t want to be questioned on it you shouldn’t have posted your financial status in the first place.

You really should take a long, hard look at yourselves.

Sweetie so should you.

How my children will hate me when they grow up.m

Nope no one said that.

Facts . Remember.

@WarOnTheSlugs you didn't like how I spoke to you earlier today. I reflected on your feedback and apologised for the words I used.

You don't like how people are debating with you now and I have politely pointed out that one of your comments seemed somewhat inflammatory. You seemed to find that amusing and your use of those emojis now seems designed to provoke people into losing their temper.

I appreciate that emotions are running high but it doesn't seem helpful to me.

Personal questions about my own activities or circumstances and spiteful comments about my children and enquiries into my financial circumstances. Accusations of me being bitter etc. How my children will hate me when they grow up.

Hmm. Think it was you that wrote the long post about your family circumstances. ( Obviously to show how you'd lost out )

You brought your parents into the discussion.

You were asked what you thought about your kids asking you the same questions in years to come.

And yes you sound very bitter.

In that case there is absolutely no excuse for the ignorance you've demonstrated, or your unwarranted and repeated rudeness to me. Perhaps you are projecting some kind of problem in your relationship with him onto me? I don't know. It's not normal behaviour, anyway, this weird fixation you have with me or all of the nasty personal comments you made about me and my children. So I won't be replying to you further.

In that case there is absolutely no excuse for the ignorance you've demonstrated, or your unwarranted and repeated rudeness to me. Perhaps you are projecting some kind of problem in your relationship with him onto me? I don't know. It's not normal behaviour, anyway, this weird fixation you have with me or all of the nasty personal comments you made about me and my children. So I won't be replying to you further.

😆😆😆😆 Keep digging

Yes, I found that amusing at this point, because I'd endured some pretty spiteful personal attacks between when I exchanged messages with you earlier today, and now. So decided to make light of the situation (excuse the pun 🔥).

I agree that it would have been far better for the thread to have progressed without personal attacks, but that has gone on for several hours now, and not instigated by me.

Except for the ones you instigated . Of course. See below.

You brought your finances, and your parents finances into the discussion not me, if you didn’t want to be questioned on it you shouldn’t have posted your financial status in the first place.

I didn't. Only in response now to someone who was insinuating I was lying. What I wrote earlier was about my parents' finances - relevant to the thread because they are Boomers. I said nothing about the specifics of my own these days until the inquisition tried to paint me as a liar.

Please , If I made ANY nasty comments about you or your children @WarOnTheSlugs get them deleted. The button is right there.

I'm happy to ignore the one you just made about my son.

You did, laid out bare for all to see.

I don't generally report nasty comments. I'd rather leave them there for all to see, so that the posters who have made them are exposed for exactly what they are. Obviously others may report them, and I could well have had them deleted, but I've chosen not to. I think they should stand, as a permanent embarrassment to those who made them.

No self reflection I see.

Of course @WarOnTheSlugs because there aren't any.

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Keep digging, it’s very entertaining.

We want you all to be cosy.

So unpleasant.

Your entire contribution to this thread - which by the way is about the offensive, ageist stereotyping of "Boomers" on MN - is just more offensive, ageist stereotyping, seemingly based on a long bitter resentment towards your own parents, laid out in this thread in a lengthy post for all to see, much as you deny it.

I don't think it's entertaining at all.

I think the comments appertaining to the fuel allowance are rather spiteful and the use of the emojis is deliberately provocative. Unfortunately that provocation appears to be having the effect which was intended.

Well, this thread appears to have been taken over by a few people for their personal agendas - what a surprise. I've about had enough of MN, time to move on methinks, and find some more tolerant people who are up for a sensible discussion rather than a bunch of zealots determined to blame all the ills of society on one generation of people.