The dude is weird and out of touch. I believe everything he does and says is performed without any forethought.

All snoring is bad at any age.

Don’t worry, the spout is going to get fully turned on over the next few weeks.

Kids of today certainly lack a lot of “background” tech troubleshooting skills, but understand some of the more nuanced details of modern systems. It’s both interesting and frustrating to watch.

Web “1” and web2.0 was awful. Kids of that time had to troubleshoot it on their own.

“Xennials” probably have the most critical problem solving skills applicable to tech. But 80’s/90’s kids were dealing with really new or bad tech while 60’s/70’s kids were dealing with VCRs and ATMs.

That’s simply selection bias.

Some of the genx built it, but the rest of them were too old (too busy) to learn it. The kids learned it.

X86 was not built by genx if you want to get pedantic.

No. It’s bad for the economy.

Yes, “xennials” probably have their own generation because of this, but I have met a lot more millennials that can manage UI changes over genx.

Switch a genx from windows to Mac and they are lost. Switch a millennial and they seem to be fine. I’ve seen this with phones, TVs, websites, etc.

Genx were young during “dumb” tech. VCR, digital phones, etc. millennials were learning the internet as it was moving from a hobby to its own platform, cellphones as they were first widely available then as they went “smart”, and a lot of other examples.

Don’t get me wrong, a lot of knowledge was lost along the way like manual categorical systems including tabulation machines, phone books, Thomas Guides, even cabinet filing systems/card catslogs. Genx handles these things a lot better than the more recent generations.

I was hoping we’d see him with a shock collar.

On one hand “noooo!” But on the other this would be great for ARM and RISC-v if Intel tanks.

John Munch/Munchiverse/Tommy Westphall Universe

It’s easier to link to all of the shows:

https://thetommywestphall.wordpress.com/the-master-list/

And a good description:

https://www.vulture.com/2023/02/richard-belzer-john-munch-multiverse-st-elsewhere.html

A lot of gen x got theirs. College was paid for and was cheap, lots of opportunities while they were young, got a house, a family and are just living. They will get a fair inheritance if their parents die on time, but they are also the first to see that huge nest egg disappear to the current healthcare system.

Their vote never counted. Too many boomers.

They were the first to figure out their parents had it incredibly easy, although it took them a long time. Sometimes they didn’t see it until their own kids struggled with costs and employment.

A lot are conservative but probably because they have assets and don’t like social welfare taking from them, even though their parents set it up for them to lose.

They aren’t as tech savvy as millennials.

I’m concerned about the next 4 years.

I’m anxious to see entire cities and states ignore the dude.

UUDDLRLRBA

Theft is a huge problem in some locations. Some people have no problem filling up a cart with whatever they need and walking out the door. Employees don’t get paid enough to get involved. Cops only show up afterwards. Even if they catch the culprit, there arent any repercussions.

Cheap cars aren’t on apps.