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Elon Musk's X claims it's now a 'video-first platform' as it tries to reverse an advertiser exodus that has cost it billions in value (fortune.com)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Gen X is not boomers. Gen X is the “lost generation” which is ironic considering the context here. They were between boomers and millennials, and are typically the parents of millennials and some gen z.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

If they are parents of millennials, then only of the youngest I think. I am an older millennial (born 1986) and my parents are 65 and 71 (thus being "boomers").