I’m elder millennial and remember when gasoline switched from leaded to unleaded. I think GenX got exposed to the historical maximum of leaded gas fumes (in the US)
Most countries cut out leaded petrol for good when x’ers were rolling around their teens / early 20’s, boomers copped it their entire lives well into middle age. The famous reduction of violence when it started getting cut? Wasn’t gen-x’ers doing that shit in the 70’s.
I’ve often suspected it’s why we’re seeing older generations get batshit as rhey age. Lead can be uptaken into bones, and leach back out as the bone degrades. Like, say, with age
There’s been a few studies that have been looking into the effect of lead in the environment and its effects on mental acuity as the person gets older. It’s not a wide confirmation but the start that as Boomers get older, they are literally going insane from lead.
Know that quote from Lincoln? I’ll paraphrase it. You can fool some people all the time. You can fool some of the people all the time. But eventually they’ll wisen up. That’s what happened here. It seems the Gen Z men are wisening up, slowly though with reports and statistics I’ve seen.
Weren’t they the Me generation starting when they were kids? And they were able to be both, they were the hippies and the yuppies. And free love didn’t mean love, it meant “sleep around without commitment”. The hippies were interesting in part because while there were and still are genuine people committed to a lot of their higher ideals, a significant portion were the sort to pursue free love for their own pleasure and enlightenment for their own sake. All this to say they seriously pushed sexual culture towards increased freedom
So apparently you haven’t looked at demographic trends over the last ten years because shockingly middle aged dudes have become the progressives among males. Not that they’ve moved to the left, but young men have swung so far to the right, it’s terrifying.
So apparently you haven’t looked at demographic trends over the last ten years because shockingly middle aged dudes have become the progressives among males.
It’s why centrists are so keen on labeling us teenagers. It makes me feel so young.
Gen X males were the bigger supporters of the Republican party than even boomers in the last election. I’m not sure which demographics you think I’m not paying attention to.
The swing in youth is noteworthy because it was a suddenc change, and the youth rarely support Republicans to much degree. Not that they were the biggest supporters
Gen X turned out to be more right wing than boomers, perpetuating the bullshit you all distrust.
I’m elder millennial and remember when gasoline switched from leaded to unleaded. I think GenX got exposed to the historical maximum of leaded gas fumes (in the US)
Nah, that’s boomers.
Most countries cut out leaded petrol for good when x’ers were rolling around their teens / early 20’s, boomers copped it their entire lives well into middle age. The famous reduction of violence when it started getting cut? Wasn’t gen-x’ers doing that shit in the 70’s.
I’ve often suspected it’s why we’re seeing older generations get batshit as rhey age. Lead can be uptaken into bones, and leach back out as the bone degrades. Like, say, with age
There’s been a few studies that have been looking into the effect of lead in the environment and its effects on mental acuity as the person gets older. It’s not a wide confirmation but the start that as Boomers get older, they are literally going insane from lead.
Okay now do why Gen Z men in particular are following the exact same dead end path despite 0 lead.
Know that quote from Lincoln? I’ll paraphrase it. You can fool some people all the time. You can fool some of the people all the time. But eventually they’ll wisen up. That’s what happened here. It seems the Gen Z men are wisening up, slowly though with reports and statistics I’ve seen.
Con artists are the only ones courting them.
Yeah, really not surprised
There are some that literally want to kill all the younger generations because they think they’re woke. Those people need to be in an asylum.
that would explain a lot
Gen Z has entered the chat. They’re more puritan than boomers
More puritan than the free love generation? It’s remarkable that millennials are less puritan than boomers
They were the free love until they became the Me generation…
Weren’t they the Me generation starting when they were kids? And they were able to be both, they were the hippies and the yuppies. And free love didn’t mean love, it meant “sleep around without commitment”. The hippies were interesting in part because while there were and still are genuine people committed to a lot of their higher ideals, a significant portion were the sort to pursue free love for their own pleasure and enlightenment for their own sake. All this to say they seriously pushed sexual culture towards increased freedom
So apparently you haven’t looked at demographic trends over the last ten years because shockingly middle aged dudes have become the progressives among males. Not that they’ve moved to the left, but young men have swung so far to the right, it’s terrifying.
It’s why centrists are so keen on labeling us teenagers. It makes me feel so young.
Gen X males were the bigger supporters of the Republican party than even boomers in the last election. I’m not sure which demographics you think I’m not paying attention to.
The swing in youth is noteworthy because it was a suddenc change, and the youth rarely support Republicans to much degree. Not that they were the biggest supporters
Young people and progressives don’t vote.
The swing is a global phenomenon. It’s not just about your republican party.
I don’t know why you’re trying to argue with me. Nothing I said contradicts what you’re saying here.
But apparently me mentioning US parties in conversation about US-centric generational labels offended you somehow.