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So, definitely no pics of Houndgirl? Interesting. You must have heard some stories. HG was last on 5 years before you joined, unless you had a prior iteration! No prior iteration. I just lurked.
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The board is a lot older and younger than it used to be. Lots more guys over sixty and lots of guys who are apparently in their 30s and early 40s. There doesn’t seem to be much in between. As a Gen’xer, I find that a whole hell of a lot of the Boomers just can’t comprehend how things have changed. They think people are stupid instead of realizing that they are far from stupid, but are either evil outright or have bought into a quasi-religious ideology that allows them to do the worst things and support the worst things with moral certitude of their own virtue.
On the flip side, I find that a lot of the younger guys don’t realize what has been lost and how different things used to be.
You're very charitable. We'd all be well served to be more charitable.
If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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The 'Fire has been "turning" since it began - the characters here arrive and depart just as they do in other aspects of life - and those here whose minds concentrate on personalities for entertainment and satisfaction will be most affected by the evolution. That is evident in the previous posts. For example, the lower level character and mind will enable itself to be insulted and try to blame the effect on an external source. Such opportunities are ripe on a forum like this one.
Conversely, those who are here to seek useful knowledge and insights and to share such positives with others will experience something different - the effects may wax and wane as expertise and good will tend to vary over time.
Of course, some are here for a mix of the above and others for even different reasons. Thus, the views on "turning" will vary.
However, the level of personal values and what one seeks here will determine the behavior and satisfaction. The outcomes never will be a constant.
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Let’s be concise.
There was a time when one could count on a few things. Among them were that your doctors were motivated by your best interests and tried their best to see to it. That science was motivated by actual facts and results as opposed to money and ideology. That corporations were apolitical and cared only about making money. And that a football game was just that, and not a political litmus test.
A lot of Boomers have trouble comprehending that those things are no longer true, particularly about doctors and corporations. They can tell you all the things that are different and worse in the world than it was when they were young, but they can’t really grasp that the fundamental rules are different now.
GenXers seem to instinctively realize none of that is true anymore but are caught between acting as though the old rules still apply and happily enjoying the juicy steak of The Matrix and a self defeating pessimism.
Lots of younger people don’t realize there was ever a time when those things were true and why anyone should be upset that they no longer are. Best response yet. Different perspectives? Imagine that...
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Let’s be concise.
There was a time when one could count on a few things. Among them were that your doctors were motivated by your best interests and tried their best to see to it. That science was motivated by actual facts and results as opposed to money and ideology. That corporations were apolitical and cared only about making money. And that a football game was just that, and not a political litmus test.
A lot of Boomers have trouble comprehending that those things are no longer true, particularly about doctors and corporations. They can tell you all the things that are different and worse in the world than it was when they were young, but they can’t really grasp that the fundamental rules are different now.
GenXers seem to instinctively realize none of that is true anymore but are caught between acting as though the old rules still apply and happily enjoying the juicy steak of The Matrix and a self defeating pessimism.
Lots of younger people don’t realize there was ever a time when those things were true and why anyone should be upset that they no longer are. Not quite as concise as you may think! Most boomers I know haven't trusted any establishment, since the 1960's. To say they have is pure speculation!
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Most boomers I know haven't trusted any establishment, since the 1960's. To say they have is pure speculation! The only exception being 2020's CDC, FDA, and NIH.
If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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Two things…
1) China-flu lockdowns got the boomers spun up.
Can’t really do much from 7-8am at the krogers.
B) ppl think that their opinion matters.
B.2) and they are always right.
B.2.a) then they gotta get in Blackheart mode when they are called out for being wrong.
Dave
�The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz
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I’ve got a very good friend who has a 20 year old son who just had a mental breakdown. The GenXer in her, wanted to tell him to suck it up and quit being a pussy. But she realizes that people of his age and generation don’t necessarily respond to that like we did.
I can relate to her situation. Had a coach call me out in front of the other parents for telling my son he was letting the rest of his team down by not giving his best effort at the end of practice. In their eyes, I was that maniac parent. Maybe I was, I don't know but that was the start of me realizing I can't parent like I was raised. He's 23 now and we have a great relationship, I see the benefits of adjusting versus just being a hard ass like my old man but I had to bite my tongue several times over the years
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Let’s be concise.
There was a time when one could count on a few things. Among them were that your doctors were motivated by your best interests and tried their best to see to it. That science was motivated by actual facts and results as opposed to money and ideology. That corporations were apolitical and cared only about making money. And that a football game was just that, and not a political litmus test.
A lot of Boomers have trouble comprehending that those things are no longer true, particularly about doctors and corporations. They can tell you all the things that are different and worse in the world than it was when they were young, but they can’t really grasp that the fundamental rules are different now.
GenXers seem to instinctively realize none of that is true anymore but are caught between acting as though the old rules still apply and happily enjoying the juicy steak of The Matrix and a self defeating pessimism.
Lots of younger people don’t realize there was ever a time when those things were true and why anyone should be upset that they no longer are. Thats why the young bunch voted dimocrap. I think theres going to be another "turning" soon. 
Ecc 10:2
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
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When they passed mandatory seat belt laws the whole world went to chit.
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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I’ve got a very good friend who has a 20 year old son who just had a mental breakdown. The GenXer in her, wanted to tell him to suck it up and quit being a pussy. But she realizes that people of his age and generation don’t necessarily respond to that like we did.
I can relate to her situation. Had a coach call me out in front of the other parents for telling my son he was letting the rest of his team down by not giving his best effort at the end of practice. In their eyes, I was that maniac parent. So what did his dad say? 
Ecc 10:2
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
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Not quite as concise as you may think! Most boomers I know haven't trusted any establishment, since the 1960's. To say they have is pure speculation!
A *lot* of people can't wrap their minds around what is happening in the world. Maybe Boomers are more subject to that than younger people because the Boomers grew up in a time when what is happening was unimaginable. I'm a Boomer. But I got red pilled back before there was a term to describe it,..yet even I'm surprised at how fast the decline is coming on. Somebody said that bankruptcy starts slow but ends fast. The same can be said of nations and cultures,...and we're definitely in the "fast" part of our cultural bankruptcy.
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Most boomers I know haven't trusted any establishment, since the 1960's. To say they have is pure speculation! The only exception being 2020's CDC, FDA, and NIH. Your opinion, not fact.
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I agree with that. Like I said, it’s all general observations. I just know that a lot of boomers I talk to still think in terms of things being “stupid” and that certain things will never “work” without realizing those aren’t the proper criteria for evaluating things.
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As far as to how fast things have gone, I understand exactly what is going on (I think) and I still can’t believe it.
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I agree with that. Like I said, it’s all general observations. I just know that a lot of boomers I talk to still think in terms of things being “stupid” and that certain things will never “work” without realizing those aren’t the proper criteria for evaluating things. I know. Personally, I truly believe that what's going on is Satanic. I didn't think in those terms 20 years ago. But it's become impossible for me to not see it. "Good is evil and evil is good"
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I agree with that. Like I said, it’s all general observations. I just know that a lot of boomers I talk to still think in terms of things being “stupid” and that certain things will never “work” without realizing those aren’t the proper criteria for evaluating things. I know. Personally, I truly believe that what's going on is Satanic. I didn't think in those terms 20 years ago. But it's become impossible for me to not see it. "Good is evil and evil is good" I one hundred percent agree.
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I agree with that. Like I said, it’s all general observations. I just know that a lot of boomers I talk to still think in terms of things being “stupid” and that certain things will never “work” without realizing those aren’t the proper criteria for evaluating things. I know. Personally, I truly believe that what's going on is Satanic. I didn't think in those terms 20 years ago. But it's become impossible for me to not see it. "Good is evil and evil is good" Just like the Bible said it would be in the end.
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Not quite as concise as you may think! Most boomers I know haven't trusted any establishment, since the 1960's. To say they have is pure speculation!
A *lot* of people can't wrap their minds around what is happening in the world. Maybe Boomers are more subject to that than younger people because the Boomers grew up in a time when what is happening was unimaginable. I'm a Boomer. But I got red pilled back before there was a term to describe it,..yet even I'm surprised at how fast the decline is coming on. Somebody said that bankruptcy starts slow but ends fast. The same can be said of nations and cultures,...and we're definitely in the "fast" part of our cultural bankruptcy. Well said.
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