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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    ‘Ok boomer’: Gen Z throws shade at baby boomers

    Millennials and Generation Z get a lot of trash talk from older generations.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 30, 2019 • 1 min read

    Millennials and Generation Z get a lot of trash talk from older generations. Here’s a baby boomer expressing his disappointment in younger generations:

    That video went viral, and teens are now using the phrase “Ok boomer” to throw shade at older people.

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    Kamala Harris on wildfires, health care, and her presidential bid
    1. 0:00The economic impact of fire evacuations and blackouts
    2. 9:20Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris on wildfires, health care, and why she’s fallen behind other candidates
    3. 23:13Who’s running for Katie Hill’s seat in Congress?
    4. 32:12Does TikTok threaten US national security?
    5. 42:19‘Ok boomer’: Gen Z throws shade at baby boomersYou’re reading this
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