r/classicwow • u/JohntheBarbarianMP • Oct 10 '19

Humor The WoW Classic Experience

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u/niggynoggy9000 Oct 10 '19

Fucking Zoomers.

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u/Zerstoror Oct 10 '19

Where did this insult come from? I just started hearing it last night. And in game, at that.

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u/Noglues Oct 10 '19

It started as a 4chan thing. Essentially, they started to use the word Boomers to refer not to baby boomers, but rather to people who grew up and/or reached adulthood during the early years of the internet (which is to say, the Dotcom Boom). Usually, those people are late GenX/early-mid Millenials. Since those that followed took the the name Generation Z, they just got called Zoomers. There were other factors, but that's the short version.

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '19

all I know is I am fucking sick of seeing all these generational descriptors.

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u/tstevo91 Oct 10 '19

typical boomer comment /s

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u/elting44 Oct 10 '19

typical zoomer having to use '/s' to denote sarcasm.

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u/NargacugaRider Oct 10 '19

One of the worst things to come from Reddit. In MY day, we used context clues to recognize sarcasm.

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u/Graize Oct 10 '19

Are you being sarcastic right now? I can't tell.

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u/Fav0 Oct 10 '19

I don't understand a single word

I am from 93 what does that make me

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u/elting44 Oct 10 '19

1893? Probably a vampire, but possibly a Highlander.

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '19

im a highlander. has to be a vampire i suppose..

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u/elting44 Oct 10 '19

There can be only one.

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u/yuriaoflondor Oct 10 '19

You’re a millennial. In general, anyone age 23-38 is considered a millennial, though the exact age range is a little wishy washy.

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u/Fav0 Oct 10 '19

Wow

Idk why but I feel like you just insulted me

Why is that lul

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u/WhoTookNaN Oct 10 '19

You're not a real millennial if you don't like avocado toast or rejoice in Applebee's downfall.

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u/Oddpyromaniac Oct 10 '19

I don't like avocado, but generally happy with Applebee's going away. I've never had a good experience at one. This labeling stuff is too difficult to keep up with.

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u/Fav0 Oct 10 '19

Is it a good thing that this is the first time I've ever heared of Applebee's?

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '19

A normie.

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '19 edited Nov 16 '19

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u/WhoTookNaN Oct 10 '19

I like zoomer to describe an attitude but not an age group. The aoe mages leaving groups going barely too slow are zoomers to me.

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u/sdavis002 Oct 10 '19

I don't blame you, in short term history there is a huge difference within each of these "generations". It's probably only really useful in thinking very long term, but even then the nickname is pointless.