“I’m With The Boomers On This One”: 50 Things Boomers Got Right, According To Younger People

I hate having to watch videos for instructions or recipes. Just give me the written instructions please!

People who listen to s**t on their phones via speaker in public. YouTube videos, TikTok reels, talking to someone… WHY are you sitting in the airport with that s**t on speaker? WHY are you having a phone conversation on speaker while grocery shopping?!?!?!

I hate it.

If I look up instructions on how to do something, I don't want a 5 minute video. I want a bullet point list.

The "the parent is always right" policy that many schools have adopted and the prioritization of flexibility over rigor is contributing to a teaching shortage and has created a generation that is functionally illiterate. Kids need structure, clear standards, and accountability.

I don’t want to download another app or create another account to do something trivial like pay for parking or charge my car.

Social media was a mistake.

Septum piercings aren’t attractive, all it makes me think of is a livestock nose ring.

I despise touchscreens in cars.

Why the f**k are headlights so unbearably bright on new cars.

Reading comprehension and critical reasoning are dying skills.

Not everything is f*****g trauma

Your dad telling you to do the dishes isn't trauma.

Your mom yelling at you for being out late isn't trauma.

Your hotel being rebooked to another room isn't trauma.

People throw around the word at the slightest inconvenience. "Oh that must have been so traumatic I'm sorry uwu"

No, grow up.

The normalization of psychology-speak, insofar as when it is misapplied. No, your husband isn't gaslighting you when you have a normal couple spat. No, that coworker isn't demonstrating the characteristics of the dark triad because she doesn't know how to rotate a pdf and made you do it. No, I'm don't have autism - I just have interests and hobbies. No, you don't have OCD, you just like a neat house.

Why do I need to sign up for an account with HP to use my printer?

Put your phone away at concerts. I’d love to have HD video of the punk shows I went to in high school, but there’s something so spiritual about being in a room with a bunch of people, enjoying music and just being in the moment. I get the instinct to capture and share now, but it really ruins the vibe and most young people just don’t know any better.

Paper books forever.

I dislike how modern society basically requires one to have a smartphone.

I’d love to go to a restaurant, see a doctor, or buy literally anything without needing to be connected to the internet 24/7.

I just want to talk to a person when I call somewhere w a question.

I hate qr codes at restaurants with a firey, blazing, crochety passion. Just give me a f*****g paper menu, like god intended them to be.

Pajama pants and slippers in public. If you can't put on jeans and real shoes, stay home.

Restaurants are too loud (blasting music) and too cold (blasting ac).