Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Finally, something awesome every generation can agree on
Finally, something awesome every generation can agree on Finally, something awesome every generation can agree on Whatâs cooler than being cool? Being awesome or nice apparently. YouGov found when it polled 1,200 people across generations that generally when asked what something good or âgenerally favorableâ is, Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Millennials have the same three go-to words.In order of popularity: awesome, cool, or nice.Itâs rare that you have parents using the same slang as their children. But beyond those words, generations tend to fragment in how they express something is the awesomest â" or is it the dopest?Follow Ladders on Flipboard!Follow Laddersâ magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and more!The lingoEighteen to 24-year-olds are still down with âawesome,â âcool,â and ânice,â but theyâll also go with a âlit,â (23%) âsickâ (16%) or âfireâ (12%.)Baby Boomers like âsuperbâ (17%) and âneatâ (22%).And Millennials, of course, are down with âdope.âGen Xers donât really have any words that distinctly belong to their generation, but theyâve been known to use âfireâ (4%) and âfreshâ (5%).Now thatâs groovy.
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