Okay, boomer

TÕNU NAELAPEA

The best put-downs are those where the dissed person does not even realize that it is happening. The title here is indicative. Took some time for this wretch to understand that it is modern elder abuse, generated by millennials and hipsters, often one and the same. Means that you are too old to understand either technology or acronyms, or whatever passes for fun amongst that generation.

Okay, boomers grew up at a time when phones were for talking, not texting. Some adapted. Or so they thought. Acronyms and smileys – why not just spell it out; show genuine emotion on the face that you were born with? Nope, does not work that way. Even leaving a voice mail is apparently gauche. Just the fact that your phone number shows upon on a smartphone screen is good enough. As for a returned answer? Almost never a call, but a text. No wonder the world complains about a lack of communication and understanding.

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