MicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoGen X is in charge now, and boomers are being shown the doorwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square197fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkGen X is in charge now, and boomers are being shown the doorwww.businessinsider.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square197fedilinkfile-text
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.
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoI’ll take your comment at face value and see it as a comment on the theory that ‘there’s more people alive today than have ever lived’. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-living-outnumber-dead/ However that seems not to be true. The dead are more numerous. However they are unlikely to vote (unless the republicans find a way).
minus-squarePunnyName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoI do appreciate this clarification. Granted it wasn’t my intent, as I was more focused on modern history. But hey, learn something new every day!
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoNo I didn’t read that in your comment, but found it too interesting a tidbit not to share !
I’ll take your comment at face value and see it as a comment on the theory that ‘there’s more people alive today than have ever lived’.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-living-outnumber-dead/
However that seems not to be true. The dead are more numerous. However they are unlikely to vote (unless the republicans find a way).
I do appreciate this clarification. Granted it wasn’t my intent, as I was more focused on modern history.
But hey, learn something new every day!
No I didn’t read that in your comment, but found it too interesting a tidbit not to share !