I've officially hit my limit on reading or caring about any/all generational war stories! It is all a bunch of silliness and I would bet that if we spent less time dividing ourselves up by age groups, we might find ways to achieve common ground on matters concerning all.
I don't care about Gen Z, Y, X, old millennials, new millennials, zoomers or whatever other thing I keep seeing trending on this site week in and week out.
The jokes are tired. The subject is tired. Yawn.
Here's what I've actually learned: I know 28 year olds with more common sense, grace and dignity than 58 year olds. I've known 72 year olds with more youth and glamor than 21 year olds. I know 10 year olds that are better cooks than 35 year old men.
It is all relative.
Thanks for coming to my mini rant about things I'm tired of reading on Twitter. I hope this post does not put you off from reading any of my work. None of which is about generational culture wars. Thanks.

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