The last leaders of the boomer era look set to cede their power to younger Gen X leaders across the political and business worlds.
  • Boomers are having their last dance in charge.
  • Gen X leaders are stepping up to replace the last of them.
  • Younger leaders are taking charge of politics and corporate giants such as Boeing, HSBC, and Costco.
  • Nastybutler@lemmy.world
    222·
    4 months ago

    Boomers is short for Baby Boomers which were literally the babies born after WW2 vets came home and had families. I don’t know why your misinformed comment has so many upvotes

      • computerscientistII@lemm.ee
        51·
        4 months ago

        You might be right there. I’m German. And many a man did come back later, after the war, here. A lot of refugees were forcefully relocated from what is today Poland. Also a lot of POWs came back long after the war was over. So the baby boom was a bit delayed over here.

        • Akasazh@feddit.nl
          21·
          4 months ago

          Then again, you’re a computer scientist, not an historian, and therefore excusable :p

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        41·
        4 months ago

        Where does the common definition of ‘Boomer’ say it starts after 1946 (the year Trump was born) and stops with the birth control pill (1960)?

        I have never seen such a definition anywhere. Certainly not one that says it starts at least two years after the end of WWII.

        • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          4·
          4 months ago

          Huh? I’m saying Trump is Boomer because Boomers start in 1946. And it goes to 1964, which is when the birth control pill was recognized as a contraceptive. I don’t know if X is defined by that in the same way Boomers are defined by a specific event, but it lines up precisely.

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boomers