I Get OK Boomer On Many Of My Clips - My Thoughts

This OK boomer meme and other repeating comments that I get on my KZbin video posts provoked me to give my subscribers and others a sense of how I think about the different audiences were watching my video clips. It would be a lot simpler if I was making videos for a single audience group, but that isn't what KZbin network offers creators like me. My audiences from several generations and many different perspectives and many different nations. I offer these thoughts for your consideration whether or not you are a commentator or read the comments. Thank you.

[@michaeltnk1135]

The funny thing is that he’s not even a Boomer. He’s a member of the Silent Generation

[@SkillUpMobileGaming]

THANK YOU

[@beareble-lion4446]

Which is why he is awesome. Should have connected the alcohol prohibition to drug war dots though. Prohibition was the test run. They learned a black market for drugs can make them forever wealthy and they make even more on the slave labor camps or if your stupid prisons. If not for the drug war the only drugs people abuse would be pot an opium both smoked. An some cokecanie. No crack no meth no pain pills in needles no mdma no LSD. Just opium pot coke mushrooms an peoyt all of which are cheap as he'll to grow so also no junkies stealing shit to get high. O an I had a hard ads time getting alcohol under 21. But drugs easy as fuck to get. The drug war feeds on the good nature of good people to fuck over addicted peoples. An they take at least 80000 per addict a year to fight it. Just think about it don't trust what I say research it.

[@jaymills6691]

@@beareble-lion4446 One of the most factual comments I've ever seen

[@awokenhunter791]

i tought he was part of the Greatest Generation lol

[@dend1]

Silent Generation like Bernie > Boomers

[@Kate-fi8oh]

“Never trust anyone over 30.”...our version of “Ok, Boomer” 40 years ago. We just didn’t have internet.

[@jimmyknox3342]

Kate And it's probably a good thing we didn't! (Edit, for john ford.) And it's probably a good thing we didn't have internet! Think of the stupid things we did that were normal then, that we would regret today!

[@mdm2186]

jimmy knox OK BOOMER

[@jacobcohen867]

Both generations were stupid. The disrespect of elders in the west is a social disease

[@bluespy4050]

ok boomer

[@jacobcohen867]

@@bluespy4050 I'm 32 but fine. Capitalism changes the skills needed all the time and destroys all community and reduces the family to a smaller and smaller atomised and alienated unit. This is why there is a complete lack of true identity and sense of being. Generation wars and culture wars are just another divide and rule technique of the ruling class. Anyway have fun

[@lucifer2b666]

Ok Boomer only applies when it's someone who's out of touch. You sir are not out of touch. Just because you discuss the past a lot does not mean you are out of touch. You typically seem to use the past to show similarities between then and now or you're giving us a glimpse into the past which is very valuable.

[@blazingblight2706]

Exactly. I was searching for who made this point.

[@Kenshiroit]

I dont want to be a smart ass but he is not a boomer.

[@DasInf13]

just like everything though, because of saturation every definition can change, for good or bad is irrelevant it just is.

[@Mark-yb1sp]

Uphill-Evolution Very well said ! 😀

[@bobleclair5665]

good to remember,we didn’t have the internet back in the 60s,,a 2 transistor radio didn’t come out till the middle or late 50s,,it took about a week or two for a top ten song to make it from the west coast to the east coast and today,we’re bumping into the wall of quantum particles and virtual reality,,we’ve come a long way in a very short time

[@OmarDelawar]

He protecc, He attacc, But most importantly, The millennial's will always have David Hoffman's bacc!

Millennials are almost 40 . It ain't them. It's the generation after them.

[@theminakins815]

Yeah I don't know too many millennials that would do this here. But I know some would. Most of us would respect David.

[@OmarDelawar]

@@rockolutheran Here's a great example of NOT a millennial, but an idiot.

[@cornflowerblue2888]

millenial here,and I wish I was born in David Hoffman's time xD

[@JoshuaMccoy1979]

This guy has a lot to offer the younger generation. I hope they listen.

[@justinnamuco9096]

We all hope they do

[@marilenmedes2911]

Oh hey! Younger generation here!

[@killercour]

Ok boomer

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

@@killercour about' what I expected...thanks for being a prime example of something that is so overated that it doesn't even have an effect anymore

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

@John Doe I'm 16 princess, stuck in the mind of a 60 year old...there is a prime difference if your brain could ever comprehend that zoomer

[@dude14377]

I like this guy a lot.

[@happycat307]

I do too! Love his personality. Love how wise and genuine he is. Great film maker too.

[@michaelluzius5704]

Likewise. Great guy. Good stuff.

[@areyoujelton]

He’s a cool dude for sure. I am glad he shares his art and perspective.

[@Xertsaa]

dude14377 most people (including me), do

[@DaGleese]

I wanted to comment the exact same thing! He comes across as a very decent human being.

[@RosebudKane41]

I'm almost 29 and have been called a boomer online, haha. It's all about the mindset one has really, you are not in the boomer mindset that "Ok, Boomer" is reffering to. I hope that makes sense. In other words, you are a chill older dude that is open minded and you don't blame all the world's ills on those of us under 30.

[@klyvemurray]

+100

[@mysteryguy793]

what is sad even many millenials blame us for all the world's ills. Not just the boomers and the Genx.

[@AlyssaTaylor9]

I'm 24 and got called a boomer for pointing out the communism hasn't ever worked out.

[@Budsport_TV]

👍👍

[@ethansadhoursatpepes2882]

ok boomer is supposed to call out the elitism and ignorance found in a lot of the older generation

[@CrownRock1]

Don't feel bad. I've gotten "OK Boomer" from my daughters' classmates. I'm 35. My parents aren't even old enough to be boomers.

[@soylentg6270]

^^ This.

[@coffeeosu_]

Ur literally a millenial then, how

[@laurahodges3615]

Am at end of boomer range. I enjoy this channel because I learn. I didn't travel all at over as you did at some of these times due to my youth. And some of this channel fills in the gaps as well as memory lane material. Thank you Mr Hoffman

[@coffeeosu_]

i feel like if u look old u might get called out for it sooner or later

[@CrownRock1]

@@coffeeosu_ Well, I'm in my late thirties, but I look like I'm in my early twenties. But to a kid, all adults look old, you know?

[@ScreamerProductionss]

The only proper time to use "Ok, boomer" is when a boomer uses your age to dismiss your opinion. Otherwise you're wasting the meme.

[@natas12rm]

Lmfao does anyone really get mad about ok boomer? I feel it was made up outrage or outrage from one old guy for the purposes of a meme

[@daveslyker4431]

No you also use it when they give you archaic advice that worked for their generation

[@whyaminotoriginal]

@@beverlybalius9303 it's ok to have opposing opinions

[@valsedonia]

Beverly Balius I had someone use this on me the other day and my first thought was “is this supposed to be insulting?” LOL. As a woman, I KNOW that I’m supposed to be offended by the passing years...but *not this woman.* There are very few wise, young people.

[@operandexpanse]

TRUE

[@Wolfgang_von_Caelid]

This man is a national treasure, protecc David Hoffman at all costs boys

[@marilenmedes2911]

Got it captain Chief

[@minirock000]

Increase your ability to communicate clearly with proper spelling and punctuation. I would blame our schools but I know teachers do the best with what they are given.

[@allandecastroferreira9359]

"protecc" is a slur man, chill

[@stevendurham9996]

Will dooo. My Sword is at his Service!😊

[@ofthecaribbean]

As an older zoomer, I love how you look directly into the camera. I feel like you're actually looking me in the eye

[@bmmccoy4461]

Of the Caribbean - ALWAYS ..!!!

[@maasicas]

I agree with you, but.. who makes videos, talking about stuff and does NOT look into the camera? Would like to see an example.

[@subninja8069]

Ok zoomer... am a millennial... am going to start using that now lol.

[@justinnamuco9096]

Zoomers learn something new every single day.

[@BusterBeachside]

@@maasicas I feel like a lot of people feel somewhat self-conscious staring directly into the camera. I only speak from my own experience, though. For example, I rarely make videos where it's just me in my room because when I make myself stare at the camera, I feel like it looks like a weird lingering stare, and I start to forget what I was talking about. I'm a Millenial, by the way. And it's kind of weird for me to still get stage fright (Especially in front of a camera whose footage I know I can edit in post) because I was in drama class for three years in high school and play music on-stage most every Sunday in my church's worship band (Prior to Covid shutdown, anyway). I dunno, though, maybe that's just me! :p

[@donaldgreen7471]

I'm 67 and kinda like being old. I'm sorta invisible out in public. It's interesting to watch and listen to the different generations that came before and after me. There's a lot to learn. Mr Hoffman has seen a lot for sure🍺

[@HousewifeInTheWoods]

You are a marvelous communicator.... nicely done.

[@MavidG]

Housewife In The Woods a lot of older ppl are, vs younger ppl.

[@HousewifeInTheWoods]

@Human 101 😉 well, I had so much more to say, hence the ... But given I listened to what he had to say, and he's a man, I figured the best way to convey my regards was to skip over the filler and just show my appreciation ♡

[@northernwolfhound7096]

@Daniel Euteneier maybe it's like trust it's earned not given , being the " middle child" a gen x my perspective is they have been attacked with anti millenial crap for a long time. The boomers did the same crap to us, the difference is we were a minority these kids outnumber them . And I see a positive world coming .....they are young but far from stupid

[@eusebiusthunked5259]

@Daniel Euteneier your first half was delusional, the second half seemed better self directed. Your prior comment was pretty good and got my thumb, but your latest comment was a dismal failure by any measure. They explicitly identified as Gen X, your apparently casting them as Millennials is twisted. And what the Boomers did, was use their combined numeracy and age of majority to dominate society and culture in a way directly contrary to their own rhetoric when they were the youth generation who rejected their elders. Their criticism about how the Millenials ruined things are delusional misrepresentation of what they themselves ruined prior, and your willful ignorance about what Trevis Kerr clearly stated takes away any respect you earned from your prior comment. You're railing at things that were not said.

[@H33t3Speaks]

“Do your homework, Zoomer.” I’ll be here all week. ‘92 btw, love your channel!

[@drawntosweet]

I'm glad you can still type at your age, I'm glad you know how to use youtube

[@thetruedarksoul168]

M0lecular Ep1phany 1892?

[@Trident_Euclid]

So I am a Zoomer now 🤔

[@Orinslayer]

What homework i graduated from college already?

[@Ethan-en2ij]

92 and still with the times, I wish you good luck and good health

[@db-wt8lb]

Don't feed the trolls. The internet is filled with morons, there's no screening process and no low bar. Don't take the idiot comments seriously. Your channel is great. I love the history.

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Thank you. David Hoffman - filmmaker

[@kennethtrimmer6707]

That's absolutely true

[@louistech112]

Yea man don’t take them seriously i totally enjoy your knowledge. This is amazing

[@stevendurham9996]

Invite them to the Field of Honor. If they know what that is, chances are that they will run away.😊

[@tomflake1486]

Absolutely.

[@mesisson]

I love it when younger people tell me how it was, when I was there, and they weren't.

[@kenaldri4923]

Yeah, they know the 50's like the back of their hand because they read about it on some leftists blog.

[@trteeerryfse-wy2ww]

Your generation is still the scourge of the earth and the faster you "go away" the better :)

[@amandasutton3717]

Huge important point: the illusion of nostalgia!

[@PhenHarrison]

I am 25 and I respect the heck outta ya

[@klyvemurray]

I'm 124 years old, and I respect your comment!

[@mysteryguy793]

@@klyvemurray 124?

[@klyvemurray]

@@mysteryguy793 Yes-siree-bob, I'm a member of the lost generation and I don't see too well these days (Dagnabbit!), so my 95 year old son gets my 60 year old grandson to get my 23 year old great grandson (little Millennial milk-sop that he is), to read the comments to me and then post my response on his smart bone. Hope this clears thing up for you, mysteryguy...Cleetus Jeremiah Murray Esq

[@frankk1512]

why?

[@manictiger]

I thought the "okay boomer" thing was mostly just a meme for teens and preteens.

[@Notchworld]

This dude has it all figured out. He’s alright by me. You’re ok, boomer

[@jelly5664]

TheRealDavieLondon he’s one of the few who is allowed. no other boomers tho

[@tonyc9460]

Cringe

[@Kenshiroit]

He is not a boomer.

[@Notchworld]

Justin Thyme You do realize that my thumbnail is Mark Zuckerberg holding a gun, right?

[@MrRljohnson77]

Funny thing, he's not a boomer.

[@JordanRants]

I've been subscribed for around 2 years now because your films are like a time machine into a past that people my age don't really know a lot about. We know about the music culture and the history, but not the average life, or just the way people generally lived. Your videos show a lot of insight into that. Since then I've seen a few of these types of videos, whereby it's just you talking to the camera. And I've come to appreciate those too! Love your channel.

[@julsie3195]

One of the reasons why i watch your videos is BECAUSE you're from a different generation than me (born in early 90's), which offers different perspectives, experiences, ideas, thought processes, there's so much to learn. And based on some of the things you've said in the past it seems you learn from others all the time as well. It's taught me to be a little more open minded when socializing with people or cultures I don't quite understand, making the interactions all the more valuable.

[@SuzyEH]

Intelligent people always learn from others. You just never know when someone is going to say something that gives you a step or an answer to a problem you have been working to solve.

[@angelbarajas9180]

Same I'm a Zoomer (Gen Z) but I just found this guy's channel,like the stuff.

[@pyeltd.5457]

What's wrong with grandad.

[@TwoJaysMoon]

Lon Spector you mean millennials, jeopardy, and trivial pursuit?

[@DarkAgeDan]

Ok Badass Boomer David Hoffman more like it.

[@pyeltd.5457]

DarkAgeDan he is the hard core silent generation

[@DarkAgeDan]

@@pyeltd.5457 1945

[@nealiumj]

“Most believe that a satisfactory future requires a return to an idealized past, a past which never in fact existed” - Frank Herbert Really interesting about the TV frame thing.. never really thought about that

[@rb032682]

Agreed. Thank you, Mr. Herbert. In the USA, we are currently suffering from too many people who want to return to a fictional past. Too many people are basing their perspectives on a world which never existed. A great example is the Faux News propaganda network. Faux News holds the fictional past in high regard and push to return the USA to its era of terrorism. "maga" is an impossibility. For some "thing" to be "made great again" it is a requirement that the "thing" was "great" at some moment in the past, but is now "not great". When people live their lives longing for that fictional past, they are easily manipulated, and become shills for what is often violent greed.

[@GatelliteSimp]

@@rb032682 okay boomer, lol

[@nealiumj]

RB Nostalgia is a hell of a thing!

[@PilkScientist]

@@GatelliteSimp no that wasn't a boomer moment, that was zoomer as shit, you posted cringe bro

[@summerrose4286]

some of that past existed

[@tewtravelers9586]

Having elders who can inform younger people is essential. Unfortunately, we have been lacking the elders we need. Mr. Hoffman fits the bill nicely.

[@JohnR436]

Based on the first 4 minutes I’ve learned that I’m a woman

[@godofthecripples1237]

@La Beldam Hassan Merci I think his point was that he kind of generalized the two genders without bothering to mention that there are plenty of exceptions, more and more as time goes on.

[@cheezblur]

As he mentioned nothing is black and white, genders and mindsets also isn't, which I think he's totally aware of it, but he's saying the two end points of the spectrums.

[@godofthecripples1237]

@La Beldam Hassan Merci Not for a good portion of the video though.

[@sinmore11]

It’s just this Silent gen guy speaking very linearly....he cant help it. He used to have to listen to Emerson talk for like 3 hours....wah wah

[@PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim]

John Rivera 😂😂😂

[@dannyflynn5681]

This boomer went out his way to watch and discuss my documentary with me via email, when many of my OWN FRIENDS did not, and have not watched it, that's a pretty good guy in my book

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Thank you Danny. David Hoffman-filmmaker

[@Kenshiroit]

Well not for appearing like a smart ass....but he is not a boomer

[@dannyflynn5681]

We were in the process of adapting a documentary we made for University and making it a 30 minute TV movie, David watched our original film and gave us a bunch of detailed feedback and opinions to help inform our new version, above and beyond for someone of his stature Our updated version was broadcast earlier in the year, but it's only available in the UK 👎

[@MrEroshan]

I'm a boomer, when I was a young person my friends and I had the same generational idioms for the "older" generation. I can see their point when I look around and see the world we are leaving to the younger generation I can't blame them for being skeptical of our advice.

[@getgle]

O K B O O M E R

[@ezzy7151]

@@getgle U l i t t l e B a s t a r d

[@queenmegawatis5486]

Getgle So uncivilized

[@jonnykaykorn3060]

As a millennial, the problem with our way of viewing things is that it leaves out key details and relies on emotional opionion.

[@jondstewart]

And it seems today the majority of people have forgotten there a group of people that were born in the 60’s and 70’s called Generation X.

[@getgle]

The insult is usually referring to the boomer mindset more than actual age. Like the "30 year old boomer" meme.

[@erbyfatal4919]

Jon stewart yes i would like he from they from them especailly we about enter new decade .

[@drkatel]

Jon Stewart, as a slacker, I’m ok with being forgotten. I just want my MTV.

[@tomgog3336]

Who?

[@jondstewart]

Altruistic Misanthrope That is a little weird, but generation Xers were children in an era of extreme negativity and gloom. The Vietnam war was coming to an end, the most favored movies were very disturbing or pessimistic, and not many children’s movies then. And then the 60’s hippies and wannabe’s became Reagan yuppies.

[@ericsimmons401]

I feel like the first 3 minutes of this video could save a lot of marriages.

[@markopolo2224]

yes

[@5226-p1e]

women will just deny they have this kind of thought process while proving they think exactly like what he said.

[@jondecarbonel8158]

RIGHT?

[@pauld9561]

Women and logic should never be used in the same sentence.

[@ashlynnmalone6109]

@@pauld9561 ngl that viewpoint is fairly flawed, but I will not argue with you. I will simply provide the counterpoint that it could apply to men as well. Some women and men actually can think, though tbh a lot more just go dicko mode and shit with how they speak. xd

[@Bigboss192x]

Ok boomer is a good response to silly conceited boomers. Not perceptive creators like yourself, mr. Hoffman. Keep it up :)

[@DrumWild]

That's nice, dear.

[@OrlandoVidali]

Yup - that’s it right there 👍🏼

[@oxfordcommaisthegreatest]

@C Hoc You're, like, the exact kind of person someone would say "ok boomer" to. My man. Making sweeping over generalizations of generations is bad for ANY generation, including "conceited, sensitive millenials :(" Anyways, that shooting up the school stereotype is mostly a Gen Z thing.

[@oxfordcommaisthegreatest]

@C Hoc Are you- are you seriously ignoring everything else I just said? And I'm a girl, but ok-

[@victoriaque601]

C Hoc just because one says something is one way doesn’t mean that’s the way that it is. to that effect: the person -who said millennials were the school shooting generation- was probably referring to the the fact that school shootings started occurring when they were in school; they were the first who had to do active shooter drills. However, since then, Gen Z has had far more school shootings and school shooters. There were 290 school shootings between 2013 and 2018 (not sure about 2019 yet) and there have been 2,297 mass shootings since 2012. The last people to graduate highschool from the millennial generation left in 2014.

[@good4gaby]

This a fascinating and extremely helpful conversation. As a 49 year old woman (Gen X) I’m experiencing a huge learning curve with the generation gaps so I appreciate hearing from everyone.

[@eugenetswong]

I 48 going on 49, and it's very enlightening to see how the boomers were treated. I think that their parents did a piss poor job of passing down the values, and expected that everything taught would match everything happening in the world.

[@WhiteWolfBlackStar]

I have no idea WHEN exactly society changed so much, but it certainly did. Now I understand my grandparents saying they hardly recognized the world THEY grew up in! i just left a comment about this, if you're interested. I know this comment was back from a year ago. I feel the same way you do, only I'm a bit older. Stay well and blessed ✨🕊✨

[@rundoetx]

I'm older than 65 and love watching your videos of people of my generation reflecting on their memories of what happened then. I followed the same path as most of them and have never forgotten the ideas we cherished and thought were going to happen. I still to this day try to live with "peace and love" in my heart. The music still moves me and the occasional joint still relaxes me. An old hippie here.

[@rundoetx]

@Lon Spector True, we didn't need em either.

[@bobbiusshadow6985]

Ok boomers .. lol

[@rundoetx]

@Lon Spector I remember those. I threw newspapers every day after school. Paid for my albums and 45's.

[@rundoetx]

@Lon Spector I spent many a Saturday in the movies.

[@lindaayala6541]

Same here! Signed, an old hippie and proud of it! P. S. Still a hippie

[@BrerOswald]

It started off as a niche funny internet joke that was used ironically, but it’s seemingly turned into something kinda irritating over the last 2 months. But hey, that’s the internet for you!

[@nathan-498]

I gotta admit, when my grandparents tell me about how things were (“I remember when”) it’s super interesting.

[@halflife103]

who is this guy, why is everything he saying making sense and why am i being compelled to subscribe.

[@bmmccoy4461]

Steven Stringer - TRUE KNOWLEDGE IS BEAUTIFUL ..!! AS MY MOTHER & AUNT USED TO SAY, “ LISTEN TO US & DON’T TRY TO REINVENT THE WHEEL “ ..!!! 😉

[@Katethebush00]

it is David ffn Hoffman

[@Deschutron]

David Hoffman, to himself: I think I've just found the perfect meme to double my subscriber count. David Hoffman, in the video: Hi I'm not really going to mention the thing in the title, I'm just going to talk for a bit. I hope you enjoy my future videos.

[@maximusindicusoblivious180]

@@Deschutron Well it is KZbin, content, content, content, thanks for watching, give me money.

[@f.f5771]

@@bmmccoy4461 THANK YOU FOR YOIR WISDOM!!!

[@FlowerKnight2]

This just appeared in my reccomended but you seem like an awesome guy. I think I'll check out your other videos. This "Ok Boomer" thing I think was just a way for Millenials/Gen Z to throw some shade back at the boomers who are constantly saying things like Snowflakes/Millenials in a concieted manner, but it's been taken by even younger people as a way to just troll anyone who is older than them. I've even had people say Ok Boomer to me and I'm 25 lol. I'll probably even get it as a response to this comment. Like any meme, it'll pass, just wait it out, don't let it get to you.

[@usainvanrudisha1649]

Sir Daniel Fortesque Ok boomer

[@awokenhunter791]

Ok boomer

[@thegoodwin]

So, at the millenials, it'll be Moomers. And for Gen Z, Zoomers.

[@supernova9563]

only a boomer would try to explain what ok boomer means

[@uncanny_valley_girl]

You forgot Gen X... It’s okay. Boomers do that same thing. We’re used to it.

[@areyoujelton]

The more we divide ourselves socially, the more we lose grip on our society.

[@5226-p1e]

so maybe we need to go back to patriarchy?

[@destfuehler9724]

@@5226-p1e or maybe lets stop labeling ourselves

[@5226-p1e]

@@destfuehler9724 labeling ourselves?

[@rpm451]

@@5226-p1e "Go back to"? When exactly was it defeated/replaced?

[@maggiew.2434]

The phrase "ok boomer" doesn't create division. The generations themselves and the older generation's disregard for those "below" them does.

[@shanewagner9904]

I don't understand why you would get these comments. The "okay boomer" phenomena as I understand it is to demean those of the boomer generation who are speaking from a close-minded point of view. You, on the other hand, seem to be a very open person and your films highlight your curiosity and willingness to understand the world as it is. Anyways I'm a great admirer of yours and consider you sort of a virtual mentor as I'm going to graduate school for documentary filmmaking. Keep doing what you're doing.

[@shanewagner9904]

@C Hoc Sorry, I wasn't trying to make a blanket statement about an entire generation. I'm saying that "okay boomer" is used to demean a specific type of person, that is people who may be close-minded and happen to be from the boomer generation. By no means was I trying to say that everyone from your generation is a certain type of way, I was just trying to convey the way people are using the phrase.

[@tttgaming8762]

"Okay boomer," refers to the fact that boomers embrace degenerative behavior,that they use too crap all over traditional values. Not only that they criticize it at every turn! Most young people want tradition and family values in their life. Boomers are all for sexual deviance and things they are not conserving these ideas.

[@whickervision742]

@C Hoc Honestly? You're bring that up AGAIN? In 2019? What have you done for us lately? oh. I know, vote for less corporate taxes time after time, fail to retire and keep company culture stuck in 1970.

[@grantkohler7612]

@C Hoc Okay Boomer! We get it. You've proven the initial comment really is about you. You are not a progressive like Jane Fonda. You show an enjoyment of demeaning others, and you seem to have a propensity of disliking the younger generations for similar reasons the old folk such as my grandparents disliked your generation when you were young. (Incidentally Jane is also from the Silent Generation like David.) Sincerely, Generation X.

[@tttgaming8762]

C Hoc shut up boomer

[@vornado616]

I’m 26 and I love long documentary and longer content that grabs my attention. Honestly I love almost all your work. Thank you for the great knowledge, emotion, and experience!

[@Dr170]

What is the work you don't like?

[@Janon48]

"Ok boomer" is more like a state of mind. Older people that recognize the challenges millennials/zoomers face and recognize the advantages they had aren't boomers.

[@soughtinsight5533]

Nah you’re just a dumbass that sucks yourself into politics like they both aren’t corrupt, and has to change the definition of everything to suit your own needs because you’re a crybaby that can’t deal with reality.

[@thorgrootsweetrabbit2244]

@@soughtinsight5533 Yes Republican/Democrat = the same coin, they leave the camera's behind and lunch together. It's all theater they all want the same thing POWER, they pay lipservice to whatever gives them power. They keep (this is every country not just USA) people at eachother's throats in order to maintain their power.

[@acow9966]

@@soughtinsight5533 ok boomer

[@nunyabizness199]

Its an age group, nothing more.

[@nunyabizness199]

@@LordVader1094 Who cares coomer

[@RunninUpThatHillh]

Genders divided, nations divided, now generations divided.

[@5tw3b45tcf]

So-called social justice does that lol

[@RunninUpThatHillh]

@@ammarqz2080 Best piece of advice; and, second: never put too fine a point on it haha

[@BonusEggs4Sale]

Boomers drew first blood on Millennials and Zoomers with their lame tide pod and "lazy and entitled" jokes. We Gen-Xers lucked out, Boomers just simply ignored us.

[@victoriaque601]

edison boomers are to gen x as millennials are to Gen z. Millennials will never attack Gen z in the same way that boomers would’ve never attacked Gen X. They are too close, they are Allies. Additionally, Gen X views are adjacent to the views of the boomers.

[@TwoJaysMoon]

Nice KZbin Commenting no, that was pretty much exclusively the conservatives. It’s literally the blueprint for the party.

[@maskrado]

I like this guy, but man-he sure sounds like Tigger.

[@windowsmizu416]

Are you saying that's not a plus?

[@binklebabe4725]

I love Tigger! And I've got a crush in this guy. What a brain.

[@princeroyal195]

OMG 🐯😂😂 I always thought he sounded like Bernie Sanders but that Tiger comment made me giggle like a kid again. I can hear tiger saying "I'm not a boomer, I'm a bouncer! yo-huh-hoo!"

[@Moonbunny55]

maskrado Lol! Now that you pointed it out! 😂

[@Deschutron]

"And the wonderful thing about Tiggers is I'm the only one making videos on KZbin at the moment, which is a great way for me to connect to my audience, especially the younger generations."

[@christinenadeau6371]

"Millennials won't watch something for an hour" Me: Just finished a four hour documentary on the origins of the blues

[@jennaevans903]

Multitasking, am I right? Put 4 hour doc in the background while doing other things, or play it at 2x speed.

[@TheSpecialJ11]

What's interesting is now that internet streaming has advanced technologically, there was a little delay but now culturally long form is making a comeback. Look at the success of Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson, etc. The key here I think is that it's audio long form. Someone can remain visually or even physically stimulated by something else while they listen, letting the visual and physical stimuli fade to the background as they listen, becoming absorbed in the audio moreso than a documentary that requires absolute attention and ends up not giving room to let the mind meander through the content.

[@seanki98]

Which documentary?

[@anniesue4456]

Lol so true our an entire Audible book or 500 piece puzzle it's scary their lack of tenacity

[@ms_cartographer]

During covid, I watched all the Harry Potter movies in one go.

[@DaniloSantosVieira]

don't pay attention to those people

[@DMAGAEscober]

I hate to break it to you but its a known fact boomers are responsible for todays problems, you can hide it all you want and say other gens do this to each other but fact remains boomers f*cked it up first

[@dr.inkwell1070]

The leadership that worships evil are destroying every generation.

[@darthoblivion2615]

@@DMAGAEscober and millenials will f$%k it up last. "Boomers" are also responsible for a lot of good things we have in this world. At least "Boomers" earned everything they have. Millenials want everything given to them. The most lazy, useless, crybaby generation EVER!!!

[@mrplayfulshade]

Ok zoomer

[@dontaylor7315]

@@DMAGAEscober @Darth Oblivion You guys must be twins, you sound just alike and you're both letting your inner Trump control your thought processes. Hate and division are the order of the day and you're both obediently in step.

[@ar_xiv]

people who actually get anything done know that multitasking is a myth

[@royh2618]

yesss. thank you for saying that!

[@ar_xiv]

This is also advice for people who can’t get things done ;)

[@Bigboss192x]

That's not necessarily true.

[@nunyabiz2055]

ok boomer

[@2tommyrad]

@@Bigboss192x quickly write addition math while answering subtraction math verbally and at the same time. Thats really easy. At the same time, read a new book while writing a letter to your parents. I doubt that driving a car and talking to a friend is actually multitasking... etc.

[@Alex_Plante]

As an X-er, I find people have been talking about Boomers all my life, and this "OK Boomer" meme is just the latest incarnation.

[@visaman]

If you are an Xer you are a Boomer.

[@Alex_Plante]

@@visaman OK Zoomer

[@dukctape]

@@visaman shut up albert

[@FazeParticles]

@@visaman boomers and gen x-ers are not the same in culture and mannerisms.

[@luciusseneca2715]

The "OK Boomer" meme is a reference to the out-of-touch attitude common for people who didn't suffer much from the Great Recession. It is almost perfectly explained by the clip "The White Baby Boomers Had so much Money" clip, where the interviewee talks of the "Affluence" that they were raised in, and careers available for everyone, and college was cheap and valuable. That clip captures just about perfectly the source of the OK Boomer meme, and the interview is nearly 30 years old. It's a powerful testament to how on-point your documentary was.

[@belongda6032]

OK Boomer actually come about in 2015 through 4chan. Then a politician in New Zealand used it to try and shut down her opposition. Then the media jumped on it. Now here we are.

[@iSugarHeart]

@@belongda6032 i dont see a point in your actually. First comment doesnt explain where it comes from it explains meaning of it.

[@StorytellingHeadshots]

David Hoffman, you are a national treasure. ❤️Thank you for your thoughtful, intelligent, sensitive, and empathetic work!

[@MechaGodzilla]

Intergenerational mudslinging is an ancient phenomenon. The older generations complain about the younger generations, the younger generations complain about the older generations. And then there is, as you talk about in the video, the ones who idealize older generations and historical eras, arguing that people were all better, smarter and lived in a perfect world; the "good old days." I generally share your view that we shouldn't look at the past with rose-tinted glasses. It's fine to acknowledge the good that was done, and - on a personal level - to look back at the good times you had, but too often people take their own positive experiences and fond memories and project that on the world as a whole. They ignore the fact that there was inequality (of all kinds), suffering and environmental pollution back then too, and that much of what is bad about the world today are things that have been inherited from the past. I try to treat people as individuals, and not make too many sweeping generalizations about entire generations. I don't think my generation (I'm Generation Y, aka a millennial) is better than those that came before mine, or after for that matter. And likewise I don't think we're worse than any other generation. There are all types of people - good, bad, most somewhere in between - of all ages. I don't believe in glamorizing the past, nor should we say "everything is much better today" and use that as an excuse to not deal with our many very real problems. We should appreciate the past accomplishments that make aspects of modern life more comfortable, learn from the mistakes that were made, work on our problems right now and try to make a better future for all of us (and, most crucially, those who come after us).

[@sillililli01]

Very well said, and this from a "boomer". lol

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

ahhh wish I could screenshot this but I ran out of space on my phone 😑

[@axien3159]

MechaGodzilla my gramma always said every other generation is wrong. It was kind of a inter generational link between us. A wink wink between us.

[@Revolution1117]

@MechaGodzilla A very intelligent, insightful, and well thought out post. I'm a "boomer" (B. 1955) and although I'm conservative in many ways, I've always considered myself to be "open-minded" and TRY not to be judgemental of people & things I don't completely understand OR agree with. Admittedly, being "human", I sometimes fail though. I think it's okay for everyone to have their own opinions and belief systems, as long as I don't try to foist them upon everyone else. Leave that to the politicians! I don't necessarily have to agree with someone in order to respect their views, or even be friends with them. Yes, I too tend to enjoy reminiscing about my past, but like Mr. Hoffman, I continue to remain hopeful and open re: the future. I also agree that slamming / blaming other generations (whether older or younger) for the problems of today really gets us nowhere and is anti-productive. Regarding problems of today, supposedly created by former generations, I think some younger people tend to forget that "older technology" was created only as far as the science of the day would allow. There was no malice involved. Embrace both the past and present, and continue to look towards future with hope. Lastly, two things: 1.) "The Generation Gap" has been going on since the dawn of modern man, and will continue, ad infinitum. 2). With your intelligence and attitude towards life, you will do well in life...keep spreading the word, my friend!

[@yeezusyhrist]

**sees video** **clicks video** **goes straight to comments**

[@rikastrology]

I'm 44 and I've been missing the good ol days like crazy.

[@JoiskiMe]

You're wonderful, man! We need more nuanced people in this polarised world! An honest look at history's goods and bads. From a young-millennial, 25 year old

[@generationxpletive4622]

Great to see you here! I'm a 55 year old female learning our real history as well!

[@michellelambert8729]

A little kindness goes a long way and it doesn't hurt.

[@ivok9846]

truth goes further

[@michellelambert8729]

@@ivok9846Yeh true kindness and a 😃:a real one.

[@Dan_Ben_Michael]

@Michelle Lambert I believe small kindnesses make the world a better place. Little things like letting someone go before you in the grocery store, smiling at stranger and saying good morning, giving a seat to a woman or senior citizen on public transport, separate us from barbarians.

[@michellelambert8729]

@@Dan_Ben_Michael I agree. That person you're kind to their life may get turned around by it, no matter how small it is. It happened to me...more than once and again recently too. Just look at the hideous difference evil makes....good is better!

[@yoshiguy35]

OK Boomer

[@alext7667]

This is kinda sad. Don't get hurt by some kids on the internet, you know you're stronger than that!

[@liquidbeaf]

When you talked about nostalgia being like a trap where you begin to imagine a past without any bad, that was breath of fresh air. Nostalgia feels good and it's so easy to mistake that good feeling for "the past must've been a better time". I wish more understood how powerful nostalgia really is.

[@keychera]

Your talk about how older generation sees the 'frame' of the screen has changed my mind in a lot of ways. I never realized it myself that I don't see the frame of a screen. I have been taking that fact for granted and thought it it applies to everyone... I really thank you for that insight.

[@-haclong2366]

People tell him "OK Boomer", but he's older than a Baby-Boomer, I never liked that ad hominem anyhow, and I think that individual differences are more important than gender and/or generational differences.

[@robertnewell4054]

@黑龍 - Hắc Long ...... Mr. Hoffman is very much a BabyBoomer..... he was born in 1946 according to his biography

[@visaman]

Baby Boomers are 54 to 73.

[@dukctape]

@@robertnewell4054 He was literally born before the baby boom im not sure why you think that

[@robertnewell4054]

@ǝdɐʇ ʞɔnp ..... he was born in 1946, the beginning of the BabyBoom. I come from a family of 8 children, of which I’m the only one NOT A BABYBOOMER. I could elaborate further. Remember WWII ended in 1945..... and I think that because his biography states it. Also don’t you think if he was erroneously labeled that he would call it out

[@chrisjaybecker4395]

@@dukctape The Baby Boom started in 1945, when WW2 ended. It was originally called the Postwar Baby Boom, the war in question being WW2. Baby Boomers are the generation. born 1945-1965.

[@VoxUrania]

Marshall McLuhan said that we shape our tools and our tools shape us. He observed many of these generational changes in situ, lamenting the multitasking and shortened attention spans of his own children back in the 50s and 60s. Howe & Strauss document the cyclical nature of generational change. They observe that technology often intensifies the overall effects of these cycles, not changes them. These cycles are not linear. Your work to look back while looking forward is well-warranted. Thank you.

[@danielnadeau1752]

only boomers still take McLuhan seriously :) he was a hack, simply reselling eastern philosophy to white people

[@bettyveronica460]

Thank you, for mentioning Gen-Xers ❤️. Gen-Xers are the forgotten or invisible generation. I will have to re-research multi-tasking. I read that it was actually not possible [to do efficiently]; that we start-stop tasks quickly, but not simultaneously. However, I was researching multi-tasking from an employee perspective and the consistent unrealistic demands our US workforce expects of us. I'm a big-picture, non-linear thinker, and of course...a woman😁 Hoping, and taking positive action to survive 2020: The Year of Humanity's Hindsight - if you have anything I can remotely volunteer to help with, I'd be happy to. Thank you for these thought-provoking films and your intros. *Your style reminds me of a critical-thinking, progressive young commentator, David Pakman (worth checking out).👍 Stay safe 😷🙏🎬🎥🎞️💜🌎🇺🇸

[@faetherflye]

Yes! Love Pakman! 💙

[@jc.1191]

Yeah. They talked about us all the time on tv until 2000. Haven't heard anything about us since, lol. We're kinda the bridge between the old analog world and the computer age.

[@jaklumen]

David, I was raised in a family that was mostly strident, passionate women (I'm the eldest of 4 kids, but the only male). I can carry a conversation for the 2 or 3 hours you describe of typical women. My wife is an eldest kid, too, but she has three brothers, a baby sister, and was raised more like a boy. Her parents are Silent Generation, mine are Baby Boomer. My wife is also attention deficit; so although she's 5 years older than me, she quickly got stuck on KZbin and mobile computing. The only one that bothers to turn on the TV anymore is me, although I seem to be quietly ditching the television airwaves, and I started getting acquainted with mobile tech. Our upbringings were different in many ways. Her mother and late father lean traditional and conservative, my parents are more liberal and quicker to adopt contemporary customs. But my point is that despite our differences, whether she adopts new media technology faster than I do or not, we have a wealth of perspective. We are on disability, and that allows us to keep up more with Internet culture than our employed peers. But in conclusion: I am glad to watch your content, sir, to have a long term and big picture perspective of all the experiences we've taken in of our friends and family of all ages. I appreciate the insights of the past and some grounded interpretations of where we may be going, like in this video. You're more than ok, boomer.. you're plenty of all right in my Generation X book. Please keep the content coming.

[@darrensmith8730]

Hope you and your wife are doing well!

[@blathermore]

I like some of MEtv because the commercials break the 'spell' and I rest my eyes on "mute". Annoying as commercials are, they give your eyes a rest, your mind a change. I remember Ethel telling Lucy that Fred had trained himself to do everything in 2 minutes. That's the kind of "dirty' joke nobody even gets anymore...with the body language it was hysterical then.

[@nickanthropocene6502]

Zoomer: "Ok Boomer" Boomer: "Ok Zoomer"

[@EsotericTherapy]

Actually, the Boomer would probably say "Ok Millennial"... Because most people get the gen ages wrong, and most boomers think that "millennials" = youngsters these days.

[@nickanthropocene6502]

@@EsotericTherapy True, not that that misconception is limited to Boomers. I'm lost, though. The Millennial generation ends at 1996, while the Zoomer generation begins in 1994, according to my findings. Wouldn't that make someone born in 1995 both a Zoomer and a Millennial?

[@andrewmcdermott2394]

Zoomers made ok boomer they don’t take it as an insult. Us zoomers made the boomer meme by calling each other boomers

[@CaliMeatWagon]

​@@nickanthropocene6502 It's not just age, but how your parents raised you, technology you were around, the culture, current events. etc. Gen X is marked as the latch key kids, MTV, Challenger explosion, personal computers. Millennials are helicopter parents, 9/11, internet and social media.

[@Mr.Classic91]

Congrats on tanking the most successful economy in the world, boomers.

[@JETFIRE-mm9ml]

David Hoffman, I'm only 18, but I have to say you're such a wholesome wonderful guy and a national treasure. God bless

[@napadave58]

Dude. Kudos. Are you looking to be adopted?

[@generationxpletive4622]

I'm 55 and SO glad to see you here too!! learning together!

[@RyMicTheKing]

The 18 year old and the 55 year old are both millennials lying about their age lol

[@EMILFEIKMAN]

Im a millennial. Ill tell you honestly, this is one of the most edicational videos ive seen in a while. Im sure most people won't even understand what are you talking about... Especially why you should not get stuck in your past memories. You are giving words of wisdom and we, as humans, should understand all the differences about generations and embrace them.

[@zzygyy]

*Boomer* = nuclear powered submarine armed with nuclear missles.

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

So true. I have been on a submarine and know just what you are referring to. David Hoffman-filmmaker

[@michellelambert8729]

Yeh my father in law was a key holder on one.

[@calwiggums3319]

Also see: _Boomers_ = regional vernacular for easy to spot & pick magic mushrooms

[@BomChickyBowWow]

Boomer = The reason you don’t speak German or Russian and have the internet in America.

[@r.ridderbusch7303]

@Zzygyy @David Hoffman That would be *The Greatest Generation* who invented nuclear weapons. Those were the parents of *The Silent Generation* who used those weapons obediently. Then came the *Baby Boomers* who hid under our school desks fearing those weapons. ---Boomer here who hid under my desk in the 1st Grade. No, Boomers didn't invent nuclear powered anything.

[@RedDot8888]

My normal response to “OK Boomer” is “Yes I am OK”.

[@BlazedWeed]

Now this is a boomer response. If boomers just played along and shot back with their own meme satire and irony, the meme would be dead in a day.

[@tinyman1144]

@@BlazedWeed Well now don't be optomistic It'd take at least a week for most people to get done with this meme with the boomers playing along Also it's now an Age of Empires meme too

[@BlazedWeed]

Tinyman11 time-wise I was just talking outta my ass lol i just meant if they played along it’d loose all its fun

[@tinyman1144]

@@BlazedWeed I mostly responded to let you know that the AOE community picked up this meme and turned it into something slightly different (game oriented mainly)

[@whatevergoesforme5129]

My reply was actually : I am Gen X, actually.

[@overdriver2912]

"Old people are full of wisdom and experience" -Spongebob Squarepants (Hero of our time)

[@jjonew]

Thanks for the context. Your willingness to have dialogue w millennials is a breath of fresh air! As a teen in the 70's I never felt like a "boomer", but I surely remember the "generation gap" in relation to my parents. You will never know the impact you are having bridging that gap today. You are a hero for the new millennium!!!

[@cliffdweller]

I don't think any of us who were born in the latter half of the boomer generation feel like baby boomers. I used to watch a few minutes of the TV show "Thirtysomething" (after watching Doogie Howser MD) in the late 80's, and THOSE people were baby boomers. It wasn't until about 10 years ago that I even discovered that I was a baby boomer (born in 62). Classifying entire population groups into 18 year time frames is just silly. Were our experiences similar to Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump? Hardly.

[@PhenHarrison]

That whole inside/outside the frame thing is a really interesting thing. I used to do this exercise in the movie theatre.

[@neosharkey7401]

This very quickly shifted away from the subject of “Ok Boomer”.

[@awokenhunter791]

Neo Sharkey he is speaking towards women thats why lol

[@_swesters_]

He mentioned how women ramble and then he started to ramble lmao

[@deviltype7578]

Neo Sharkey Well, that’s sexism for ya.

[@KyrstOak]

@@deviltype7578 What does that have to do with Neo's comment??

[@MySardarji]

Um, no.

[@jgb7707]

At least you did say the word Gen X once. Boomers still act like we don’t exist. 😂

[@themaggattack]

Everyone acts like we don't exist.

[@InternetMameluq]

Be glad, because the boomers treat every generation before and after them like dirt.

[@robertnewell4054]

@J B ...... and yet most of our Teachers were Boomers & in turn we were the majority of the Teachers for Millennials 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@SeraphimRoad]

You don't. Its just a phase. And boy, get a friggin haircut. You look like a hippie!

[@gunsepsi2852]

4:27 he said gen x

[@Blitterbug]

David, I've always thought nostalgia is so powerful because it takes us back to our younger days, our first romance perhaps, or job, or whatever. That's why it becomes increasingly pleasurable as you age. For me it's the 1980s, for others it's the 50s, or the 2000s. It's probably not healthy, it's probably rose-tinted, but at least we can understand its appeal.

[@annepineau3454]

I’m a child of the 1953. I enjoy your vlog very much. This episode was especially interesting. Thank you 😊

[@Shredder135800]

He’s sharing the world’s history that we can all learn from. We should be grateful. Let’s keep generational politics out of this and enjoy the free content.

[@TomTom-sm7il]

@Lon Spector naw, music was pretty boring before auto tune.

[@Shredder135800]

@@TomTom-sm7il For me it really depends on the particular song

[@mk9127]

So I’m Gen Z. 1997-2010 is our generation. I’m 20 so I’m on the older side of it. We pioneered the OK boomer thing more than Millennials. I understand and agree with everything you’re saying. I just think often the “ok boomer” context is lost on what it’s true meaning is. At least between the younger generations like millennials and gen z and the target of boomers themselves. It’s more of a retort for when people in the baby boomer generation say that we are lazy, don’t do anything, never work, compare their economic upbringing to ours. It’s a completely different world and we always here boomers complaining about how we somehow fucked up (despite the oldest of my generation being no older than 23 or 24 ) I’m not saying we’re angels or anything we have our flaws as a generation. And as you stated in the video about people looking to the past is true. But it’s more of a catch all phrase that should be used in the context of when a person from the baby boomer generation says “you’re lazy” or “global warming isn’t real” or “when I was your age I got a car and a house because I worked hard” (despite minimum wage no longer being a minimum livable wage thanks to inflation and rising prices of goods) It’s a phrase that’s more of a retort to when a baby boomer says something along those lines. Because no matter how much we explain or use statistics they’ll still say the same thing. Now of course I think it’s BS that people put ok boomer in your comment threads because you do not deserve it. But let’s be real they’re assholes in every generation.

[@hannahmathilda7101]

Hahaha! When he said that millennials and younger generations like short things more, my eyes and brain glazed over your comment, simply due to its length. What a coincidence.

[@aumoaum]

So is no one gonna talk about how much this wonderful guy reminds of Larry David?

[@aidensullivan6891]

The Wikipedia definition of OK boomer states, "The phrase "OK Boomer" is a pejorative retort used to dismiss or mock perceived narrow-minded, outdated, negatively-judgmental, or condescending attitudes of older people, particularly baby boomers." OK boomer is the equivalent to Wow, you're so horribly wrong, but I don't have the time or energy to repeatedly explain something to you that you are not going to listen to anyway. (source ifunny.co/picture/my-gf-s-explanation-of-why-ok-boomer-became-a-6Bm3XD1A7). IMO this doesn't apply in this situation. I do agree a lot of the time older people (specifically to younger people) think that they deserve respect purely based on their age but no one will earn my respect based on their age, they will earn my respect based on their actions.

[@booberry6715]

*"...is a pejorative retort used to dismiss or mock perceived narrow-minded, outdated, negatively-judgmental, or condescending attitudes..."* The irony here is palpable.

[@DrMechano]

"Men don't talk for long" See, that's weirdly never been true for me. I stay on Discord voice chats with friends for hours a day sometimes. Just talking about all kinds of stuff, just hanging out while I work or play games or do chores or any number of other things. So I never really got that stereotype and never felt like I fit into it.

[@williamchamberlain2263]

Do you keep the same duration of conversation in face-to-face conversations when you meet male friends? Might be an effect related to physical proximity.

[@shanhussain6114]

A bit of both is actually at play: consider what William Chamberlain said and also pay attention to the amount of time to spend in talking about a particular topic. I have spend many hours talking with my friends but we always tend to cover a lot of different topics, rarely ever really diving deep into any particular conversation point. Unless however, the topic is an objective one (should I buy the automatic transmission or the stick shift, or should we invest in this idea or not). I cannot recall actually ever spending too much time discussing how something made me feel.

[@MajesticxGrease]

Your comment was too short lol

[@shanhussain6114]

@@MajesticxGrease but how did that make you feel?

[@MajesticxGrease]

Wait my bad, I was responding to the primary comment lpl

[@AstralFrost]

To quote a Mike + The Mechanics song; "every generation blames the one before..."

[@sillililli01]

So, true!

[@Mindy14]

True, so why are millennials not saying ok gen Xers.

[@anthonypuccetti8779]

Every generation is justified in blaming the one before for certain things.

[@getgle]

Gen Z doesn't blame Millennials and Millennials don't blame Gen X. This is specifically towards boomers.

[@thedevilsadvocate5210]

Grandpa: I used to be with ‘it’, but then they changed what ‘it’ was. Now what I’m with isn’t ‘it’ anymore and what’s ‘it’ seems weird and scary. It’ll happen to you! The Simpsons

[@benand3rson]

Wow this is by far one of the smartest and most insightful videos I have ever watched. Also, I would like to point out that I am Gen Z, and I totally felt the outside/inside-the-frame thing. Older people think of smartphones more like a TV remote and younger people think of it more like an empathic Swiss army knife. I think there's a reason why there's more seniors with iPads and huge screens: because they can't "put themselves inside" as easily.

[@ArchFundy]

You Sir are an interesting character. I'm sure glad I found your channel. I'm 65 btw. I've watched a lot of YT since I retired 4 yrs ago, and I find that I now watch videos like a Millennial. A topic has to be very interesting to hold my attention more than about 10 min. I really enjoy watching your vids that document the events that had so much influence on the lives of myself and my peers. They are some of the few longer vids that hold my attention. I'm sure glad you are posting these forgotten gems here for all to see. Thank you David.

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Thank you Sir. David Hoffman-filmmaker

[@miller4980]

Blanketing terms/memes ( left, right, boomer, elite, black, white ), when used to paint one group in certain light turns the statement into something factually inaccurate. Depending on the intent, it could be construed as a lie. Thanks Mr. Hoffman, All very good points!

[@John-lf3xf]

Legend. Don’t bother with the trolls with nothing useful to say.

[@hyacinthbucket2683]

I remember singing along to My Generation, "I hope I die before I get old." Still love that song but hope to live a little longer.

[@MCJSA]

That line always creeped me out, and Jagger has looked like Metheuselah for a long time - no idea how old he is, mostly timeless I guess. Can't cheat Karmah.

[@JO-vd6rq]

Mr. Hoffman that term is used against very conceited and ignorant individuals born during that era, but definitely doesn’t apply to you, as you radiate peace, love and understanding. Thank you so much for what you’ve done for us thus far. Keep up the good work👍🏿

[@carter_1]

Am a millennial and raising GenZ and I think BOTH agree. Just like any gen you can't lump us all into 1 category... that's just ignorance. You are one of the smart commenters on the page.

[@MinttMeringue]

Exactly, you say ok boomer to boomers who are being sexist, racist, transphobic, dismiss climate change, etc. That's what it's supposed to be for, and I havent found that to be too true for this channel.

[@TheSodog8]

@@MinttMeringue As a Gen X person, For me it goes further, it goes to employement and economics. We've had to hear for years how back in their day they just saved up for things. Or watched them at retirement parties enjoying benefits we were never offered at the exact same jobs. Being told about company loyalty and 20 year pensions. For me it's finally someone confirming that yes they had the deck stacked in their favor and don't even acknowledge that they changed the rules of the game for everyone that followed.

[@MinttMeringue]

@@TheSodog8 for sure. Im even younger, Gen Z, so most of us grew up during the recession and such. It's kind of just accepted that you'll be in debt for most if not all of your life and such. So I feel you on that.

[@Schmidtelpunkt]

True. But also like most memes it got legs and meanwhile is used too often as a variation of "Are you triggered?" in an attempt to answer something without having any actual point to make.

[@shaded_lp]

You are one of the best older persons I have heard in the last months, open minded, with a big knowledge and still going with the time. It would be a pleassure to meet you in real life. Greetings from Germany.

[@TheStuport]

This is my personal feeling and thoughts on "memes and name-tags"..... I remember my Parents (BOTH of them) helping me and my siblings learn to tie our shoe laces among many of my early childhood "hills" that seemed like MOUNTAINS at the time to me....The One Lesson my Parents taught us on a daily basis was to carry our Manners with us at ALL TIMES. This has served me well my entire life. I've NOT been perfect of course, but for the most part I take pride in NOT going that route of using "tags". I refuse to be disrespectful and engage in what is basically "name calling". Cheers From Ohio Mr. Hoffman

[@lodragan]

Agreed/ It sucks to be pigeonholed.

[@socialitenoel]

I was getting on my sons case about something and then he says to me, "Ok' Boomer." I said, "Thats cute but I'm a millennial." Folks be are abusing the "Ok Boomer" phrase These Gen Z'ers are a trip.

[@a-s-greig]

ok echo boomer. 😉😉

[@D0omC0okie]

If I ever get old, I hope to be just like you

[@syfyrytr1652]

Women- waiting around the camp, in the cave, hanging out with each other and looking for berries and grubs with the kids, lots of time to interact and bounce their emotions off each other during the day. Lots of talking. Men- on the trail of something big, something dangerous, something that does not want to be hunted. Quiet, watching, following tiny clues of spoor and print, to a final moment of coordinated, clearly outlined ahead of time, in simple detail, attack. Not a lot of talking. No mystery here. Peace,

[@blathermore]

Vive la difference!!!

[@HooDRidEWhiteY]

10/10

[@shiteetah]

In my experience men can’t shut up, which is fine by me I can yabber on too. What bothers me is how men tend to have far more shallow conversations than ladies. Men never grow up - tits, cars and sport are always the most common topics. I suppose that’s why I’ve always enjoyed conversation with my wife and other ladies more than I ever have groups of men.

[@holyfook1036]

@@shiteetah then you don't have a lot of experience. I've heard many women talk about stupid shit and I've heard many men talk about stupid shit. Sounds like you just surround yourself with ignorant people.

[@jondecarbonel8158]

@@blathermore Wow! Yep. Interesting point. 🐺

[@shootinbruin3614]

I imagine that if people understood and respected the differences in other people as much as you do, the world would be a much better place

[@HSfox]

David, you are a national treasure!! I am so glad you captured all these moments for us to watch. I can only imagine all the stories that you must have that did not get recorded. Thank you for sharing.

[@mistergrandpasbakery9941]

One of the lessons I try to teach my children and grandchildren is the fact that there are ups and downs with every generation. Also that the "good old days" are here and now! Not some time that we THINK we remember!

[@rb032682]

@Mister - Agreed. "These are the good old days."

[@Veroxzes]

I’m a millenial but I love the 50’s and 60’s like an alcoholic loves alcohol. Everything from cars to music. That’s not living in the past is it? I mean I was born in 1997 and started loving the 50’s and 60’s around 2011 or so first. I do know that the 60’s wasn’t a perfect paradise. Sexy cars and the good music sure, but I bet work days were loooong with less income than today and worse healthcare too... In a way it feels like I was born in the 70’s or 80’s because my dad loved Toto so I heard Hold the Line alot as a kid. Also from GTA. Always had K-DST on in San Andreas. Classic rock from the 60’s and 70’s.

[@Atl-jv1kw]

Youre Gen Z

[@Veroxzes]

Albert Mora Great so I’m basically a walking binocular! That explains everything!

[@zeusvalentine1848]

You love the 50s because you realize that was when we peaked as a society. I am sure historians will look back in a thousand years and show the 1950s, along with footage from the 1960s to show the moment where it all went to shit. I was born in the 1970s and grew up in the 80s. A good time for sure, but we were already seeing changes, like both parents having to work, a lot of latch key kids. Drugs. Factories were starting to close and jobs were starting to disappear. I realize we don't have time machines but we can only hope that things will get better. Like David says we can't go back.

[@xxtravdamanxx]

THAT JUST MEANS YOU'RE A QUEERBATE!!!

[@zekun4741]

aesthetically the 1950s and 60s America was top tier. people say that it's just young people glorifying the past and people in the future would look at the current period the same way, but i think they are wrong. the 50s objectively had better aesthetics, the cars, the homes, the architecture, exterior and interior design, technology. modern cars and architecture looks garbage. i don't know when it happened but things started to look ugly in like the 80s or 90s. before that, even during the middle ages, everything was made to also look good, swords and armour, castles, houses, clothes. we live in the aesthetically dullest time in human history.

[@dimains6011]

It was my understanding that "Ok Boomer" was just a joke, and most people don't mean anything by it. But I'm just a Zoomer, so.

[@foosmonkey]

It is. Alot of it is borne out of frustration that millenials in particular have in terms of challenges their parents also had to overcome, but the deck is stacked less in their favor than with their boomer parents.

[@ZeroDrizzy]

It is but people take it serious and get offended and then turn it in to something it isn't. Boomers are prime examples they complain of how things are not the same and cancel culture sucks and all that yet they cant handle a joke and want it banned.

[@callumwarren3342]

Ok fellow zoomer

[@dimains6011]

@@ZeroDrizzy I doubt most boomers care that much either 😂😂

[@dimains6011]

@@ZeroDrizzy And cancel culture does suck, not that you were saying it doesn't

[@kentlofgren]

7:20 On a side-note, old books have long chapters. Today's bestsellers have chapters that can be read in a short period of time (in one sit-down).

[@SherryHill-k5y]

People today want to read a short book and not a long one. I write and one comment on my book was " It wasn't long enough." It could have been but I knew where to stop unless I wanted to write a book as long as "War and Peace."

[@mckinnhe]

This business of hating on different generations is like being nasty to someone because of their astrological sign. Either argue a point or don't.

[@kleinbottled79]

I agree with you 100% unless you are someone who has been smack talking younger generations for the last 20 years and only wants to come out against ageism now that there is a two word meme that you perceive as mocking your age group. (Which seems to happen a lot around the "Ok Boomer" phenomenon) Best response is simply to ignore it.

[@tuxmusicman]

Except the reason why ok Boomer was started is because Boomers and Gen X have been trashing Millennials and Gen Z for years now.

[@kleinbottled79]

@@tuxmusicman Gen-x have generally been too apathetic to really trash talk anyone. That is our major failing. Cynical to a fault. Gen-x will be the first to say "we all suck." Although when I see Gen Z rebelling against PC culture, I'll admit, it gives me a little hope.

[@bjordsvennson2726]

@@tuxmusicman so if you can agree that "boomers" trashing "millenials" is wrong, then do you really think the solution is doing the exact same thing? Everyone says "boomer" is a state of mind, so if you're gonna act like how you think a boomer acts, then you're a boomer are you not?

[@smoothJose1]

ok boomer

[@dubcwherever]

I really like your approach to this video. You're a good, thoughtful man.

[@yellow_jacket3260]

I usually don’t want to say “ok, boomer” to anybody. It’s not that I don’t view that baby boomers have problems, but it labels them in a one dimensional manner, making them seem all bad and no good. Like you said: “nothing is black and white” there are pros and cons when it comes to looking at other people. I’m Gen Z, and I never really viewed anyone as inferior or superior, it’s just there are some that promotes the good and some that promotes the bad. I never really viewed my parents as clueless people, (who are baby boomers btw) and I will certainly not say “ok, boomer” to them, because there isn’t any reason to, they’re good people that perceive the world differently than I do. My generation can be just as ignorant or terrible as what they criticize too, flaring self awareness until it’s deadbeat and tiresome, just like how baby boomers have this self righteous attitude to the younger generation. Doesn’t mean both are completely terrible, or completely good though, they are both generations that have pro’s and con’s, just like how anything in history does. The better path I think all of us should pursue is to recognize those cons about ourselves, and try to strive to mitigate those cons. Sure we cannot completely get rid of them, especially if it’s built in our subconscious, but we should at least try a little. We shouldn’t just sit around, and criticize those who aren’t like us that they are ignorant, and use self awareness to avoid any actual problems with ourselves. What we should do instead is actually figure ourselves out, and actually do something about what we do and say, so everyone can be happy at the end.

[@cyndik9921]

Recently learned from the 2nd livestream that I'm of the baby boomer generation. Am 65, don't pay attention to the names tacked onto generations. Good and not so good things happen, since beginning of recorded history. Personally I don't think of one generation being good or bad compared to other ones. Yes, I'm definitely glad growing up in the years I did, and love hearing of others life experiences. It's a fact that memories can be fun to take out and ponder, share with others... yet stay in the present. Thanks for sharing these interesting view points.