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lemmy.world

Are they in charge? Doesn't seem like it in the U.S. The president is a boomer, his likely rival is a boomer, most of congressional leadership are boomers... it's boomers in charge. Can't wait until they die out.

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lemmy.world

Biden is actually too old for the current common range for boomers and falls under the Silent Generation.

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lemmy.world

I believe Biden, McConnell, Trump, and Pelosi are all Silents

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Trump was born in '46 so he is right at the start of the boomers. With Clinton and W, he is the third boomer pres.

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They cover that in the article. They mean incoming people running companies. So the corporate world. Not politics. The article is about workplace environments.

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lemmy.world

Our prime minister in the UK is just a year too old to be a millennial (born 1980) and he’s still completely out of touch with reality.

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That's because he's obscenely rich rather than his age though.

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I just had to work with my doctor to fill out an ADA (American Disability Act) form to allow me to work from home. I've been working from home for three years and only needed it now. (I do have the disability, but this whole back to the office thing has been annoying.)

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