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Re:Maddox - I hope SOPA passes by barrkel on Thursday January 19, 2012 @09:29AM (#3484570)
Occupy movement at its heart is a fight to wrest control of the world from baby-boomers, who are now old and selfishly willing to burn everyone else to protect their benefits.
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Re:Maddox - I hope SOPA passes by nerdfiles on Thursday January 19, 2012 @10:14AM (#3484764)
Exactly.

I've run into more jaded baby boomers than anything else. And they justify it by "well, now I have a job" or "I'm too old now" or "The Internet is over my head." Their pie is the 401(k), come what may.

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Re:Maddox - I hope SOPA passes by burgerbrain on Thursday January 19, 2012 @11:43AM (#3485244)
"The Internet is over my head."

This one is rather important I think. More so than other generations, the baby boomers seem to embrace ignorance of all things new as a virtue.

My grandparents used to go out of their way to not admit they were confused by technology. My parents and their friends? They embrace the notion.

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