on 60 minutes tonight- echo boomers

Voltron87 · #1 09-04-2005, 07:43 PM

Did anyone just see that? That was probably the most bullshit piece of "reporting" I've ever seen. It made 60 minutes look pathetic, and I'm not convinced it isn't today.

DoubleDown · #2 09-04-2005, 08:35 PM

yes a disappointing installment indeed
also bummed that Andy Rooney took the week off

i found the piece on medical tourism pretty interesting tho
is this common? have any 2+2ers gone to a 3rd world country to have a medical procedure (i.e. cosmetic surgery, coronary bypass, hip replacement, etc.) done on the cheap? would you feel safe having a quadruple bypass in thailand/india?

LethalRose · #3 09-04-2005, 08:36 PM

and an echo boomer is?

Lazymeatball · #4 09-04-2005, 08:44 PM

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LethalRose · #5 09-04-2005, 08:45 PM

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oh snap, I'am an echo boomer.

smb394 · #6 09-04-2005, 09:17 PM

I think the birth date range of 1982-1995 is a bit too wide. I think the early end should be pushed back a bit.

Spaded · #7 09-04-2005, 10:40 PM

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Exactly. My mother is a baby boomer and she had me when she was 30. I was born in '81. All these "echo boomers" must have been born when their mothers were 30-45. Most babies are born to mothers in their late 20s.

#8 09-04-2005, 10:52 PM

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Ditto. Aren't we a bit too young to have a segment about us? I mean...the oldest one, by definition, is 23. $170 billion of a country with GDP in the trillions is not really that big a deal. Talk about a sensationalist number.

-AC

smb394 · #9 09-05-2005, 12:21 AM

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Exactly. My mother is a baby boomer and she had me when she was 30. I was born in '81. All these "echo boomers" must have been born when their mothers were 30-45. Most babies are born to mothers in their late 20s.

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The Baby Boomers were born between the years 1946-1964. So, a baby born in '95 could've had a 31 year-old mother...or a 49 year-old mother. These ranges seem so wide. Being born in '82, I do not quite see the connection between someone my age and someone born in the early 90s.

One thing they mention is the 500 TV channels and internet. I believe we were at 28.8k modems when I was entering high school. AIM use was sparse.

Interesting cultural study, but I think they need to be more rigorous.

Voltron87 · #10 09-05-2005, 12:45 AM

my complaint with the segment was how vague their descriptions were, and how most of the stuff they were saying doesnt make the echo generation that different from previous 15-25 generations.

first, they said "this generation is more into teamwork, the student council, model UN. they have structured lives, soccer on monday, karate on tuesday, and so on. they are used to college counselors telling them exactly what they have to do. they are used to getting awards feeling special, as well as grade inflation. they grew up with ipods, the internet, etc, [they list all the high tech stuff kids have today] "

then they brought on some academic who said "when these kids get to the workplace, they are going to expect to be pampered, get lots of feedback, and be put on a fast track to success, since that is how they were treated in high school. they expect to be special and creative, and will soon find out that that is not how the workplace works."

the first part would be incredibly vague if they were talking about one person. theyre talking about 50 million. [censored] stupid.

the second part, the second part is especially dumb. this is called growing up. every generation of kids in the US is pampered (relative to the rest of the world), and then when they are 18-22 they go off to work and start dealing with the real world. not an earthshattering conclusion.

There was so much wrong with that segment. I'm only recalling this from memory, I missed a lot and I'm playing poker right now so this is inbetween hands. Anyone who saw it must know what I mean. I was watching it with my dad and we were just looking at each other like "WTF are they talking about?!?"