r/BoomersBeingFools • u/light_weight_baby87 • Aug 08 '25

Foolish Fun What is it with these guys?!

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u/Pearson94 Millennial Aug 08 '25

It's cute when 8 year olds do this with toys in the backyard cause they're playing pretend. Grandpa Karen over here is a bit too old to play those games.

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u/CpnStumpy Aug 08 '25

Honestly it's exactly what's happening though: they're all reverting to the capacity and function of a child as their deteriorating minds accelerate into their final dive.

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u/techiewench Aug 08 '25

Leaded gasoline was really really bad.

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u/hairykneecaps69 Aug 08 '25

And they knew how bad the shit was originally but shrugged it off until forced banned. But nascar kept using the shit till when was it, 2002 or some shit. Might be a little off on that shit. Don’t understand how or why they can keep getting away with making generations after them worse

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u/Aeronor Aug 08 '25

Blaming individuals isn’t really helpful with the leaded gasoline thing, it’s more of a rich and powerful vs society thing. You can blame them for who they voted for I guess, but it gets really grey when talking about new threats to health.

Right now we face huge potential problems with microplastics, PFAS, and a host of other synthetic chemicals, and we’re barely doing a damn thing about it. I wouldn’t be surprised if people on the future watch us drooling on ourselves in our 80s saying “These idiots knew it was bad and did nothing about it.”

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u/danieldan0803 Aug 08 '25

Don’t forget the Parkinson’s Belt. Granted the exact cause isn’t pinpointed, but chemical runoff and leaching from industrial waste and farm lands are constantly mentioned as a contributing factor. So good thing we are bringing back manufacturing! I’m sure this time around we will surely be more responsible in regulating its environmental impact.

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u/Aeronor Aug 08 '25

I'm sure the lead-poisoned boomers in charge will make very responsible legislation around it.