20 Things Boomers, Millennials and Gen Z Actually Agree On!
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These generations love to argue and have a ton of things that they don’t agree on but we found an interesting conversation online that was full of things Boomers, Millennials and Gen Z actually agree on. Here are the top 20 things.
Touchscreens In Cars
“Yes. God, I hate seeing these stupid new cars with touchscreens that require you to go through 10 menus just to open the glove box.”
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Too Many Subscriptions
“Every damned thing is a subscription. Music? Subscription. Movies? Subscription. TV shows? Subscription. Heat your ass while you’re driving? Subscription. REALLY?.”
Apps
A “Apps. I don’t want to have to download another goddamn app just to buy groceries.
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Automated Customer Service
“Dude, for real, I hate having to go through 5 minutes of menus just for it to connect me to a person anyway, and then they have to transfer me 3 times. What purposes does it even serve?”
Music is Too Loud
A user replied, “Music in bars is too loud. (Edit to add that I’ve been a touring musician and live sound technician. I love music, but it actually sounds better at lower volumes, and I want to be able to hear it in my old age).”
Another commented, “I want to find just one bar where I can talk to my friends without screaming.”
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Fast Fashion Sucks
“Screw fast fashion. My clothes should be made to last. I’m not rich, so it’s unavoidable, but I’m willing to spend extra on clothes that aren’t made of plastic, and I do my best to repair my damaged clothing instead of throwing it out.”
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TV is Too Dark and Too Quiet/Loud
“Too dark and too quiet. I swear we have to turn the volume up like twice as loud as we have it normally to watch Yellowstone. Better believe the commercials have plenty of volume though…”
Bluetooth/WiFi Connectivity Unneeded
“Sometimes it’s faster (and easier) to just plug something in instead of dealing with bluetooth connectivity. There’s something nice about knowing how to get it connected and being able to physically connect/disconnect.”
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Don’t Text and Walk
“If you’re walking on a crowded sidewalk, get off your f***ing phone it’s not the job of other pedestrians to avoid you while you make your vlog. Awareness of your surroundings is important.”
No Headphone Jack
One Redditor replied, “GIVE ME BACK MY HEADPHONE JACK.”
Another commented, “I need my iPhone to have a headphone jack again. Sick to death of getting on the metro and finding out my headphones are near dead.”
Physical Media
“I like physically owning the movies you love. I have friends who love the movie and watch it on Netflix whenever they can…… and then Netflix removes it. And if it’s a rare find, then you might never see it again. Owning a physical copy means you get to keep it and cherish it forever.”
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Paper Books
A Redditor commented, “I prefer reading on paper, not on screen.”
Another Redditor added, “YES!!! I’m in college, and all these textbooks being made into online versions sucks!”
Life Stories and Recipes
One user replied, “Googling recipes while cooking and having to read everyone’s life story and family history to get to the ingredients drives me bats**t insane. I’ve gone back to cookbooks.”
No Tips Needed
One Redditor said, “Just because I pay for something on a tablet or kiosk, doesn’t mean I should have to tip the person holding it. I’m all for tipping wait staff but these days you can’t buy anything without getting a tip request from whatever payment processor they use.”
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Quiet Hours Please
One comment read, “If you have shared walls or live in an apartment building, you need to respect quiet hours of 10pm – 8am. I get so grumpy if my building neighbors are loud past 10 pm.”
Get Off The Lawn
One Redditor simply put, “I don’t want people on my lawn.”
Put Phones Away
“You are a clueless idiot if you pay 150$ for a concert ticket and spend the whole time watching it on your cell phone.”
Username and Password Overload
“Needing a username and password for EVERYTHING.”
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Crypto is DUMB
“I think it’s fu***** hilarious because most of the cryptobros don’t even know how the f**k it works except for the buzzwords like blockchain.”
Influencers Suck
“Influencers. Why would I even want to be influenced by random people on the internet with 0 professional qualifications that are being paid an obscene amount of money to tell me what I should buy?”
Although the generations don’t always agree, there are still some things that the generations can agree on. Redditors gave their “boomer” opinions and laid their thoughts out on the page.
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