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If there was a baby boom, does that mean there will be a death boom
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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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People write those articles because the readers want to believe it. They write the article. They get positive reviews or, since most news moved to the internet, clicks. As people read such articles, they come to believe in it and will be interested in more such articles in the future.
The people who do the research and polling on generational opinions also are more likely to continue when it brings them attention.
It's simple human nature and some activities getting rewarded and therefore are repeated. It requires no secret cabal nor centralized control. It's driven by the invisible hand and societal evolution.
Don't worry, you'll be able to censor stuff like that if your guys get power.
I think this is a bit of a misunderstanding, I don't believe that there's some centralized control or secret society going on, but the problem is the "invisible hand" operates to the benefit of those with power and wealth, and never against them.
It's well known that the press has to keep special interest groups happy in return for access, for example, and that is one of the reasons that Israel is spared from critique in the mainstream press. It's a far more complex system than just some shadowy group deciding what to cover, but rather a system of perverse incentives that all works to keep the powerful in power and to make the wealthy wealthier.
It doesn't really matter why the media has/does push intergenerational warfare, ultimately - just that they do, and that benefits the ruling class to the detriment of working class solidarity.
Not sure who "you guys" is referring to, but I am absolutely against censorship and all kinds of authoritarianism and coercion.