• Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    I do like the expression zoomer and might revel in it were I that generation.

    No, we gen-Xers are the children of Eris, that mouthy auntie who doesn’t tolerate deceit for sake of propriety. We will totally drink our lattè or smoke our cigarette until the most awkward time for truth to come out. And then we’ll walk to the dance floor and speak.

    We will make sure every woman at the wedding knows that Zeus arranged this whole gala because he’s terrified the bride’s kid is going to dethrone him. And scardeycat Zeus can’t have that. So he arranged for Thetis to marry a mortal to keep the little avenger safe on the mortal playground.

    And they know they can’t uninvite us because apples of discord are our speciality. We will totally turn your shindig into a whirlwind debacle to make a point.

    For our generation, it’s our job, especially when boomers or other gen-Xers dunk on millennials or zoomers for not finding a job or buying a house or, heck, moving out on their own.