People Are Sharing "Boomer Personality Traits," And These 29 Are Particularly Brutal

    "If I sit down, I might not be able to get back up."

    The following is a list of "boomer personality traits" that people have come up with throughout the years. Remember that they're *mostly joking,* and that a millennial edition will be coming out soon.

    Enjoy!

    1. Holding up the drive-thru:

    Boomers think holding up the drive-thru line is a personality trait

    2. Complaining about people using their phones:

    I hate boomers whose singular personality trait is complaining about people using their phones.

    3. Hating electric cars:

    I wish someone would tell my boomer friends on Facebook that hating electric cars is not a personality trait

    — madeline (@pharmmads) October 7, 2022
    Twitter: @pharmmads

    4. Not knowing how to use computers:

    why do boomers love to act like being technologically illiterate is a personality trait

    — Kasie (@kasieallen) July 2, 2021
    Twitter: @kasieallen

    5. Meticulously manicured lawns:

    The boomer urge to make a meticulously manicured lawn my defining personality trait.

    — EstebanRaboner (@EstebanRaboner) August 22, 2022
    Twitter: @EstebanRaboner

    6. Salt:

    Boomers think that salt is a personality trait

    7. Drinking black coffee:

    i’m tired of boomers acting like drinking coffee straight is a personality trait

    8. Drinking out of the garden hose:

    Why do boomers think “I drank out of the garden hose” is a personality trait?

    9. Complaining to service workers:

    Boomers think complaining to service workers is a personality trait

    10. Not having social media accounts:

    Boomers think not having a social media account is a personality trait

    11. Drinking eight cups of coffee out of styrofoam cups a day:

    Boomers think drinking eight styrofoam cups of coffee every day is a personality trait

    12. Saying "If I sit down, I might not be able to get back up:"

    Boomers love saying “if I sit down I might not get back up :p” ok Bethel arthritis is not a personality trait

    13. Being scared of iOS updates:

    baby boomers really think that being scared of ios updates is a personality trait

    14. Eating only meat and cheese:

    i’m so tired of boomers acting like eating only meat and cheese is a personality trait

    15. Not liking modern music:

    I swear boomers think not liking modern music is like some god-tier personality trait..

    — Ryc Pleto™ (@UrbanSoulSpeaks) October 10, 2022
    Twitter: @UrbanSoulSpeaks

    16. Growing up with only three television channels:

    boomers really think its a personality trait to have only 3 channels growing up

    17. Being early:

    Baby boomers favorite personality trait is being aggressively early to everything

    18. Not caring about the environment:

    Why do baby boomers think not caring about the environment is a personality trait

    19. Not knowing how to rotate a pdf:

    Baby Boomers act like not knowing how to rotate a pdf is a personality trait

    20. Being obsessed with the Beatles:

    i hate baby boomers because they think being obsessed with the beatles/the rolling stones/ACDC/any other 'rock' band is a personality trait

    21. Not buying name brand electronics:

    Boomers think not buying name brand electronics is a personality trait.

    22. Eating steak:

    Boomers think that eating steak is a fuckin personality trait

    — Nathan (@expensivepizza) November 14, 2018
    Twitter: @expensivepizza

    23. Being an alumni:

    Sorry boomers, being an alumni isn’t a personality trait

    — Nickmin (@nickmin1123) August 8, 2019
    Twitter: @nickmin1123

    24. Paying with checks:

    Baby Boomers think that not having a debit card and paying with checks is a personality trait

    — lulu (@lulu052997) December 26, 2019
    Twitter: @lulu052997

    25. Never downloading TikTok:

    why do boomers on Facebook think that not ever downloading TikTok is a personality trait

    — carter 🍂🌲🍁 (@HargroveCarter) July 22, 2020
    Twitter: @HargroveCarter

    26. Excessive use of exclamation points:

    why do boomers think excessive use of genuine exclamation points is a personality trait

    — zoloft stan acc | AWS (@notallsharks) August 10, 2020
    Twitter: @notallsharks

    27. Hating their spouse:

    Boomers really made hating their spouse an entire personality trait and genre of comedy and got away with it

    — Will (@WillemDaFro) January 13, 2022
    Twitter: @WillemDaFro

    Sharing pictures of animals on Facebook with the caption "I bet I won't even get one share":

    baby boomers’ only personality traits are sharing pictures of animals with the caption “i bet i won’t even get one share” and liking their own posts on facebook

    28. Getting married at 18:

    Why do boomers think getting married at 18 is a personality trait??! Honey, that’s the patriarchy

    29. And lastly, making fun of ripped jeans:

    Can someone tell baby boomers that making fun of ripped jeans isn’t a personality trait