To put it mildly, millennials (and to some extent Gen X and Gen Z) aren’t fond of baby boomers. Boomers hogged the economy and the world’s resources, we say, and they have no regard for what future generations will inherit.

But when Reddit user u/coolfreeusername asked the question, «Non-boomers … , what’s your most boomer opinion?» it led to a pretty awesome discovery. Turns out, younger generations and baby boomers share quite a few thoughts. Here are some of them.

#1

I don’t want my damn refrigerator connected to the internet. It has one job.

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#2

Not everything needs to be filmed and put on the internet

#3

Having your kid go “viral” for some stupid thing he did or just crying is a way to humiliate them and you are a disgusting parent for making the whole world laugh at them

#4

No phones when you’re eating with someone

#5

Just because we have access to instant communication doesn’t mean I’m obligated to message youbackimmediately.

#6

Social Media was a mistake. I genuinely think that it is single-handedly one of if not the most damaging thing to the world that’s happened in the past however many years.

#7

Physical keyboards are better.

#8

Just because I disagree with your opinion doesn’t mean I hate you, I don’t need to agree with everything just to be politically correct. You can still disagree and be cordial. We seem to have forgotten that.

#9

People use their phones too much, particularly for texting and social media. Getting upset because your girlfriend/boyfriend hasn’t texted you back for a few hours, or hasn’t liked your photo, is so unhealthy.

#10

PULL UP YA DAMN PANTS.

#11

I hate how literally everything these days has a stupid app that you need to have in order to use it. Everything from kids toys to freakin cars needs some sort of crappy app these days. Why!? What if you plan on having this item for a long while and the app either gets deleted, gets malware, or just doesn’t function due to the company not updating it? You would have to throw it out causing more waste in this world. This is planned obsolescence just disguised as being technologically advanced.

#12

Quit spending money on stupid stuff that you won’t want in a year and put it towards saving for the future.

#13

No one wants to listen to your music. Turn it down/ roll up your windows, or better yet… both.

No one thinks your loud car/motorcycle is cool. Drive like a normal human being around town. If you want to drive fast, get some track days.

#14

#15

Our society is wayyyyyyy too materialistic. Most people can’t go one year without «upgrading» their phone or buying the latest and greatest GPU. Your last year’s model will work just fine.

#16

A 9 pm bedtime is perfectly reasonable.

#17

I’d really enjoy some social security

#18

Kids absolutely shouldn’t have cell phones or tablets or whatever thing like that.

#19

Posting your kids on social media

#20

Children are so coddled and over protected nowadays. Bring back the playgrounds of yesteryear where the monkey bars were sky high and the merry-go-round could go mach 5. If the little f***ers fall and get a bruise, they’ll know not to be a dumbass next time (an invaluable life lesson). Teach them how to responsibly handle dangerous objects like knives and garden tools. The way we’re raising children today is one of the main reasons we have so many stupid ass adults with no valuable life skills and a god complex cuz they think their actions don’t effect them

#21

I like physical buttons. Not everything needs to be on a touchpad.

#22

I don’t like e-books. I only read books that are printed on paper. It’s just much more satisfying.

#23

There’s too many subscription services for s**t.

It’s nice to have access to unlimited movies and TV, but like. For the most part I wind up just watching the same sitcom over and over to decompress after work. I wonder how much I could have saved by just getting B99 and King of the Hill box sets instead of paying for Hulu for four years.

And anything where they mail you a box of curated crap every month is absolutely unnecessary, toot f***ing sweet.

#24

Flannel shirts are amazing, and should be a part of everybody’s wardrobe for fall/winter

#25

Am 29:

If the conversation is going to take more than 3-5 texts (or emails), just call me.

Social media is bad for your health. Social media is not real life. Never take anything said on Twitter/Facebook/Reddit seriously.

Kids these days need to go play outside more.

Participation trophies are stupid. This is coming from someone who had a few as a kid.

Taxes aren’t hard to figure out, especially if you don’t own a house.

#26

Late to the party but a lot of pop music today is overly sexual, especial Cardi B. I really don’t want to be out at the bar listening to how you suck dick and have a vagina.

#27

Teenagers are scary. Mainly in groups of 3+

#28

Too much modern music thinks loud and good are the same thing.

#29

People are far too thin skinned. Stop taking everything so personally and learn to handle things you don’t like hearing.

#30

Stop helicoptering your kids and let them go outside and scrape their knees and drink from the hose.

#31

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#32

Being on time for casual social events matters.

#33

Call people if it’s urgent, text if you want a response later. It’s like a house phone and a letter.

Lots of young people get anxiety when their phone rings, I see them stare at their phones waiting for the ringing to stop and then text to reply.

“Why are you calling?” Because sometimes it’s a better way to relay information and it’s more personal.

#34

Cancel culture is stupid. Everyone is stupid when they’re young and dumb. You make bad decisions sometimes and the you you are today isn’t necessarily the you that you used to be. Social media should have a 7 year mandatory erase period. Any tweet or fb post or whatever disappears after 7 years permanently.

#35

The internet is ruining kids minds, particularly youtube because of ‘influencers’

I’m glad the youtube I grew up with in 2010-2015 was just mostly harmless stuff

Of course people like Jaystation and other influencers existed but they were nowhere near as big as they are now and were a few years back

#36

That society is slowly putting much more emphasis on people accepting their faults than working on them.

#37

Communities within neighbourhoods would be lovely. My mum talks about it all the time, but it’s something I’ve never experienced myself. Like, we know our neighbours, but that’s about it. I’d love to live on a street or in a suburb where people have little get-togethers (street parties for big events) or just generally know and look out for each other on a more meaningful level.

Sadly I am but a lowly 23 year old, far off owning my own property, but one day I would love to «be that person» and bake brownies for my little cul-de-sac. Sorry I can’t back to all these comments, I’m overwhelmed lol, but I’m taking notes for future me. Currently live on a council estate where not everyone gets on (there’s a cockerel war rn) so now is not the time to get cuddly with the neighbours lol.

#38

TikTok is stupid.

#39

Sending out thank you notes when you receive a gift from someone. My mom was always big on that and I understand why. I bought an expensive gift for my friends birthday and she never messaged me or said thank you for the gift. Saying thank you isn’t that hard and it means a lot to the person.

#40

Unless you’re wealthy enough that the cost is insignificant, no one really needs a $1,000.00 phone.

#41

When you have friends over you’re not supposed to be on the phone all the time. Just talk, go outside, play games.

#42

Your life’s main focus shouldn’t be just about going viral and getting likes on social media. Put your phone down and do something better with your life.

#43

People are way too overprotective of kids these days. It’s making for anxious adults who aren’t confident in their own abilities.

I grew up underneath a helicopter parent, who was WAY too overprotective. I have to actively force myself to not be that way with my kids. Which, maybe I’ve swung too far in the opposite direction, but I really want my kids to do things on their own and not be 18 years old on the highway having a panic attack because they don’t know what to do with a flat tire (not my finest moment).

I also want to be able to freakin leave my kids in the car for TWO MINUTES while I step inside the gas station to pay for my gas when the card reader outside is down. To me, it’s not worth the damned hassle to get both kids out of the car, herd them inside, make sure they keep their sticky fingers to themselves just to pay for gas. I always end up going to a different station if that’s the case.

I remember being 8 years old, bored in the grocery store and given my mom’s keys to sit in the car and read. Can’t do that today, it’s child abuse via neglect. Like, come on.

I don’t do this things, not because it makes my kids safer, but because it lessens the chance that I’ll be investigated for something that I don’t think is inherently wrong.

I sometimes feel like the equivalent of the old lady whining about kids these days. I’ll be 33 in a month, btw.

#44

Most films have absolutely no need to be more than 2 hours long. 90 minutes can be plenty.

#45

Absolutely everything is disposable nowadays. Nothing is made to last anymore. If you find something you like, it’ll be worn out in a year and probably not made anymore when you want to buy a replacement.

It’s the absolute worst with clothes and kid’s toys. With kid’s toys, by giving them such disposable toys, it discourages them from being nice with and taking care of their possessions. Why does it matter when it’s going to get worn out so quickly and they’ll be bought a replacement. I also think it’s a shame that these kids won’t have their toys to pass on to their own children because it couldn’t last.

Fun fact: Jeans originally became so popular because of their durability and affordability. They really appealed to the working-class man whose clothes were constantly getting worn out and didn’t have the money to constantly spend on new clothes. Now if you want a pair of jeans of that quality, it’s $60+ dollars.

#46

A culture of immediate gratification and excess of creature comforts begets a spoiled population. There’s something to be said for the character that can be built through patience and powering through adversity.

#47

It seems like everyone these days is trying to find their big break as a youtuber/influencer/Podcaster and it’s incredibly annoying. People need to realize that you either need to be incredibly skilled, interesting, smart, or attractive before people will want to watch/listen to you talk about stuff.

#48

We rely on technology too much. If it all crashes one day no one would know what to do and we’d be stuck.

#49

The only boomer opinion I can see myself having is understanding the value of a good orthopedic bed and pillow (my grandad used to talk about this a lot). My chronic pain kicks the crap out of me unless I’m comfortable.

#50

People nowadays are too eager to blame everyone else for their problems.

“It’s not my fault I can’t cook, clean, or do my taxes! The education system failed me!”

“It’s not my fault I’m out of shape! I have a slow metabolism and need self-care days!”

“It’s not my fault I lost the election! The voters are too dumb to know what’s good for them!”

“It’s not my fault I lost the election! The other side cheated!”

“It’s not my fault I got a useless degree with a low GPA and now can’t find a job! I was lied to!”

“It’s not my fault I only speak one language! My parents should’ve taught me!”

“It’s not my fault I have no friends! They just don’t understand my genius!”

“It’s not my fault women don’t want to date me! They’re all gold-digging bimbos who only sleep with buff Chads!”

#51

Doing your own handi-work is rewarding and builds character.

I’ve noticed a lot of younger people’s first response to things breaking or needing to be replaced is to hire a repair person or to just buy a new item, without attempting to fix it with their own two hands. Doing it yourself teaches you a skill that you can use to help your friends and family, makes you smarter and more well rounded, and will also help keep you calm and cool in thr face of life’s frustrations. When bad things happen, it’s not the end of the world. You’ve fixed things before and you can learn to do it again.

I’m not suggesting spending hours and hours trying how to handle your own plumbing or electricity, but if your car makes a weird noise, or your walls need a fresh coat of paint or spackle, you can watch a 5 minute youtube tutorial and do it yourself.

#52

Face and neck tattoos make people look ridiculous.

#53

Parents giving their little kids iPads to entertain them is so weird, especially on holidays. Just talk to each other or play something together! It just seems like the parents want to get rid of the kid, it can not be good for the poor child’s development.

#54

I hate tipping, just pay your workers a fair wage. Also, I live in a state where servers must be paid at least minimum wage unlike some states that can pay less, so tipping is that much more annoying to me.

#55

That girls online showing off their bodies to get views isn’t a good thing. So many do it. If u just sign up for TikTok for example, it is initially and automatically full of videos of girls showing off their bodies. U gotta keep avoiding those to get it off your fyp. And all of their dances they try and sexualize themselves so people keep watching. I’m 19 btw.

#56

People’s driving is getting progressively worse. I have to honk at someone a few times a week to move at a green light because they have to check Facebook every time they stop.

#57

Stop being on your phone while you are talking to someone!

It is so annoying and rude. I feel like people can’t even have a conversation that lasts longer than 5 minutes without staring at their phone.

As soon as someone starts looking at their phone while having a conversation, I’m not interested in talking to them anymore.

Obviously it’s totally okay if it’s something super important, but some people just want to text with others, watch videos and like photos while talking to you.

So disrespectful.

#58

Accordion is one of the best instruments

#59

I hate the generic young people

I am currently sitting on a bus and there is a herd of teenagers in the back playing bad rap music very loudly for everyone to hear

#60

Twerking is trashy.

#61

I absolutely despise social media, it’s wrecked peoples’ attention spans and it shows, you can’t even go to the bar or gym with people without them totally ignoring something you say because they’re on their phones checking Instagram or some other pointless trash, and these are the same people saying I’m rude because I don’t respond to messages instantly, take a look in the mirror lol, not like I have a life outside of my phone or anything…

It’s not just the people I know, I see it all the time, I’ve been cutting down my usage of all social media because now I just think “what’s the point in this?” it’s just people I don’t give a shit about in real life sharing absolute garbage. I only have Facebook, Twitter and reddit and can barely stand those three, I go on every now and then but it doesn’t last long, rather spend my time doing something I actually enjoy instead of clicking on random posts to get a quick dopamine hit.

#62

People take message apps way to personally. Crying over «being left on read» because someone hasn’t responded in a couple of hours is just pathetic. Just because somebody hasn’t checked their messages in a day doesn’t mean they are ghosting you either. Stop trying to normalize your phone addiction by painting people who aren’t as addicted as bad people, or accuse them of neglectful behavior or abandonment.

Message apps can be exhausting for some people. Not everyone feels like texting 24/7. If it’s a thing that requires immediate response or an emergency, you just call. Phones can do that.

#63

People don’t have a sense of shame anymore.

#64

People have to want to help themselves if they want to do better in life.

#65

Loud music coming from the bar next door while I’m trying to sleep is infuriating.

#66

Not everything has to be inclusive of everybody.

#67

Mind your own damn business and stop involving yourself in the lives of others you don’t know.

#68

Country music has gotten worse.

#69

Get a job

#70

Mumble rap is terrible.

#71

Deciding to have children with your significant other is a bigger commitment than getting married. I don’t understand couple’s who are in their 30s and decide to have children together but refuse to get married because that’s too much of a commitment. It boggles my mind. How does sharing a child for the rest of your life not scare you away but signing a legal paper does freak you out? I have a few acquaintances who are in their mid 30s and in long term relationships where they’ve had kids but refuse to get married because they’re afraid of getting divorced.

#72

Before you have kids, you should have at least 1 of the following:
– a stable career
– a house you own
– a stable partner

#73

Oatmeal is an excellent breakfast, especially with some fruit.

#74

You should not have your butt showing out from under your shorts when you’re out walking with your family or at the grocery store.

#75

Kids and highschool humour like yelling «sheesh» is annoying

#76

Shows seemed a lot better when I was younger

#77

Pop music is trash now.

#78

A lot of music isn’t as good anymore, but rap is REALLY starting to lose its touch. it’s just a bunch of mumbling, same lyrics, flow and beat, etc etc . little to no creativity is put into rap nowadays.

#79

Unnecessarily loud cars

#80

I just want to live far away from people and not have anyone bother me while I shoot guns, grow my food, and snuggle my partner and dog

#81

Baby-momma and baby-daddy culture is exceptionally toxic and harmful to everyone involved. I don’t care if you’re two men, two women, a man and a woman, whatever. If you have a child together, you raise that child.

#82

Wokeness is more self-justified bullying and clout-chasing than actually doing good for others.

#83

If you work hard, you’ll be rewarded.

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