I find it curious and a bit unsettling that, as a society, we have no problem speaking of age labels as if they actually meant something and attributing *all* sorts of characteristics to each as if they were canon.
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We wouldn't (or shouldn't) accept that with any other trait (gender, race, ethnicity, ...) so why is ageism acceptable? Why is it OK to cast boomers as selfish assholes? Millennials as entitled and lazy?
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"Othering" humans by painting entire demographics with the same brush is wrong. That's so fundamental, I don't even know why I have to say it. Pre-judging someone by his/her age/colour/gender/religion is wrong. Full stop.

Cut that shit out.
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This is the example that triggered this thread. It happens to be a boomer reference, but it could just as easily be a Gen X or Millennial slight.

Yes, the behaviour is deplorable, but news flash: I've met all ages of arseholes.