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69. Anybody got this article out from behind the paywall? I get "You've been blocked by the NYTimes because

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Tue Apr 21, 2026, 08:43 PM

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you're IP address is being used", when I try to remove it. I'm on a VPN.

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*Warning: Rage Inducing* Older Americans Are Hoarding America's Potential [View all] Coventina 11 hrs ago OP

I am so fucking sick of this ageism. travelingthrulife 11 hrs ago #1

New York Times hots another one out of the johnnyfins 11 hrs ago #2

WOW okay.... Why not start at FalloutShelter 11 hrs ago #3

I'm an old guy and I am certainly hoarding everything on my SS retirement income...wowza! wcmagumba 11 hrs ago #4

Yes- I expect that message is a prelude to asking older people to work longer before retirement Redleg 11 hrs ago #5

But then they're hoarding jobs from deserving younger people! Disclosure- I'm working full-time at 77. NBachers 9 hrs ago #22

Beat 'em to it. boonecreek 8 hrs ago #53

With age comes wisdom. pwb 11 hrs ago #6

Actually, he is in his 50's. niyad 10 hrs ago #16

Damn kid. paleotn 9 hrs ago #30

This is true. I have a couple of vintage pieces that are older than he is! niyad 9 hrs ago #34

"Overprivileged," my wrinkled old ass! Ocelot II 11 hrs ago #7

I hear you. I can no longer afford to have a pet NoSheep 10 hrs ago #14

Oh dear, I wonder if Ocelot has become one of those retirees who...... FadedMullet 9 hrs ago #25

I'm not eating cat food, but my cats are. Gotta keep them fed! Ocelot II 8 hrs ago #43

The same here. GoCubsGo 8 hrs ago #63

What was the age at which Logan had to run? dickthegrouch 10 hrs ago #8

It was 30 in the movie FoxNewsSucks 10 hrs ago #10

The Epstein Class is coming for everything Johnny2X2X 10 hrs ago #9

Probably a safe bet to say there are selfish, greedy, narcissistic assholes in every "defined generation." Smokster 10 hrs ago #11

+1 leftstreet 10 hrs ago #15

You're right 👍 MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #17

And that is what it is--the politics of division. valleyrogue 5 hrs ago #71

To The Whippersnapper Author: 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕 ColoringFool 10 hrs ago #12

Consumerism fueled by the web has made them think everything must be lush and shiny and abundant NoSheep 10 hrs ago #13

The average age of the first time homebuyer *now* is about 40. 50 years ago, it was much lower. WhiskeyGrinder 9 hrs ago #20

If my wife and I hadn't gotten married and stayed in the relationship for 20 years (plus), Igel 8 hrs ago #65

This ageist asshole is 54, a law professor at Yale, clearly not hurting. niyad 9 hrs ago #32

A lot of people have this attitude, not just the very young MustLoveBeagles 9 hrs ago #18

I mean, he's publishing this to promote his book, but...some of his points aren't wrong. WhiskeyGrinder 9 hrs ago #19

What fresh shit is this? I'm sick of it... in the press... on the editorial pages... and "online" in certain places too. QueerDuck 9 hrs ago #21

Boomers have no say in our birth. SleeplessinSoCal 9 hrs ago #23

They can take my HARD EARNED money OnionPatch 9 hrs ago #24

Maybe old conservatives are enabling the problem IronLionZion 9 hrs ago #26

I've been seeing this trope pop up on other social media periodically, especially before elections jmbar2 9 hrs ago #27

While it is true that we older folks are 'over-represented' in the election process calguy 9 hrs ago #28

This one really caught my eye, too, calguy! slightlv 8 hrs ago #56

Yeah that's lame jfz9580m 9 hrs ago #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Figarosmom 9 hrs ago #31

Over represented in elections. Old Crank 9 hrs ago #33

I'm Old bluestateboomer 9 hrs ago #35

The American Dream and The Nuclear Family... BurnDoubt 9 hrs ago #36

;-{) Samuel Moyn Kent Professor of Law and History Goonch 9 hrs ago #37

Uh.... MorbidButterflyTat 4 hrs ago #74

Just another way to divide us. Buddyzbuddy 9 hrs ago #38

Exactly, Big Blue Marble 8 hrs ago #44

Yeah, it sounded like preconditioning: "Don't be selfish when we cut those SS benefits." William Seger 8 hrs ago #47

The older generation worked hard, saved their money, put kids thru school and they can't enjoy life? Deuxcents 9 hrs ago #39

First senior to give up wealth and housing should be wnylib 9 hrs ago #40

Trying to get youth worked up to vote for those who Ilsa 8 hrs ago #41

;-{) Senicide - Abandoning Old People on Ice Floes Goonch 8 hrs ago #42

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles 8 hrs ago #45

I'm a boomer... GiqueCee 8 hrs ago #46

Looks like we have another cultural group to start blaming...... Chakaconcarne 8 hrs ago #48

Thank you! mcar 8 hrs ago #49

Shameless parasitic Yimby trash from the predictably awful NYT jfz9580m 8 hrs ago #50

I'm with you. But I do think we need term limits.. Joinfortmill 8 hrs ago #51

I just wish they woud pass the baton already Skittles 8 hrs ago #57

Repeat after me: EVERY BILLIONAIRE IS A POLICY FAILURE! EarthFirst 8 hrs ago #52

I know I'm privileged, and I am very torqued at the condition of a large part of younger generations. Susan Calvin 8 hrs ago #54

As an oldster myself, I paid into the system for decades COL Mustard 8 hrs ago #55

This shit has gone on with every generation for as long as this country existed. GoCubsGo 8 hrs ago #58

I DO give up my "accumulated wealth". Every time I buy something. Callie1979 8 hrs ago #59

That is one of the dumbest takes I've ever seen Takket 8 hrs ago #60

Samuel Moyn is Full. Of. Shit. DinahMoeHum 8 hrs ago #61

No quarter was ever asked for. OC375 8 hrs ago #62

Yeah we're a pox on civilization snowybirdie 8 hrs ago #64

Yeah, I'll need more than a little incentive to give away my house. Qutzupalotl 8 hrs ago #66

Unrepented Boomer PCB66 8 hrs ago #67

Recommended. H2O Man 6 hrs ago #68

Anybody got this article out from behind the paywall? I get "You've been blocked by the NYTimes because sinkingfeeling 5 hrs ago #69

We don't owe these ageist people one thing. valleyrogue 5 hrs ago #70

Screw this! csusan 5 hrs ago #72

It was a guest writer's opinion piece. Locutusofborg 4 hrs ago #73

This one person is a law professor, has opinon pieces several places, niyad 3 hrs ago #77

My 90 yr old mom has dementia, dad passed 2 yrs ago vapor2 3 hrs ago #75

They took away our pensions so we had to save our own hard earned money for retirement DBoon 3 hrs ago #76

To The Author, Pt. 2: The "Hoarding" Is Not Generational; It Is Political..... ColoringFool 3 hrs ago #78

Yes Coventina, it is rage inducing canetoad 2 hrs ago #79

Gaslighting and scapegoating. 58Sunliner 2 hrs ago #80

The latest Harper's has "How Seniors Became America's Ruling Class" gulliver 1 hr ago #81