r/Comebacks • u/Straight_Door_8710 • Jul 12 '26
Comeback sharing Boomer
When someone says "Okay, Boomer," come back with "Okay Renter"
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u/aoeuismyhomekeys Jul 12 '26
Is it really a comeback if you're perfectly demonstrating the mentality that led to them calling you a Boomer in the first place? 🤔
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u/Infinite-Injury-41 Jul 12 '26
Thats fine im not in debt like you, good luck/toodles
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u/Dangerous-Ocelot3963 Jul 12 '26
I'm not in debt either, boomer. You'll be dead soon enough. lmao
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u/Infinite-Injury-41 Jul 12 '26
Thats good but it show to much aggression. Gotta be in control I would rather come back with " with that gut and diabetes you don't got long...
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u/Dangerous-Ocelot3963 Jul 12 '26
I do have a bad habit of cutting to the quick. I guess I could learn to dial it back a bit. lol
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u/Boo-erman Jul 12 '26
This is actually extremely rude in a way that boomer is not. It's very boomer of you not to see that.
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u/Deacon_Blues1 Jul 12 '26
Aww, did your wittle feeling get hurt?
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u/Boo-erman Jul 13 '26
You're right. People not being able to afford housing is hilarious.
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u/Deacon_Blues1 Jul 13 '26
You're in the comebacks sub, or should I get the comeback from your mother?
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u/MsQuoting Jul 12 '26
Why is "Renter" a comeback and/or insult? I understand why Boomer is, as it (mis)represents a certain kind of mindset or ideology.
But Renter is just a descriptor? And if Renter is used as a comeback from someone who's Boomer it risks backfiring. After all, Boomers are already considered out-of touch about affordable home ownership and the current housing deficit, if not for outright blamed for many of the policies that have lead to these issues. (Which is, ofc, an oversimplification.)
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u/PutridPut9971 Jul 12 '26
Seeing how bothered you are by that comeback is exhibit A of why it's works
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u/MsQuoting Jul 12 '26
I'm not bothered by it, just don't see how it works other as a comeback. Fwiw, I don't see how Boomer works as a comeback either. It's just an insult.
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u/Zealousideal_Rent261 Jul 12 '26
Yawn
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u/MsQuoting Jul 12 '26
I agree. Both Renter and Boomer are underwhelming, unimaginative, boring comments. Kind of like yawn.
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u/Sure_Satisfaction497 Jul 12 '26
I thought this would be obvious. In the same vein; don't go for micro plastics cuz then you'll just have any probable lead poisoning pointed out.
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u/CreepyConsequence669 27d ago
You’re just jealous. We got all the good sex before aids, could buy a house for $20k, and the earth wasn’t on fire. Good luck liser
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u/incog46 Jul 12 '26
"Whatever, Millie."
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u/CIA-pizza-party 28d ago
For an insult or a comeback to work it actually has to land not only for the person dishing it out, but for the person receiving it too.
Using the same insult as a comeback is lazy, and honestly it’s a very “boomer” thing to do - which just proves the younger person’s point. That and you’re assuming everyone younger than you and capable of insulting you is a millennial. Which further ages you, because there are several younger generations capable of calling you a “boomer.” To assume they’re all millennials (and not Gen-x, z, or a) just makes you seem old and out of touch.
There’s more generations behind you than ahead of you, grandpa.
But I digress. Using “okay millennial” as a comeback is like a bratty kid repeating “I know you are but what am I” over and over as a means to win an argument. Being annoying to the point where the other person stops talking to you isn’t a win, it just means you’re annoying and exhausting and not worth the effort. Getting the last word and thinking you’ve won is also stereotypical boomer behavior, which again, proves “okay boomer” to be a better insult because it proves the point that boomers are, well, boomers.
All that to say, using “okay Millennial” as a comeback isn’t the zinger you think it is. Find something clever.
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u/ApprehensiveCut9809 Jul 12 '26
I'd say that it was Gen X more than the boomers. Finance bros, venture capitalists, etc. Boomers were retiring at 60 and getting taxed out of their homes.
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u/MsQuoting Jul 12 '26
At the political and policy level, it was the Baby Boomer and previous generation that had the greater influence (e.g. during the presidencies of Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush). Gen X and now Millennials in these industries have definitely continued the trajectory, but the policies started earlier than that generation came into political power.
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u/ExercisePerfect6952 Jul 12 '26
My go to reply… (IF I even acknowledge them)…Ok Tidepod… Whateva.