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The baby boomer boogeyman strikes again.

The generational "they are responsible for everything bad" makes any sort of discussion about these sorts of things impossible. It's tiresome.

I blame my baby boomer parents precisely for getting me interested in their generation's music, if it weren't for them I wouldn't be jamming out to The Temptations right now.

shakes fist mightily

"Damn you, Boomers!"

Also, from the GP:

Baby Boomers have had an outsize influence on culture for decades, and are obsessed with their youth.

I have ZERO reason to believe Millennials will be ANY different when they're old and their time has passed. Us Generation Xers don't care one way or the other. It's our trademark :P

As a fellow Gen Xer, I think we've got a healthy approach to our glory days. Did I like Nirvana and Red Hot Chili Peppers? Yes, yes I did. Do I insist that the world stop so I can indulge in early 90's nostalgia? No.

But will we blast some Foo Fighters or Smashing Pumpkins in the car during rush hour traffic and jam like nobody's watching?

Absolutely.

....brb digging out my iPod heh

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