Vietnam’s Richest Man Bets $2B to Sell Cars to Americans

Re:Vietnam’s Richest Man Bets $2B to Sell Cars to Americans by MisterTea on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @07:55AM (#21751966)

It seems to have gained popularity among younger people as an insult against anyone perceived as older. I'm 39 and have been called a boomer by a teen of about 14 or 15 yo. I guess it morphed into an insult for anyone older than 30 nowadays.

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Re:Vietnam’s Richest Man Bets $2B to Sell Cars to Americans by blaser-waffle on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @09:20AM (#21752619)

Its a mix of 4chan and reddit memes, plus deliberate attempts by bad actors to provoke intra-cultural conflict to shape consensus and rally people to respective voting blocks.

There are strains of truth there -- life ain't grand for the millennial crowd -- but it's more of a meme than anything, IMO.

Also rather incongruous on HN, since there is a much stronger mid-career / older crowd on HN, aka the Slashdot refugees.

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Re:Vietnam’s Richest Man Bets $2B to Sell Cars to Americans by Igelau on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @08:16PM (#21758623)

I don't remember Slashdot being quite this salty, but it's been long time. All I said was "Boomer" and suddenly everyone's acting like they just saw the fnords.

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Re:Vietnam’s Richest Man Bets $2B to Sell Cars to Americans by n0rbwah on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @09:32AM (#21752738)

Ironic given how baby boomers used the slogan "don't trust anyone over 30" in the 60s.

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