"A Generation of Sociopaths," your boomer parents have a message for you (its FU!), great moments in boomer parenting, "Soylent Boomer" sounds rather tasty & more boomer memes + a poll about boomers!
I was born in 1961 and I cannot stand many in my age group. Entitled, self absorbed and useless. They only care about themselves. Their kids are only waiting for them to die which I cannot fault them for.
I was born in 1952, and I know exactly what you mean. In fact, I am furious re: this set of values. Absolutely disgusted. I was/am a Hippie, and I feel very betrayed. Not sure how it happened, not sure how I kept my less selfish values intact while those around me sold their (children's) birthrights for a mess of pottage.
SEE MY COMMENT TO DWIGHT: I think you hit on something e.g. Jerry Seinfeld (the actor) was born April 29, 1954 and most characters on the show (the actors playing Elaine & George were late boomers but the actor playing Kramer was actually born in 1949 although he looked younger) were awful people!
Also working-class boomers who still had a tough time (but still probably had better opportunities to rise vs. their counterparts in future generations) vs. those from the educated classes who avoided the draft, went to universities, became hippies or aimless aka The Graduate...
I couldn’t agree with you more. There’s a huge continental divide in the boomer generation. I was born in 1950. We were the ones who marched for civil rights, protested the Vietnam war and fought in that war. We expanded our consciousness and explored new ways of living. The boomers born after 1955 were mostly children during that time. They bought into everything we were against. Hippies morphed into yuppies. They are the ones responsible for making the rest of the boomer generation look bad. Peace, man.✌️
I think you hit on something e.g. Jerry Seinfeld (the actor) was born April 29, 1954 and most characters on the show (the actors playing Elaine & George were late boomers but the actor playing Kramer was actually born in 1949 although he looked younger) were awful people!
Also working-class boomers who still had a tough time (but still probably had better opportunities to rise vs. their counterparts in future generations) vs. those from the educated classes who avoided the draft, went to universities, became hippies or aimless aka The Graduate...
I think what happened was that after world war two ended and people started having babies again, there was a real concern about ever having another war because of the threat of totalitarianism and the atom bomb. I think our early education tried to teach us critical thinking skills, but by the early 60s I think those in power realized that was a mistake, that they didn’t really want thinkers who would see through the deceptions and become revolutionaries. They wanted compliant consumers. I remember in junior high I got an A in algebra. But then they changed the curriculum from old to “new” math. First year of high school math I got a D. We didn’t learn “civics” anymore, it was now “social studies.” There was a tidal shift in education. And I think the latter baby boomers were simply programmed differently. They became the “me” generation. I personally don’t relate to that demographic at all. Not m, m, my generation.
While I find these many ageist generalizations interesting, up to a point, I'd prefer to keep a broader viewpoint. The current situation is an example of a decaying, decadent social structure. We either rebuild it into a better place, or further the decline & decay towards destruction. Basically, do YOU have a positive, or negative mindset?.... These "sociopathic" "boomers" are a negative & subtractive, divisive force. I'd rather be positive & additive, & multiplicative....
Some of the other commenters hit on something - the noticeable difference b/w boomers born before the mid-1950s and those born after e.g. Jerry Seinfeld (the actor) was born April 29, 1954 and most characters on the show (the actors playing Elaine & George were late boomers but the actor playing Kramer was actually born in 1949 although he looked younger) were all awful people - maybe that's why the show was so popular!
Come to think of it, I have noticed this too e.g. relatives and their family friends who were generally born just before, during or after the war (so 1940s) were much more like their parents (aka the greatest generation or silent generation) and seemed to stay married more. They also experienced more hardships e.g. fathers KIA in WW2/Korea, or food shortages and other traumas during NAZI/Communist occupations and even long after the war IF born in Europe (then going to the USA as refugees or immigrants and dealing with the struggles associated with that), then getting drafted and sent to Vietnam...
Also working-class boomers of any age still had a tough time, but they still had much had better opportunities to rise if they worked hard vs. their counterparts in more recent generations - especially if white as now we have DEI/affirmative action discrimination etc. But then there are the boomers in the wealthier/educated/upper classes who got to avoid the draft as they went to universities, became hippies, or were aimless like in The Graduate...
I was born in 1961 and I cannot stand many in my age group. Entitled, self absorbed and useless. They only care about themselves. Their kids are only waiting for them to die which I cannot fault them for.
I was born in 1952, and I know exactly what you mean. In fact, I am furious re: this set of values. Absolutely disgusted. I was/am a Hippie, and I feel very betrayed. Not sure how it happened, not sure how I kept my less selfish values intact while those around me sold their (children's) birthrights for a mess of pottage.
SEE MY COMMENT TO DWIGHT: I think you hit on something e.g. Jerry Seinfeld (the actor) was born April 29, 1954 and most characters on the show (the actors playing Elaine & George were late boomers but the actor playing Kramer was actually born in 1949 although he looked younger) were awful people!
Also working-class boomers who still had a tough time (but still probably had better opportunities to rise vs. their counterparts in future generations) vs. those from the educated classes who avoided the draft, went to universities, became hippies or aimless aka The Graduate...
I couldn’t agree with you more. There’s a huge continental divide in the boomer generation. I was born in 1950. We were the ones who marched for civil rights, protested the Vietnam war and fought in that war. We expanded our consciousness and explored new ways of living. The boomers born after 1955 were mostly children during that time. They bought into everything we were against. Hippies morphed into yuppies. They are the ones responsible for making the rest of the boomer generation look bad. Peace, man.✌️
I think you hit on something e.g. Jerry Seinfeld (the actor) was born April 29, 1954 and most characters on the show (the actors playing Elaine & George were late boomers but the actor playing Kramer was actually born in 1949 although he looked younger) were awful people!
Also working-class boomers who still had a tough time (but still probably had better opportunities to rise vs. their counterparts in future generations) vs. those from the educated classes who avoided the draft, went to universities, became hippies or aimless aka The Graduate...
I think what happened was that after world war two ended and people started having babies again, there was a real concern about ever having another war because of the threat of totalitarianism and the atom bomb. I think our early education tried to teach us critical thinking skills, but by the early 60s I think those in power realized that was a mistake, that they didn’t really want thinkers who would see through the deceptions and become revolutionaries. They wanted compliant consumers. I remember in junior high I got an A in algebra. But then they changed the curriculum from old to “new” math. First year of high school math I got a D. We didn’t learn “civics” anymore, it was now “social studies.” There was a tidal shift in education. And I think the latter baby boomers were simply programmed differently. They became the “me” generation. I personally don’t relate to that demographic at all. Not m, m, my generation.
While I find these many ageist generalizations interesting, up to a point, I'd prefer to keep a broader viewpoint. The current situation is an example of a decaying, decadent social structure. We either rebuild it into a better place, or further the decline & decay towards destruction. Basically, do YOU have a positive, or negative mindset?.... These "sociopathic" "boomers" are a negative & subtractive, divisive force. I'd rather be positive & additive, & multiplicative....
Some of the other commenters hit on something - the noticeable difference b/w boomers born before the mid-1950s and those born after e.g. Jerry Seinfeld (the actor) was born April 29, 1954 and most characters on the show (the actors playing Elaine & George were late boomers but the actor playing Kramer was actually born in 1949 although he looked younger) were all awful people - maybe that's why the show was so popular!
Come to think of it, I have noticed this too e.g. relatives and their family friends who were generally born just before, during or after the war (so 1940s) were much more like their parents (aka the greatest generation or silent generation) and seemed to stay married more. They also experienced more hardships e.g. fathers KIA in WW2/Korea, or food shortages and other traumas during NAZI/Communist occupations and even long after the war IF born in Europe (then going to the USA as refugees or immigrants and dealing with the struggles associated with that), then getting drafted and sent to Vietnam...
Also working-class boomers of any age still had a tough time, but they still had much had better opportunities to rise if they worked hard vs. their counterparts in more recent generations - especially if white as now we have DEI/affirmative action discrimination etc. But then there are the boomers in the wealthier/educated/upper classes who got to avoid the draft as they went to universities, became hippies, or were aimless like in The Graduate...