This thread is making my head hurt and I am certainly not a boomer. I dont get it, this "based" thing.

same same. . . I guess this is what happens when you bastardize a language. It’s like a set of twins with their own language. I’m not even close to being a boomer.

boomer isn’t an age, it’s a mindset

Try again...

The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines "baby boomer" as "a person born during a period of time in which there is a marked rise in a population's birthrate", "usually considered to be in the years from 1946 to 1964".[10]Pew Research Center defines baby boomers as being born between 1946 and 1964.[11] The United States Census Bureau defines baby boomers as "individuals born in the United States between mid-1946 and mid-1964."[12][13] The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics defines the "post-World War II baby-boom generation" as those born between 1946 and 1964,[14][15] as does the Federal Reserve Board which uses 1946–1964 to define baby boomers.[16]Gallup defines baby boomers as those born from 1946 through 1964.[17]

this is boomerism^

Such a boomer thing to not understand that slang is a thing. Boomer does not necessarily mean baby boomer, but rather just exhibiting the same mindset of a baby boomer will earn you the title boomer. Boomer.

Wait what? Can you describe what a boomer mindset is exactly? I always understood "boomer" to be someone born between a specific post WWII time frame.
Yes, this was my understanding of it as well.
My head is hurting again.
Again, what is this mindset? Can you quantify it for me? Is there something specific or is it just a derogatory term used against someone that doesnt agree with your logic, beliefs or thinking? Serious question.

this is boomerism^

Lord save the internet.

That seems to be what it means. I guess I’m a boomer then for thinking that we should just say what we mean. People aren’t woke, they are hypersensitive. Saying that all life is sacred and matters isn’t racist. There is a difference between peacefully protesting and rioting, looting, and damaging property. The cancel culture is counterproductive to a free society, etc. Today we seem to demonize the messenger rather than honestly debate the message. If that defines a boomer, then I sure won’t consider being called a boomer a derogatory term, it means that one is capable of thinking independently rather than mindlessly reciting the mob narrative.