IC 54: “OK Boomer” Says the Good-Humored Zoomer

We tackle the generation-dividing meme that’s sweeping the Internet: OK Boomer. We talk about its presence on TikTok and the backlash. Gaming features strawberry hunting and a -possibly perfect – online MMORPG? We’ve got lots to say about Bojack Horseman S6 in You’ve Gotta See This, and then hologram concerts, poorly named YouTube channels, and … Continue reading IC 54: “OK Boomer” Says the Good-Humored Zoomer

We tackle the generation-dividing meme that’s sweeping the Internet: OK Boomer. We talk about its presence on TikTok and the backlash. Gaming features strawberry hunting and a -possibly perfect – online MMORPG? We’ve got lots to say about Bojack Horseman S6 in You’ve Gotta See This, and then hologram concerts, poorly named YouTube channels, and Danny DeVito.

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Show Notes / Gaming Corner
OK Boomer on Know Your Meme
OK Boomer articles on the NY Times, Mashable, NBC, WAMU’s 1A
Compilation of OK Boomer TikToks on YouTube
A New Zealand MP uses it against an older colleague heckling her
The OK Boomer sweatshirt
Twitter user: Can my Boomer dad use Ok Boomer?
Generation Z on Wikipedia

Gaming Corner
Celeste on Steam
Super Mario Sunshine on Wikipedia
Path of Exile on Steam

You’ve Gotta See This (YGST)
This time: Netflix’s Bojack Horseman Season 6, Part 1 (IMDb)
For next time: James Bond: The Man with the Golden Gun on Amazon Prime (IMDb)

Good Internet, Best Internet (GIBI)
Michael’s Good 1: Riot opened their League of Legends World Championship with a holographic-heavy hip hop number (video) (Recode writeup of event, and the game’s in-game hip hop group with legitimately popular singles on YouTube) (Also mentioned: Gorillaz) Randolf’s Good 1: YouTuber highlight: tomatoanus (SFW): speedrun commentary and explanations, mechanical presentations peppered with dry humor. (example: Dishonored speedrun explanation)
Michael’s Good 2: This article about Millennials killing the Manhattan Power Lunch has been “ok Boomer”ed into the stratosphere.
Randolf’s Good 2: This reddit thread about Danny DeVito being the sexiest celebrity, DeVito shows up

Music
“spring synths” by oddsamples is licensed under CC BY 3.0
“The Pirate and the Dancer” by RoleMusic is licensed under CC BY 4.0
“Another Version of You” by Chris Zibriskie is licensed under CC BY 4.0