Two generations, divided by a meme: Weekend Edition

[Bloomberg]( [OK Kids. This Boomer Has Had Enough.]( — Tyler Cowen As a baby boomer myself, I have mixed feelings about the latest linguistic weapon of generational warfare being deployed against us. Am I OK with “[OK Boomer](,” the flippant yet passive retort from millennials or members of Generation Z whenever anyone of my generation decries [the dangers]( of e-scooters or overreactions to [climate change](? I realize that whether I’m OK isn’t really the question. Still, I would characterize my reaction as irritated, put off and maybe a bit flattered. On the positive side, my generation is being treated as a force of nature, a generation so strong and influential that it must be addressed by name. In so many debates today, being insulted is seen as a mark of importance. (For what it is worth, I don’t go around talking about “millennials” or “Generation X” or “Generation Z” very much — this column excepted, I suppose.) Furthermore, as an economist I see the word “boom” as having a generally positive connotation. Read the [whole thing](. [Lebanon’s Richest Need To Take a Haircut]( — Dan Azzi [Millennials Should Be Happy They Are Stuck Renting]( — A. Gary Shilling [Tuesday's Elections Went Badly for Donald Trump]( — Jonathan Bernstein [U.S. Needs More Skilled Immigrants From Two Countries]( — Noah Smith [Pregnant Women Have No Choice But to Wear Ugly Clothes]( — Sarah Halzack [China Has a Glass-Bridge Bubble]( — Adam Minter [Did Singapore Plagiarize an Airport?]( — Adam Minter [Playing the Game of Infinite Leverage]( — Matt Levine [Public Impeachment Hearings Will Start With a Bang]( — Noah Feldman Saturday New Music Here are [six new albums]( you can stream right now, including the highly anticipated “Magdalene” from FKA twigs. This is the Weekend Edition of Bloomberg Opinion Today, a roundup of the 10 most popular stories Bloomberg Opinion published this week, based on web readership, with some other stuff thrown in. [FOLLOW US [Facebook Share]]( [Twitter Share]( SEND TO A FRIEND [Share with a friend] You received this message because you are subscribed to Bloomberg's Bloomberg Opinion Today newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( | [Bloomberg.com]( | [Contact Us]( Bloomberg L.P. 731 Lexington, New York, NY, 10022