I knew he’s older than he pretends to be but I still expected him to be closer to my age than my dad’s.
Can’t even “OK boomer” him properly anymore. A millennial might at least take offence but the only bit of generational emotion a mid (phrasing intended) GenXer like him has likely neglected to suppress is euphoria from someone recognizing gen x was ever a thing.
I’d think going the other way would be more effective. Boy, son, kid. Insult the ego, inflated sense of importance and authority. Call his philosophy immature. That would rile him.
Wait, he’s over fifty?
I knew he’s older than he pretends to be but I still expected him to be closer to my age than my dad’s.
Can’t even “OK boomer” him properly anymore. A millennial might at least take offence but the only bit of generational emotion a mid (phrasing intended) GenXer like him has likely neglected to suppress is euphoria from someone recognizing gen x was ever a thing.
I’d think going the other way would be more effective. Boy, son, kid. Insult the ego, inflated sense of importance and authority. Call his philosophy immature. That would rile him.