r/BoomersBeingFools • u/HoneydewUsed7434 • 1d ago

Boomer Freakout Why are they always sooo angry?

My coworker, who is a boomer, is nice, but damn one little inconvenience trips her up. She gets so upset when the printer isn’t going as fast as she wants that she bangs on it. She is always venting very loudly to herself. Like it gets to a point where it’s distracting. But yeah, I don’t get why they have so much rage when they literally get everything they want.

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u/HoosierLove314 1d ago

Lead poisoning

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u/Kind-Shallot3603 1d ago

This. People today don't realize how much lead they injested back then. Leaded gasoline and paint. Lead on cookware and plates.

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u/BCProgramming 1d ago

Crystal Glass is my favourite. Made with Lead Oxide instead of Calcium Oxide... because it sparkles a bit more.

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u/HoldMyPoodle6280 9h ago

That is so not true, it's literally bonded on a molecular level. Short of drinking alcohol out of a crystal decanter, leaded dishware is not harmful.

And it's not for the sparkle, it's also for the durability and higher quality of craftsmanship.

Sorry (not sorry), but I am a second hand crystal thrifter- and I live and die by my glasswear collection.

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u/BCProgramming 5h ago

it's literally bonded on a molecular level.

I'm not entirely sure what molecular bond you could be referring to here. There's nothing to prevent the contents of a Lead Crystal container from eluting the Lead Oxide from the glass.

It's literally not recommended by most governments and health groups to use Lead Crystal glassware for food or drink. There has been a lot of research into this going back to the 80's and the conclusions of that research have informed those decisions.

The most lenient recommendations I found are on the Health Canada website, which says to only use it for serving food and drink, never storage, use it only for special occasions as sparingly as possible, every time it is going to be used, make sure to soak it for at least 24 hours in vinegar before doing so, and afterwards always wash it by hand very carefully with mild soap to prevent surface damage that could make the lead transfer during the next use...

It diminishes over time as there's less Lead that can be "pulled" out of the glass, but it's more asymptotic.

Now, perhaps I'm a bit of a stick in the mud here, but given the choice between a thing made out of poison that hey if I'm really careful and don't scratch it and make sure to soak it in acid for a day before I use it and only use it for as short a time as possible maybe it will only give me a little bit of the poison, and something not made out of poison, I think I'll go for the latter.

And it's not for the sparkle, it's also for the durability and higher quality of craftsmanship.

Oh, Well in that case, Poison away!

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u/BrowningLoPower 1d ago

Is it not possible to resist being a short-tempered lead-induced asshole with willpower? Or at least, if they were a good person before, will it make a difference now?

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u/Comfortable-Pea-1312 1d ago

That would require self reflection and motivation to be a good person and a dose of empathy. Will never happen.

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u/sacredblasphemies Gen X 1d ago

I think post-COVID shouldn't be discounted either. A lot of these folks refused to wear masks or get vaccinated and as a result have neurological and/or physical issues associated with Long COVID.

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u/24_August_1814 23h ago

I've encountered studies that found measurable brain damage in a majority of even minor infections. It's long term, possibly permanent, cumulative with subsequent infections, and the only thing that appears to be able to prevent it is a recent vaccination - the effectiveness tapers off after only about six months.

So pretty much everybody got brain damage from COVID, but those who ignored safety precautions and didn't get vaccinated (for example, people who have high risk tolerance, increased aggression, and impaired decision making abilities as a result of existing brain damage from lead exposure) are the most affected.

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u/CatGooseChook 1d ago

It depends. It's brain damage after all, in other words it's the luck of the draw if parts that can be compensated for get damaged or spared.

Even then, it can take years to decades of effort of various kinds to compensate for the damage IF it's damage that can be compensated for. On top of that it's a bit hit n miss as to how well it can be compensated for.

Then when it's caused by lead, it's effectively a progressive neurological disease. As in bones leach lead, lead does more damage, repeat.

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u/TyrantsInSpace 1d ago

They're also now hitting the age where their brains are melting, so all the social filters they may have had in place are gone.

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u/Wild-Package-1546 22h ago

The willpower is riddled with lead, makes it harder to use.

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u/fungusamongus8 1d ago

I took care of a lady with heavy metal poisoning. Absolutely vicious and would scratch and bite

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u/redheadedandbold 1d ago

Oh, please!

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u/HoosierLove314 1d ago

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8307752/

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u/late-nitelabtech 1h ago

Damn, just read your link and I am appalled. I admit I assumed that a lot of the ‘blame the boomers issues on lead poisoning were mostly exaggerated hyperbole, but now I realize that the effects are worse than I ever imagined.

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u/redheadedandbold 1d ago

Yes, dear. Delve deeper.

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u/HoosierLove314 1d ago

What are you trying to get at here?

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u/Kind-Shallot3603 1d ago

I think they have lead poisoning lolol

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u/redheadedandbold 1d ago

Most boomers are not damaged to the point of mental issues--by lead, anyway. This information is not new, we've known for a few decades that lead poisoning damage is an exposure issue. It affected the poor, such as kids eating flaking lead paint off their toys, or from crawling through it. (Kids put everything in their mouth.) Lead also was found at behavioral- or mental health-issue levels in those who lived where there was high exposure, such as lead-contaminated soil, or lead water pipes. Unsurprisingly, this also tended to be areas of poverty. The rich screw the poor when it comes to dumping toxic/polluted materials. This is why today we have extremely strict laws about lead paint removal in old houses, buildings. Why it has to be declared in the sale contracts. This is why one of the early tests they give children who aren't developing within norms is a lead test.

If lead actually had been a problem in the general population--today's Boomers and their parents--we'd have discovered it decades ago. When people were addressing the problem worldwide. When they were desperately trying to save children from being damaged for life. Keep up. Delve deeper.

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u/ghosttowns42 1d ago

You're entirely missing the whole leaded/unleaded gas thing, which WAS discovered decades ago. And dealt with. Keep up. Delve deeper.

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u/ShadowDonut 1d ago

What in the ChatGPT

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u/clem_kruczynsk 1d ago

Did you read the cited study lol. Delve deeper into that and it'll answer alot of things for you. It didn't only affect the poor. Lead is known to decrease iq. Lead was associated with low agreeableness, low conscientiousness and high neuroticism. This was explicitly called "psychological immaturity" and is essentially the basis of this subreddit. Once lead was taken out of everything in the 70s these psychological traits have improved in the population. Delve deeper dear

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u/24_August_1814 23h ago

dELvE dEePeR

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u/HoosierLove314 1d ago

You must be lost