I'm a "boomer." So many people in my age group love their shots - flu, shingles, pneumonia, covid - and pharma products. I have little in common with them.
I'm a "boomer." So many people in my age group love their shots - flu, shingles, pneumonia, covid - and pharma products. I have little in common with them.
I don't think boomers should beat themselves up too badly. They were kids when America was the undisputed greatest country in the world to live in, so the propaganda worked extra well on them, plus they were kids when the propaganda was strongest.
I feel fortunate to have recognized early that the boomers were screwing the entire country financially by failing to allow social security to be replaced.
I donтАЩt beat myself up to be honest. I know people of all ages who fell for this and people of all ages who didnтАЩt. I do get POed by boomers who are old enough to see through the BS and donтАЩt.
I stopped watching television around 2010 or so. Just outright stopped. I didn't want to pay for cable anymore, because nothing they had was worth watching, and I was finding my own people to watch online.
I recently started occasionally watching with friends again, just sporting events at bars, and other stuff. I was literally shocked at how many commercials are for new drugs. For some programs it's over 50% of the commercials are advertising some new medical product (drug or device). Unless you separated yourself from the mainstream culture when I did, most people probably didn't notice the shift from ads for restaurants, food, cars, luxury items, etc... to nearly all pharmaceuticals.
If you want to know who's programming you, keep track of who is paying for advertising.
I too stopped watching cable TV about when you didтАжthen gave up even local tv over three years ago! When I come in contact with a TV that is one, I canтАЩt believe all the crap that is on there, even on the kiddie channels!
I am a тАЬboomerтАЭ and according to your observation that тАЬthey love their shotsтАЭ I guess I am an anomaly! I had sporadic health care insurance coverage over the course of my adult life. If my job didnтАЩt provide it I did not have any healthcare insurance. I was rarely ill and what medical attention I did need I went to community clinics or alternative holistic providers. I never got a flu shot, nada! I got regular health Insurance when I turned 65. and signed up for Medicare. (Which I hate and hate The System!) My first PCP wanted to give me the flu, pneumonia, shingles, etc. etc. Shots. I respectively declined and told them to never ask me about them again and to note it on my medical records, as I would NEVER get any of those Shots. I try to see my PCP as little as possible. And when I do for тАШroutineтАЩ consults like the тАЬyearly examтАЭ and blood work follow up I request a video consult, as I refuse to wear a mask in the building they are in and in their office!
I'm a "boomer." So many people in my age group love their shots - flu, shingles, pneumonia, covid - and pharma products. I have little in common with them.
The craziest fucking generation alive for sure. haha!
Proud to be Gen X. lol
The insanity knows no single generation though
So trueтАж they all fall, for all the Shots their all health care provider tells them they need!
I have more in common with my Gen X stepson than people my age!
Me too but unfortunately there are a lot of insane gen x ers. All my close friends are all under the Covid spell.
Crazy good, we are!ЁЯдгЁЯдкЁЯШЭ
I don't think boomers should beat themselves up too badly. They were kids when America was the undisputed greatest country in the world to live in, so the propaganda worked extra well on them, plus they were kids when the propaganda was strongest.
I feel fortunate to have recognized early that the boomers were screwing the entire country financially by failing to allow social security to be replaced.
I donтАЩt beat myself up to be honest. I know people of all ages who fell for this and people of all ages who didnтАЩt. I do get POed by boomers who are old enough to see through the BS and donтАЩt.
This boomer doesnтАЩt fall for it either.
I stopped watching television around 2010 or so. Just outright stopped. I didn't want to pay for cable anymore, because nothing they had was worth watching, and I was finding my own people to watch online.
I recently started occasionally watching with friends again, just sporting events at bars, and other stuff. I was literally shocked at how many commercials are for new drugs. For some programs it's over 50% of the commercials are advertising some new medical product (drug or device). Unless you separated yourself from the mainstream culture when I did, most people probably didn't notice the shift from ads for restaurants, food, cars, luxury items, etc... to nearly all pharmaceuticals.
If you want to know who's programming you, keep track of who is paying for advertising.
I only watch streaming. No commercials for me. I donтАЩt watch that even very often, so I have no idea about commercials now.
I too stopped watching cable TV about when you didтАжthen gave up even local tv over three years ago! When I come in contact with a TV that is one, I canтАЩt believe all the crap that is on there, even on the kiddie channels!
Same gen, same experiences Dee!
Hard to get these folks to rethink any of it, but IтАЩm a boomer and I sure am!!
I am a тАЬboomerтАЭ and according to your observation that тАЬthey love their shotsтАЭ I guess I am an anomaly! I had sporadic health care insurance coverage over the course of my adult life. If my job didnтАЩt provide it I did not have any healthcare insurance. I was rarely ill and what medical attention I did need I went to community clinics or alternative holistic providers. I never got a flu shot, nada! I got regular health Insurance when I turned 65. and signed up for Medicare. (Which I hate and hate The System!) My first PCP wanted to give me the flu, pneumonia, shingles, etc. etc. Shots. I respectively declined and told them to never ask me about them again and to note it on my medical records, as I would NEVER get any of those Shots. I try to see my PCP as little as possible. And when I do for тАШroutineтАЩ consults like the тАЬyearly examтАЭ and blood work follow up I request a video consult, as I refuse to wear a mask in the building they are in and in their office!