Can we stop with the cutesy and coddling boomers

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Originally Posted by Deathsdaughter

I don't need vaby sitting and no it's not..... soft and cuddly before you call it that read vampire kisses and other great books .. how is wanting a hot vampire bf to turn you and take care of you forever.... soft and cuddly... beside everything wrong with things is boomers stupid rules

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Well aren't we feeling very neurodivergent today.

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Originally Posted by Gemina

Tesleen - ShB
Quintus - EW

Look 'em up. Do you even play this game?

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ShB struck a good balance with the moments of darkness and levity.

EW...not so much. It was fine up until after the first MSQ trial, but then I started repeatedly questioning what the heck the writers were thinking.

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Originally Posted by Jessica_VS

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It's not a phase, mom!

What the hell is going on here hahaha its like a spoiled little brat has entered the room and is yelling and demanding things but people can only understand half of it hahahahaa. Daaamn this is hilarious please do continue. Very good entertainment , be it trolling or (even better) actual true.

so.. a lala... is posting about getting right of the cutesy stuff

hate to point this out but lalas are really a "goth" or "dark" look for you

might want to go get a fantasia to change that

"boomers" arent your problem here... if you want to look for the problem it may be as close as your local mirror

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Originally Posted by Bladedance87

What the hell is going on here hahaha its like a spoiled little brat has entered the room and is yelling and demanding things but people can only understand half of it hahahahaa. Daaamn this is hilarious please do continue. Very good entertainment , be it trolling or (even better) actual true.

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Either a dedicated troll who has way more money than sense, or a mentally ill person with way more money than sense. Actually, mentally ill is likely for both cases.

Either way, they'll be back once they get this account banned. They inevitably start getting offensive and attacking people with inappropriate language. Enjoy the silliness while it lasts :D

Right. I think the time has come.

It's time to induce despair into the playerbase once more with some... 3.0 crafter MEMORABILIA!

Boooo... specialist actions.. red scrips... multiples of three... DRACONIAN POTIONS!!!

There's no way you haven't shat your pants by reading this. I guarentee it.

trolls are running out of things to belly ache about.

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Originally Posted by Absurdity

It's not a phase, mom!

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Originally Posted by KageTokage

ShB struck a good balance with the moments of darkness and levity.

EW...not so much. It was fine up until after the first MSQ trial, but then I started repeatedly questioning what the heck the writers were thinking.

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I agree. EW was absolutely fantastic up until Zodiark. I found it to be S class story telling. Then it just fell off of a cliff and it became far too rushed. EW was probably two to three expansions worth of story shoved in not just one expansion, but a single patch of that expansion. I get that we were warned, and they wanted to move past the Hydealyn/Zodiark conflict, but that doesn't change that it was a poor decision. Zodiark had been hyped since ARR, and should have been the final boss of this expansion, not friggin Zeromus.

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Originally Posted by Gemina

I agree. EW was absolutely fantastic up until Zodiark. I found it to be S class story telling. Then it just fell off of a cliff and it became far too rushed. EW was probably two to three expansions worth of story shoved in not just one expansion, but a single patch of that expansion. I get that we were warned, and they wanted to move past the Hydealyn/Zodiark conflict, but that doesn't change that it was a poor decision. Zodiark had been hyped since ARR, and should have been the final boss of this expansion, not friggin Zeromus.

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According to an interview, the original plan was a Garlemald-focused expansion, with Anima as the final boss. Presumably Zodiark would've been the 6.3 trial, and the next two patches would've built up the Final Days, followed by 7.0 being the rest of Endwalker.

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Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk

According to an interview, the original plan was a Garlemald-focused expansion, with Anima as the final boss. Presumably Zodiark would've been the 6.3 trial, and the next two patches would've built up the Final Days, followed by 7.0 being the rest of Endwalker.

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Wouldn't that have been neat. Feels a bit like GoT. No, seriously CBU3, take your time. Tell the story right. CBU3: Naaaaah, bored. Lets wrap this up.

We literally just had an expansion that culminated with us facing off with an emo bird....

I vehemently agree with you. Can't go 3 quests without some silly forced humor. It's why I always roll my eyes when lopporrits are involved.

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Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk

According to an interview, the original plan was a Garlemald-focused expansion, with Anima as the final boss. Presumably Zodiark would've been the 6.3 trial, and the next two patches would've built up the Final Days, followed by 7.0 being the rest of Endwalker.

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That would have been much better. It would have given Garlemald the time it needed. Anima being reduced to a dungeon boss was unjustified. It is pretty clear to me that the plot going from fantasy to full on sci-fi not only within an expansion, but within a patch was a huge mistake. This interview makes sense why the plot and writing up until the Zodiark battle was so well done, and why the rest took a nose dive leaving us with a lackluster fanservice to FFIV to finish out the remainder of the expansion.

It leaves such a sour taste in my mouth knowing what could have been while also knowing what we are going into in 7.0. And for what sake? They wrapped up the Zodiark/Hydaelyn conflict, Garlemald, the 13th shard, and even killed off The Twelve all in this expansion, and they talk about things in the context of the next ten years? With the decisions they are making, it feels more like they are trying to end things entirely. I know in my heart that it's not the repetition of the game, but the directive decisions they've made with the writing that has lost me. The substance of the game is waning and in its place is cash grabbing greed. It is disheartening to say the least.

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Originally Posted by Bladedance87

What the hell is going on here hahaha its like a spoiled little brat has entered the room and is yelling and demanding things but people can only understand half of it hahahahaa. Daaamn this is hilarious please do continue. Very good entertainment , be it trolling or (even better) actual true.

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Nah they're the 5th member of the self proclaimed goth boy band One Depression demanding SE open a Hot Topic in game.

What is going on here? Has a child been left alone with a keyboard.

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Originally Posted by ChrysOCE

what makes you think that has anything to do with boomers???

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In some contexts I think the definition of "boomer" can be more about a curmudgeonly or out-of-touch mindset rather than a distinct generation of people. That said, I have no idea what boomers have to do with any of this nonsense. Seems like OP is using "boomer" in the same fashion as "woke," i.e. gesturing broadly at "stuff I don't like."

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Originally Posted by Fyrebrand

In some contexts I think the definition of "boomer" can be more about a curmudgeonly or out-of-touch mindset rather than a distinct generation of people. That said, I have no idea what boomers have to do with any of this nonsense. Seems like OP is using "boomer" in the same fashion as "woke," i.e. gesturing broadly at "stuff I don't like."

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either way. cutesy colorful is not something i would put at the feet of boomers. the stuff they seem to be complaining about seems more a now generation thing.

meanwhile, actual boomers are off watching NCIS marathons, complaining about the price of pudding down at the country club..

trust me, I deal with actual boomers daily.

Most boomers can't even turn on a PC or console, like, who does the OP think they mean?

Prolly just fishing.

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Originally Posted by BarghastTimes

Most boomers can't even turn on a PC or console, like, who does the OP think they mean?

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Pfttt. Many boomers spent their 20's with PCs and consoles, or invented them. It was their parents (aka those born in the 1930s and early 1940s) who spent their formative years without technology beyond radio and television.

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Originally Posted by DPZ2

Pfttt. Many boomers spent their 20's with PCs and consoles, or invented them. It was their parents (aka those born in the 1930s and early 1940s) who spent their formative years without technology beyond radio and television.

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A technical boomer is someone born between 1946 and 1964.

You are talking about Gen X's

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Originally Posted by DPZ2

Pfttt. Many boomers spent their 20's with PCs and consoles, or invented them. It was their parents (aka those born in the 1930s and early 1940s) who spent their formative years without technology beyond radio and television.

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Remember one of my Grandfather's friends being addicted to Diablo II when it came out. He was 82 years old at that time and preferred playing video games to "boring crossword puzzles and stuff" lol.

A baller~ My grandma was really into The Sims, and my uncle was a hardcore Diablo fan too.

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Originally Posted by BarghastTimes

Most boomers can't even turn on a PC or console, like, who does the OP think they mean?

Prolly just fishing.

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Fishing is FFXIV's true endgame.

I mean... I totally whinge on Forums and Reddit when in queues to level for 123123213 days.

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Originally Posted by DPZ2

Pfttt. Many boomers spent their 20's with PCs and consoles, or invented them. It was their parents (aka those born in the 1930s and early 1940s) who spent their formative years without technology beyond radio and television.

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Only the ones with money had those luxuries. TVs and radios being found in most homes didn't really happen until the 80s.

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Originally Posted by EZGIL

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A technical boomer is someone born between 1946 and 1964.

You are talking about Gen X's

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Correct. Granted, Gen X is like this phantom generation between the boomers and millennials. Boomers constantly refer to gen X as millennials, and millennials often refer to them as boomers. Meanwhile gen X is more mentally sound than both of them considering that they raised themselves.

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Originally Posted by Gemina

Only the ones with money had those luxuries. TVs and radios being found in most homes didn't really happen until the 80s.


Correct. Granted, Gen X is like this phantom generation between the boomers and millennials. Boomers constantly refer to gen X as millennials, and millennials often refer to them as boomers. Meanwhile gen X is more mentally sound than both of them considering that they raised themselves.

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I'd say not so much mentally sound but more aware of things due to growing up during a time of very rapid and new advancements in technology. It's essentially resulted in Gen X on average having more developed observational and analytical skills due to frequently having to figure out and interact with newly developed things without a user's guide or manual being provided by someone else.

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Originally Posted by Gemina

Only the ones with money had those luxuries. TVs and radios being found in most homes didn't really happen until the 80s.


Correct. Granted, Gen X is like this phantom generation between the boomers and millennials. Boomers constantly refer to gen X as millennials, and millennials often refer to them as boomers. Meanwhile gen X is more mentally sound than both of them considering that they raised themselves.

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Ok, while the part about the baby boomers being from 1946 to 1964 is factually correct, people should first of all recognize just how many years that represents and how quickly technology was changing during those years. The latter part of the baby boomers was quite different from the early wave, and while their access to as well as their access to PCs wasn't what we have now, that doesn't mean that they weren't available, nor was it just the super-rich that had them.

The other point that is really inaccurate was the statement that radios were consider luxuries until the 80s. I don't know the source of that, but the height of popularity of radio was generally considered to be during the 20s and 30s. In the US, some statistics showed more than 90 percent of households had radios by the 40s.

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Originally Posted by RitsukoSonoda

I'd say not so much mentally sound but more aware of things due to growing up during a time of very rapid and new advancements in technology. It's essentially resulted in Gen X on average having more developed observational and analytical skills due to frequently having to figure out and interact with newly developed things without a user's guide or manual being provided by someone else.

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Wow, I'm going to assume that you haven't worked on with with a support desk recently, because really, Gen X is just as developed as the previous generations in this respect.

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Originally Posted by RitsukoSonoda

I'd say not so much mentally sound but more aware of things due to growing up during a time of very rapid and new advancements in technology. It's essentially resulted in Gen X on average having more developed observational and analytical skills due to frequently having to figure out and interact with newly developed things without a user's guide or manual being provided by someone else.

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This is exactly why they are more mentally sound. Gen X has very strong problem solving skills, making them far more resilient and acclimated when it comes to dealing with stress and difficult times without turning into a sobbing mess. If we cried and were told to cry to mommy and daddy, all we could say is, "I can't. They're not home."

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Originally Posted by RitsukoSonoda

I'd say not so much mentally sound but more aware of things due to growing up during a time of very rapid and new advancements in technology. It's essentially resulted in Gen X on average having more developed observational and analytical skills due to frequently having to figure out and interact with newly developed things without a user's guide or manual being provided by someone else.

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Mao disagrees. Differences is highly situationals and can nots be applied in blankets-fashion across generations. For examples, Mao, a Boomer, worked in laboratory for many years. Mao understood principles behind techniques Mao used in Mao experiments and could quickly correct if something wents wrong. Many young peoples whats came to work where Mao worked, was only ables to use pre-made kits and often lacked ability to analyze problems when experiments failed. On other hand, Mao seen lots young peoples ables to build and test computers with much ease. Something Mao would has trouble with. Mao thinkings is not as much difference between generations as whats some peoples believe and if difference does show ups is very situationals and probably very specific to certain individuals. Moral of Mao story: STOP GENERALIZINGS!

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Originally Posted by Eraden

Mao experiments

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My imagination went wild.

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Originally Posted by EZGIL

My imagination went wild.

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Mao:

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Originally Posted by Eraden

Mao disagrees. Differences is highly situationals and can nots be applied in blankets-fashion across generations. For examples, Mao, a Boomer, worked in laboratory for many years. Mao understood principles behind techniques Mao used in Mao experiments and could quickly correct if something wents wrong. Many young peoples whats came to work where Mao worked, was only ables to use pre-made kits and often lacked ability to analyze problems when experiments failed. On other hand, Mao seen lots young peoples ables to build and test computers with much ease. Something Mao would has trouble with. Mao thinkings is not as much difference between generations as whats some peoples believe and if difference does show ups is very situationals and probably very specific to certain individuals. Moral of Mao story: STOP GENERALIZINGS!

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Generalizations are just that, Generalizations, Which means there will be outliers however those outliers are not frequent enough to impact the typical experience with a specific sample group.

Example of another generalization that's grown within businesses is that millennial college grads with bachelor's degrees are worse employees than ones that never went to college due to the excessive frequency of said individuals not actually retaining any of the knowledge or skills associated with their degree and instead simply dragging large amount of socially toxic behaviors into the workplace. Said generalization has resulted in a large amount of jobs that in the past normally listed bachelors degree in it's requirements having that item removed.

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Originally Posted by RitsukoSonoda

Generalizations are just that, Generalizations, Which means there will be outliers however those outliers are not frequent enough to impact the typical experience with a specific sample group.

Example of another generalization that's grown within businesses is that millennial college grads with bachelor's degrees are worse employees than ones that never went to college due to the excessive frequency of said individuals not actually retaining any of the knowledge or skills associated with their degree and instead simply dragging large amount of socially toxic behaviors into the workplace. Said generalization has resulted in a large amount of jobs that in the past normally listed bachelors degree in it's requirements having that item removed.

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I have never seen this reason being cited, when this requirement has been removed from a job posting. Rather on the (rare - not large ) occasions I have seen it removed, it was solely due to realization that skills required for a position did not obligate someone to have a specific degree, and even then, it was often due to difficulty filling a position.

It is even better explained here https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college...ing%20platform

For record, Mao used to be Botanist. Mao experienced in plant physiologys, classical and molecular genetics, protein biochemistrys, little bits organic chemistrys and plant tissue cultures. Mao has much funs when Mao still workings. Works was full of learnings new things. Mao hopings younger generations has as much funs as Mao has. Just no try makings Killer Mutant Tomatoes. Mao already tried that. For some reason bosses nots like thats so Mao has give ups on that line of research.

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Originally Posted by Gemina

This is exactly why they are more mentally sound. Gen X has very strong problem solving skills, making them far more resilient and acclimated when it comes to dealing with stress and difficult times without turning into a sobbing mess. If we cried and were told to cry to mommy and daddy, all we could say is, "I can't. They're not home."

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So, you mean like this type of resiliency? https://www.unilad.com/community/vir...%20she%20said. ?

and before you say I'm not being sympathetic- to anyone who's been laid off, you have my sincere sympathy- however please do not make any statements about how SpeCial Gen X is with respect to your problem solving or resiliency, when prior generations lived through horrendous wars, depressions, and other events. All generations have their trials.

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Originally Posted by IDontPetLalas

Ok, while the part about the baby boomers being from 1946 to 1964 is factually correct, people should first of all recognize just how many years that represents and how quickly technology was changing during those years. The latter part of the baby boomers was quite different from the early wave, and while their access to as well as their access to PCs wasn't what we have now, that doesn't mean that they weren't available, nor was it just the super-rich that had them.

The other point that is really inaccurate was the statement that radios were consider luxuries until the 80s. I don't know the source of that, but the height of popularity of radio was generally considered to be during the 20s and 30s. In the US, some statistics showed more than 90 percent of households had radios by the 40s.

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You're ignoring that the term "PC" didn't even exist for baby boomers, or even the earliest of Gen X. They were simply known as "computers" and were mainly used by businesses as the industrial age left its infancy stages. Gen X was the first to have a computer lab inside their schools, and learning how to use them was considered fundamental in order to enter the working world because they were becoming so prevalent and required among businesses. PC, or personal computer, didn't start entering homes until the early 90's, and even then, there still wasn't a readily available internet to connect them to their businesses. Even the latest of Gen X, which is the group I was born into graduated high school without the internet. Even to this day, there is a large group of adults who have not even entered their 60's yet who are computer illiterate.

As for television and radios, your statistic is far overblown. Perhaps 90% of successful homes had them, and you are not accounting for lower class to lower middle class. I will give you radios alone, but I was more or less referring to households having both a television and a radio, but you were still considered upper middle class if this was the case. TVs by themselves was much different. Most households couldn't afford them and still used radios and reading as primary sources of information and entertainment. When I talk about it wasn't until the 80's that they were found in most homes, I'm talking about that is how long it took before it was nearly impossible to find a home that didn't have at least one TV, and if you did, it was likely deliberately and not due to poverty.