""I think some of my fellow boomers need to accept when it's time for some help. I have some friends who insist on living life independently, but they often complain about how it's a struggle for them. They refuse to receive help from their family members and close friends. It's hard, but we're not young anymore.""
""Remember what we fought for: women's rights and civil rights. We were hippies who believed in loving who you want and peace. Yet, Arizona and Florida, which are filled with baby boomers, helped take those rights away from younger generations. Stop it! We had great music, tie-dye, and Mary Jane. My car had a 'if it's too loud, you're too old' license plate frame. Remember how it felt to be young and leave the damn youth alone! Let them crank their music; let them be furries. Just LET THEM BE! Life's too short not to enjoy it, so let them.""
Boomers expressed frustration with peers who repeatedly complain about health consequences from poor eating and drinking. Several urged acceptance of help when independent living becomes a struggle. Some asked peers to stop oversharing about adult children and grandchildren. Others warned against undermining the civil and women's rights values fought for in the 1960s and urged tolerance of youth culture. Many encouraged openness to changing views after learning new information and to avoid partisan media consumption. A number emphasized that modern technology is easier to learn than assumed and urged peers to try it.
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