nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 months agoValve Makes "Boomer Shooter" An Official Genre On Steamwww.gamespot.comexternal-linkmessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up1365arrow-down122
arrow-up1343arrow-down1external-linkValve Makes "Boomer Shooter" An Official Genre On Steamwww.gamespot.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square101fedilink
minus-squareSendbeer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·11 months ago I think the reality is, “boomer” as a term is here to stay and a moving target: as gen x ages into 40+ This is a nitpick, but gen x moved into the 40+ age group long ago. As a gen Xer I’ll be in my 50’s later this year. 🤮 And yeah, doom is peak Gen X probably.
minus-squareCoggyMcFee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months agoIn fact, millennials have begun turning 40 already. Not everybody agrees on generation cutoffs, but I don’t think there’s anyone who considers someone born in 1984 to still be Gen X.
This is a nitpick, but gen x moved into the 40+ age group long ago. As a gen Xer I’ll be in my 50’s later this year. 🤮
And yeah, doom is peak Gen X probably.
In fact, millennials have begun turning 40 already. Not everybody agrees on generation cutoffs, but I don’t think there’s anyone who considers someone born in 1984 to still be Gen X.