I don't think gen x is any more or less conservative than boomers, but they (along with older millennials) have the highest concentration of conservatives who are like "I'm not like those stuffy republicans, I'm just a cool laid back duuuude who wants freedom for everyone broooo (proceeds to say the most racist, sexist, LGBTphobic, classist shit under the guise of 'free speech')"
Their liberals are also the most broken by Reagan and Clinton. There's at least leftie millennials and boomers, the median gen X lib is way to the right of either generation on the other side.
Gen X is weird because so many of them sold out when they were the generation against selling out. I think parts of the slacker generation with X-Factor is still there, it's just the worst of them are the loudest.
Peaches is still singing about gender constructs and criticized Isreal over Palestine. Chuck Palahniuk still keeps to himself somewhere in the Northwest criticizing capitalism and consumerism. As always, it's about class interests and Gen Xers whose loyalties are to the cishet, WASP power structure are going to be reactionary.
I know you're playing UO so maybe you're already in that environment, but I'm playing LOTRO and my experience is that every old Western-style MMO, especially on private servers, is primarily populated by racist 45 year old white men who constantly say unhinged stuff about immigrants and whatever else in all chat. So if you ever want to yell at boomers, log on and have at it while you get your grind on.
I know this feel, but actually the shard I'm playing UO on is really good and has a zero tolerance policy for any kind of bigotry or other isms. Now the other UO shards? I peeked into a discord for a classic one and it was bad, like you said boomers/gen-xers and lots of racism.
Oh and I get yelled at by hexbear for "inter-generational warfare" when I anti-boomer post.
Lmao how cringe, fuck boomers and gen x
And fuck older millenials who act like they Gen X lol.
Gen X is the most legitimate to hate imo. They seem to be even more conservative than boomers and their libs are the cringiest. Cursed generation.
I don't think gen x is any more or less conservative than boomers, but they (along with older millennials) have the highest concentration of conservatives who are like "I'm not like those stuffy republicans, I'm just a cool laid back duuuude who wants freedom for everyone broooo (proceeds to say the most racist, sexist, LGBTphobic, classist shit under the guise of 'free speech')"
Their liberals are also the most broken by Reagan and Clinton. There's at least leftie millennials and boomers, the median gen X lib is way to the right of either generation on the other side.
Gen X is weird because so many of them sold out when they were the generation against selling out. I think parts of the slacker generation with X-Factor is still there, it's just the worst of them are the loudest.
Peaches is still singing about gender constructs and criticized Isreal over Palestine. Chuck Palahniuk still keeps to himself somewhere in the Northwest criticizing capitalism and consumerism. As always, it's about class interests and Gen Xers whose loyalties are to the cishet, WASP power structure are going to be reactionary.
I know you're playing UO so maybe you're already in that environment, but I'm playing LOTRO and my experience is that every old Western-style MMO, especially on private servers, is primarily populated by racist 45 year old white men who constantly say unhinged stuff about immigrants and whatever else in all chat. So if you ever want to yell at boomers, log on and have at it while you get your grind on.
I know this feel, but actually the shard I'm playing UO on is really good and has a zero tolerance policy for any kind of bigotry or other isms. Now the other UO shards? I peeked into a discord for a classic one and it was bad, like you said boomers/gen-xers and lots of racism.
Yeah you have to specifically look for servers that ban the "What's wrong with fascism? I think Hitler had some good ideas" people.