(02-06-2021, 09:40 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(02-06-2021, 09:28 AM)Lucky2Last Wrote: I have been saying this for years. Gen X'rs should already have control of most of the power structures, but Boomers have held on WAY longer than any previous generation. Gen X is the generation that is best equipped to deal with most of our current issues, and we have been practically banned from any leadership. I read a study a few years back that showed Boomers were skipping Gen X'rs for leadership, feeling that a younger generation would to better in those positions, and I think that's partly to blame for the rise of Critical Theory in the American zeitgeist. If I cared more, I'd post it, but I completely agree with the bolded above.

How in the world has anyone been banned from leadership?  That's a ridiculous assertion.

Bro, maybe your problem is reading comprehension. I said practically banned, which should indicate that they were not directly banned, but something to that effect. Anyone with an ounce of common sense would understand that that comment was not meant to be taken literally. Even so, for the people who are too literal to understand hyperbole, I retract the phrase and replace it with overlooked. I gave the reason most cited in the study I read, which was that Boomers passed on Gen X'rs because they wanted more youth in leadership positions, predominately because they were more tech savvy (even though that's not really true).

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