Difference between a Boomer and Millenial

[Cut-Throat]

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Originally Posted by erkevin That's why I use Republic Wireless for my cell service- works anywhere in the world over wi-fi. Text, call, data.....no country codes, just dial as usual

Yes, but you are still locked to that single device (Your cell phone).... I also use Google Voice, but I can use that from any device....

[Markola]

May I say as a member of Generation X, good luck to all you Millennials and Boomers figuring out all your first world problems. As usual, those few of us in between remain amused as we seek ways to exploit your generations’ mutual unintelligibility about the modern world that your massive, self-absorbed numbers have wrought, while we await comfortable retirements supported by our inheritances from deceased Boomers and social services funded by a massive population of wage-slaving Millennial underlings. (Rubs hands together and emits a mad genius cackle.)

[HillCountry]

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Originally Posted by Markola May I say as a member of Generation X, good luck to all you Millennials and Boomers figuring out all your first world problems. As usual, those few of us in between remain amused as we seek ways to exploit your generations’ mutual unintelligibility about the modern world that your massive, self-absorbed numbers have wrought, while we await comfortable retirements supported by our inheritances from deceased Boomers and social services funded by a massive population of wage-slaving Millennial underlings. (Rubs hands together and emits a mad genius cackle.)

Agreed from another genXer.

[iloveyoga]

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Originally Posted by Bir48die I'm good with texting. Just get used to it. It's the new world

It's the best way to talk to our kids and grandkids. I got my husband to do it on his iPad too, and he enjoys the contact with our sons.

[albundyz]

This isn't so much about boomers vs millennials..... what drives me bonkers is when my wife and I are watching a movie and her cell phone buzzes with a text, we stop the movie, she responds to the text, we start the movie, she gets a text response, we stop the movie, she responds with a text, this goes on and on, continually stopping the movie, and finally I say "Can't you just call her and have ONE conversation to resolve all this?" just drives me nuts.

[Just_Steve]

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Originally Posted by Cut-Throat Texting is for 14 year old girls.... use e-mail..... Texting requires a Phone Signal connection and if you travel, your phone plan may not always be available.....And texting requires that you be on a Single Device (Your Phone) -- If you don't have your phone or lose it, you don't get the message. OTOH --- Email can be picked up by any device, any where in the world, and WiFi is pretty much everywhere now....

I text with wifi no phone signal required and I also send and receive from my laptop even when the phone is off.

[DFDubb]

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Originally Posted by ychuck46 Strange, impersonal, and lazy defines the majority of Millennials very, very well

You sound like a lot of fun at a party.

Been hiring a lot of fresh engineering grads the last few years and I've been absolutely blown away by the work ethic I've seen. I think, in large part, because they were old enough to see how poorly setup their parents were when the market collapsed. If only I could get some boomer engineers off my payroll I'd be set, but the recent college grad probably has more money in the bank than my 60+ y/o guys.

[Cobra9777]

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Originally Posted by Cut-Throat Texting is for 14 year old girls.... use e-mail..... Texting requires a Phone Signal connection and if you travel, your phone plan may not always be available.....And texting requires that you be on a Single Device (Your Phone) -- If you don't have your phone or lose it, you don't get the message. OTOH --- Email can be picked up by any device, any where in the world, and WiFi is pretty much everywhere now....

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Originally Posted by Just_Steve I text with wifi no phone signal required and I also send and receive from my laptop even when the phone is off.

+1

I use Hangouts for texting and voice calls. I can use any device (phone, PC, tablet) and it works fine on WiFi or the mobile data connection. If/when Google pulls the plug on Hangouts, I'll switch to WhatsApp, which is rapidly becoming the worldwide standard for text-like messaging as well as mobile VoIP, and video calls.

[Bir48die]

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[target2019]

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Originally Posted by Bir48die Image-1.jpeg

Eh, what's that?

[Bir48die]

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Originally Posted by target2019 Eh, what's that?

Sorry, having an issue attaching what is the answer to this age old question.

[Bir48die]

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[gerntz]

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Originally Posted by aja8888 I do it all with a Samsung S7 Edge...voice mail, texting, email, but I won't do facebook.

+!

[Texas Proud]

According to one of my sisters the next generation is called Snow Flake...


I asked why... she said that they were brought up that they are unique and special and they think that they really are and should be catered to accordingly...

[ERD50]

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Originally Posted by Texas Proud According to one of my sisters the next generation is called Snow Flake... I asked why... she said that they were brought up that they are unique and special and they think that they really are and should be catered to accordingly...

And they 'melt' when things get heated. -ERD50

[Aerides]

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Originally Posted by Texas Proud According to one of my sisters the next generation is called Snow Flake... I asked why... she said that they were brought up that they are unique and special and they think that they really are and should be catered to accordingly...

I hate that term, as with really any dismissive generalization, it's not meant kindly, and (imo) reflects more negatively on the person tossing it than their target. A lot of folks would consider it a derogatory term, more often than not it's wielded with political bias.

[ERD50]

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Originally Posted by Aerides I hate that term, as with really any dismissive generalization, it's not meant kindly, and (imo) reflects more negatively on the person tossing it than their target. A lot of folks would consider it a derogatory term, more often than not it's wielded with political bias.

I agree if it is used as a broad brush against an entire generation or group. That's never right.

But I do chuckle when it is used when a specific person has exhibited those very characteristics. I think it's pretty clever. Nothing wrong with a derogatory term to describe derogatory behavior.

-ERD50

[Texas Proud]

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Originally Posted by Aerides I hate that term, as with really any dismissive generalization, it's not meant kindly, and (imo) reflects more negatively on the person tossing it than their target. A lot of folks would consider it a derogatory term, more often than not it's wielded with political bias.

Seems it has been out there for awhile and is becoming a common term... not sure if it is for the whole generation or just a subset... I was just pointing out I had never heard it before...



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Snowflake

[gamboolman]

I miss hand wrote letters....just sayin.....

Having said that - I don't send too many hand wrote letters anymore, but afew....

Ms. gamboolgal has all the letters I wrote to her before we married 40+year ago....... she shared them with our daughter to Dad's embarassment....they said how sweet....ha....

But boy's and gal's is what makes the world go round....Thank God for them Texas lasses with the oh so fine....

I finally got a Smart Phone about 2 year ago as the men who work for me and my bosses pretty well DFO'd me to get one...hahah.......they are better but I can't use 1/100th of the capability. The dam thing does not understand oilfield vernacular and cussing....

DFO in the oilpatch = Direct F....n Order.....

When I broke out in the oifield there was no GD pooters.......we used a pencil and tally books......and we knew how to write in Cursive !

Lifes A Dance And You Learn As You Go.....

gamboolman...

[ExFlyBoy5]

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Originally Posted by Cut-Throat Yes, but you are still locked to that single device (Your cell phone).... I also use Google Voice, but I can use that from any device....

GV works just fine on Republic Wireless devices.

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Originally Posted by Markola May I say as a member of Generation X, good luck to all you Millennials and Boomers figuring out all your first world problems. As usual, those few of us in between remain amused as we seek ways to exploit your generations’ mutual unintelligibility about the modern world that your massive, self-absorbed numbers have wrought, while we await comfortable retirements supported by our inheritances from deceased Boomers and social services funded by a massive population of wage-slaving Millennial underlings. (Rubs hands together and emits a mad genius cackle.)

+1.

I am solidly in the Gen X demographic and really don't talk on the phone unless necessary. I am finding that more and more service companies (HVAC, plumbers, etc) will set up appointments via text only, which I find to be convenient and preferable.

When my Dad was still around, I talked to him on the phone at least once a day and it was normally a treat. As a "checking in" routine, he would call me every night before he went to bed and while at times I hated being "tied" to the phone, I do find myself missing those calls now.