Morning 6-Pack - Boomer Opinions We Can Totally Vibe With! Get ready to spill your coffee laughing, ‘cause we’re diving into the wild world of Boomer opinions that might just hit home! Haystack’s back after a holiday weekend of deep internet diving, and he’s bringing the giggles with a rundown of the top 10 Boomer thoughts we can kinda agree on. Spoiler alert: some of these are as relatable as a cat meme on a Tuesday! From the classic “people overshare on social media” to the eternal battle of touchscreens vs. good ol’ buttons, we’re unpacking all the quirky wisdom of our older pals. Plus, we’ll throw in some spicy opinions on what’s just plain wrong in the Boomer book—grab your snacks, folks, it's gonna be a riot!
Takeaways:
Easter weekend was a blast, but I might've spent too much time on the Internet, oops!
Boomer opinions can be wise, but they also have some outdated views—who knew?
Remember when we used to live in the moment? Put your phones away at concerts, peeps!
Physical buttons are just better than touch screens—bring back the tactile feels, am I right?
TikTok is brainwashing kids, and we all can see that—let's keep it real, folks!
Some Boomer opinions are definitely wrong—like thinking there should only be one TV channel!
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Good morning.
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It's Haystack.
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Hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend.
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Easter holiday weekend.
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I spent too much time on the Internet.
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Didn't have any family obligations.
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This go around it.
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I stumbled across an interesting discussion on Reddit about Boomer opinions that we can agree on.
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You know, with age comes wisdom, and older generations have huge value in society.
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That's often overlooked.
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And yes, sometimes their views are a little dated.
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Generally starts with when I was your age.
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But every once in a while boomers speak the truth.
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And there was quite a bit of consensus around these 10 items that they say are Boomer opinions we should all agree on.
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People share too much on social media.
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Absolutely.
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TV is too quiet, except for the commercials.
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That's too loud.
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Physical buttons are better than touch screens.
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I'm a nerd.
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I love computer stuff.
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But I kind of agree that tactile feeling of using an actual button is better.
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Put away your phones at concerts.
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I've really leaned into this hard the last seven or eight years.
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When I first learned the joy of a phone with a camera, I tried to record everything.
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Now I might snap one picture and otherwise I try to live in the moment.
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Read a book, not an E reader.
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I do see fewer of those out.
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It seems like it's much better to speak to a real person on the phone.
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When you call a business, nobody wants the AI robot or the answering.
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None of that.
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The music in bars is too loud.
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Oh, I realized that's when I knew I was old because I worked many years in a very loud nightclub and I loved it.
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And now I can't stand it.
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Let's see.
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Paper menus are way better than QR codes.
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I sometimes when you go to a place that has a cute menu, it's better than a QR code.
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Some smart appliances.
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It's just stupid to do that.
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Refrigerators.
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I don't need a refrigerator that can talk to me or a toaster that hooks up to wifi.
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Stop it.
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And lastly, the one that I would hope we can all agree on.
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Kids are being brainwashed by TikTok.
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It's just terrible.
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Although of course we can agree on a lot of Boomer opinions.
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Some are pretty dreadful.
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I can think of at least six Boomer opinions that we can all agree are absolutely wrong.
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These are the top six Boomer opinions we should all agree or wrong.
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Number six.
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Televisions should be thick enough to display ceramic figurines across the top.
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Number five.
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Saturdays are made for fabric stores.
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Number four.
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These are opinions.
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Boomer opinions we think are wrong.
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Number four, Putting a crisp five dollar bill in a card is way better than sending someone cash, app or Venmo.
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Number three, if you want to make your voice heard, forget posting on social media, you should write a letter to the editor.
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The top six Boomer opinions we agree are wrong.
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Number two, Liberace was just flamboyant.
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And the number one Boomer opinion that we can all agree is absolutely wrong.
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There only needs to be one channel and that is of course, the Western channel.
