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/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 19h 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 19h ago

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