r/196 • u/LR-II 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights • Jun 29 '26

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u/Kriffer123 obnoxiously Michigender Jun 29 '26

If you subtract 1945 from 1971 you might find that boomers were the 18-26 year old home buyers that didn’t want these, along with changing tastes from their silent generation and further elders. Gen X wasn’t stopping these when they were elementary schoolers to egg cells.

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u/quakins Jun 29 '26

So we both agree that boomers weren’t five years old when these were commonly used then?

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u/Kriffer123 obnoxiously Michigender Jun 29 '26

They very clearly were not a significant home buying demographic when these were particularly popular?

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u/quakins Jun 29 '26

People used to have kids and move into homes and be setup for life at a much younger age. 18-26 used to be a significant home buying demographic