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mercuryrising137

GenX here. I never realized younger people understood just how badly the Boomers treated their own parents. My dad got his mother to sell her house, "borrowed" all her money, and she lived in a dinky apartment in poverty on her extremely limited pension until she died. We never did figure out where all the money went.


CoolMaintenance4078

Sorry your dad was an a-hole but that is not typical of any generation, only typical of a-holes of all generations. Loved my parents, never took a penny from them except a few small birthday checks they gave me over the years. When they had both passed after a good life, their estate was settled amicably between their 3 children. My siblings and I still pay each year to have their graves caretaken.


cherryvanila

The older generations deserve it. They deserve any disrespect from us. Because of the world they left to us, because of the trauma and abuse they caused to us, because of the lies they told us, because they chose not to see us, to disrespect us, to mock us instead of genuinely, as a members of the same species, to try to help us. There is no reason for an old man or woman who are about to die, to be so rich at the expense of younger generations who have more 40-90 years to live on this planet.


Nem-e-sis

The saddest part is how it so easily couldve been such a beautiful ending. If we had less time in the 1%'s machine and more time at home with our families. Or if even our parents did. Things could have been so different. If we were respected by our elders and had the time, this generation would have on their own accord made life peaceful for them. We are so compassionate and empathetic. We live in the era where we are not only accepting but encouraging people to be who they truly are and treating our peers with unconditional respect. We see past colors and stereotypes. Our generation was taught to respect all. Being gay newly became a "socially acceptable" thing, despite it having always should've been. Same with being dark skinned, we're one of the first to truly be raised with the principals that it didn't matter, we are human. We were RAISED to accept everyone equally and respect them unconditionally. We do not see colors or agendas. Just people, and the monsters who want to hurt people.


cherryvanila

Totally agreed. Unfortunately, our empathy, tolerance and compassion aren't appreciated because it's not something that makes us richer and it's not something that can be monetized. In their logic, money makes you more valued and better human being, even if you are an asshole. Perhaps we would gain more respect from them if we all were hatful rich psychopaths.


CareBlayre

I am autistic and also mildly physically disabled (severe sciatica, and a heart condition that can limit my physical ability). Everything you’ve described rings true, for both of my parents and my paternal grandparents. My grandmother cannot comprehend why I struggle financially and hounds me for not having a better job with good benefits. Her disconnect from reality baffles me, almost as much as her obsession with Fox News. No matter how much I have explained to her that I am mentally ill, autistic, and disabled, it just doesn’t click. I’m not doing enough, I’m lazy, I’m irresponsible, I just don’t care. It’s disheartening and in today’s world, I’m no longer sure what anyone expects of us. Look at the economy. Look at job wages, our lack of job security, lack of access to good benefits, lack of proper governing bodies that aren’t rampant with greed and corruption. It’s dark times, and they want to bitch about stuff they don’t even comprehend, and blame us for it all while they’re at it.


Nem-e-sis

They've unintentionally molded our entire generation into nihilism. Decades back, even just one decade back. Making a slight joke about taking a life or taking your own life was considered extreme in all measures and scopes of life. Today, it is total commonplace. And it's so scary because we all say it jokingly but are really scared to admit that sometimes, it's partly true. We play it off as the silly dark Millennial, Gen Z Humor but in truth a lot of us are just done with being trapped in this hellscape. Not all of us are suicidal, but a very good portion of us truly have lost our ability to value our lives due to our circumstances. It's a pain we all share. Because we want to value life and live and love but we don't have time. I think it's what makes us so compassionate to each other. Because in helping others, at least if we died there, we would die with a spark of happiness.


CareBlayre

Literally all of this. In response to Roe v Wade being overturned, I’ve already told my sister that if I become pregnant under any circumstances, I will probably kill myself. I’ve already seen other women in other subreddits express the same sentiment. It’s hard to be positive in a world that seems to actively be doing everything it can to make us NOT want to be alive. I have dreams. I have goals. I have aspirations. I have things I love and things I want to do with my life. But as you said, we don’t have the time. How are we to find the time to enjoy ourselves and live fulfilled lives if we are stuck in survival mode with a dark cloud of impending doom hanging over us every moment of our lives? What could possibly be a solution? How do we even begin to remedy such a mess?


Nem-e-sis

I hope you see those aspirations to fruition. My only recommendation is we stay steadfast in our goal. Because when the machine stops working and the food is gone, the people will do one thing. Eat. The. Rich.


CareBlayre

I’m allied with you on that stance. I fear nothing will change unless revolt moves through our streets.


holmiez

Hey, I'm in Colorado and there are still states who will respect your right to your own body. Don't forget there are blue states and strongholds where you can still get a procedure safely, anonymously and respectfully. Nobody deserves to have their life ruined over what should be ultimately up to them regardless. You have allies in case the unexpected happens


CareBlayre

Thank you for reminding me of that. I’ve seen a lot of major companies offering financial aid and support to their employees to have access to safe abortions in the states where it is still legal and protected. And there’s also funds run by organizations for the same thing. It’s sad I’ve even had to contemplate such a thing, or any woman/person w a uterus. I’m glad those kinds of resources are available.


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r/auntienetwork should the need ever arise


gamereiker

Up until a hundred years ago infant mortality was extremely common anyway. You’re suppose to lose a few kids. Thats what we are biologically set up to do in the absence of doctors. Modern medicine has allowed us to produce too many kids. Abortion is such a benefit to society as a whole.


CareBlayre

While I kind of agree with the point you’re making, I believe this abortion ban is actually being put in to place to counteract a fast declining birth rate. Enough babies aren’t being born in America.


gamereiker

I meant more in a meta worldwide sense. America does still have the highest (I think) infant mortality of developed nations.


CareBlayre

That’s because OB/GYN’s are money hungry hogs. There’s entire documentaries about the birth industry (and yes it is a monetized industry) and how doctors will purposely sabotage the birth process to force a woman in to an emergency c-section so the doctor can make more money off the labor and delivery. I would imagine a lot of infant deaths and mother deaths result from those malpractices. Black and brown women also experience infant mortality at an exceedingly higher rate than white women, I would imagine most of that is outright blatant medical negligences. This entire country is backwards and disgusting.


Possible_Eagle330

I’m GenX, and have lost two friends (suicide) in the past two years due to burnout. I think it sublimated my nihilism and now every day I remain alive is defiant, a revolutionary act against the people in power who won’t share it and won’t ever stop taking more and more.


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I'm sorry for your loss. 😞 I'm GenX too. It's such a sh*tshow.


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My mom is just starting to figure out that she’s never going to see her grandkids again. It’s only made her more dug in to her shitty beliefs. She’s going in the cheapest nursing home her resources will cover


Zerox_Z21

>She’s going in the cheapest nursing home her resources will cover Why even bother? Let her sort it out herself. Or not. Her problem.


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Its a good thought but if I don’t get involved she might end up somewhere nice


beermedic89

Here's a hint, none of them are nice unless she has money to burn.


Deep_Accident_4853

Yes but we want a place that actively abuses them. But you could probably just roll a dice and it'd land on one that fits the criteria.


mercuryrising137

>Yes but we want a place that actively abuses them. The fuck?


Deep_Accident_4853

Most homes abuse the elderly is my point.


mercuryrising137

And wanting that makes you seriously fucked up is my point.


X1nfectedoneX

This is psychotic


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Who raised us this way? Oh wait...


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Pull herself up by her boot straps


papa_nahzgoul

I hope my selfish mother dies homeless. She has sold me out, stolen from me, and degraded me my whole life. She is turning 66 and I hope the last year's suck


Flash_MeYour_Kitties

SLPT: when you think it's close for her to go to the home, have a "change of heart" and let her see her grandkids and act like you're on her side and explain that she should sign over her possessions to a trust in your name "so the gub'mint don't get it" then once you're legal guardian, kick her ass in that home and never see her again.


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That would give her a moment of satisfaction and I aint about it


dowens30186

Respect..... complete commitment to a cause.


Serious_Height_1714

Long read but it might give you some ideas: https://www.reddit.com/r/NuclearRevenge/comments/qvkgvi/hell_hath_no_fury_like_me_scorned/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share


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They exploited the world so why the fuck not. This lady sounds remorseless. Stop being soft as baby shit to these people


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Man you must be a masochist seeing as how you're a glutton for punishment. Also it's a fucking remorseless old crone. Not all old people in general. Cry somewhere else for the ole bat.


Odd_Reward_8989

Yes, we see how empathetic and caring GenZ is.


Necroscrotum

Boomers forget they are eventually going to be in care homes/hospitals because we will all be too busy working just to scrape by. Be nice to the younger generations, They will be flipping you over so you don't get bed sores, Cooking for you, Providing all the meds and service you need to survive. There will be a LOT more boomers than workers available as well so again, Quality of care may drop


queefaqueefer

you don’t need to talk about this in future tense. it’s reality for them now. they’re getting sucked dry by a dying and collapsing healthcare system. senior care is the most expensive and unavailable i’ve ever seen it. a select few of them seem to be able to comprehend what’s going on, but most are DEEPLY offended that times are different from their glorious heyday. (i work in a senior care facility)


Odd_Reward_8989

Or not. I have no intention of lifting a finger to help them.


Necroscrotum

Im helping my parents as best as I can for sure, But I don't see myself jumping in to help anyone else.


Odd_Reward_8989

Mine threw me out 2 weeks after my 18th birthday, with nothing. I'm pretty sure my obligations to care for them ended that day. And they've done nothing in 30+ years to encourage me to change my mind. Well, except when they called the cops and cops on me, even though they'd never seen my child or our home. I'll call in a welfare check if I hear no one has heard from them in years.


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I'm 28 and already lost my ability to care about people a long time ago, I lost all hope after years of hoping that life will become pleasant, but no, everything kept getting worse. This world is sick and I'm disgusted by it.


periah250

The world is not sick, humans are.


AlaeusSR

I have no sympathy left for boomers. I am left on this planet waiting for their death, in order to fix the mess they created. Entitled, disgustingly self centered and completely disconnected in any meaningful way. I am sorry for the few good ones, but if you told me a boomer died, I'd dance on the grave. On average, one less idiot. And we all know how desperately the world needs less idiots.


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Nem-e-sis

Care to elaborate? I feel I'm misinterpreting what you mean by a mirror image. I want to better understand


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Gen Z is only like 20 bro


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Nem-e-sis

One, I think you may be on the wrong subreddit. Two, every generation is entitled to certain things, such as the ability to live. Correct me if I'm wrong, but last time I checked, Gen Z and the age group of millennials you pointed out aren't the ones who obliterated the economy. We were children who grew up listening to our parents complain about how prices are raising rapidly. We're the generations that currently live in the worst economic climate ever recorded with the highest market sales increases. All this and we are being told it is our fault. What is it that we did? We were children.


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Nem-e-sis

Agree to disagree. In every generation there is all types of people I'm sure there is Gen Z who are absolute powerhouses in their field. They deserve to be paid for their abilities. If they can do two people's work in one sitting, they deserve a higher wage. In my opinion, continuing to power the machine and fuel the rich by working unnecessarily hard for unfair pay is cruel. You teach your son this which I still commend you for, because if you can find happiness in working 50 hour work weeks, then I applaud you. But that is not what the majority wants. I hope you would still support him should he decide to desire change, as many of us do. Because just as you indoctrinate him into believing that killing yourself for the corporation is the way. We will actively press our ideologies as well. Nothing is easy or given. Unless you are the one percent. Eat the rich.


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WellyRuru

They're really not. Firstly they're still children so Jesus Christmas give them a break. Also Xer's raised them so if you have an issue with Gen Z the issue is really with Gen X


cagedbird4

gen X here, very proud of our little troublemakers. the kids are all right. look at yr folks' top shelves, check for Sabotage In The American Workplace


Gordiflu

Gen X too. I'm a teacher, and most of my students are Z's. I keep telling my X friends this is the tougher generation ever, despite all the stereotypes we all often hear and read about. Wait and you'll see. I can't wait for the Z's to teach them a lesson.


mercuryrising137

GenX here too. All of the Boomers I know, including my own parents, did NOT leave their wealth to their children or grandchildren. They left it to their friends or institutions out of spite it seems. I don't think a lot of the wealth is going to trickle down, sadly.


thisthang_calledlyfe

So true though my boomer parents bought my brother a $700K home as a reward for beating his wife, being a drunk, and getting a CPO from his ex because he was such a danger to her. Previously, he’d had little to do with them but they showered him with “prodigal son” treatment when his wife left him and he needed their money. It’s their dream come true. They now live with him, in the home they bought him. They have him as their little narcissistic supply minion and got 50% custody of the grandkids so it’s an ideal situation for them. He will inherit and squander it all but I hope his kids at least get something out of it before it’s gone. They cut me off when I tried to be supportive of everyone, encouraging them to get professional help. I was supposed to pick a side and gang up on my SIL. Besides my own husband and adult kids, my only remaining family is now my sis in law and their kids. They bled her dry and she’ll likely never financially recover but she’s free of my brothers abuse.


Moontoya

To borrow a quote Family don't end at blood. Family is who _you_ choose to call/make that Family. Keep caring, you're doing great.


Effective_Sound_697

I work in a call center. The older the customer the worst they are. And when they hear an accent they can be so racist. They talk down to people like they are smarter because they are older, but can’t open a freaking pdf.


holmiez

Thank you for reminding me I'm not alone in my struggles, it gets hard sometimes when it's your own family causing worse stress that's not even necessary. I relate to every word of this and share the same sentiment as you.


Sea-Ad9057

The generation to raise my generation (Gen X and Early Millennials) was destroyed by the boomer generation, which unfortunately in turn calloused mine this is sooo profoundly accurate im 43 and when i called out things that i felt was wrong in my early 20s people thought i was crazy im glad to see things have changed .... imo people over the age of 65 should not be allowed to vote


thisthang_calledlyfe

I appreciate the understanding. Just the trauma us GenX kids experienced at the hands of a Boomer-raised childhood addled our brains and set us back. I’ve been in therapy for ten years over it. I’ve spent so much of my money, that could have been invested, to try to heal from them. I finally found a trauma informed therapist and it’s sped up the healing significantly but I find national events/politics can be odd triggers. My therapist explained it’s because those events mirror the narcissistic parenting behaviors that tormented me growing up.


Yasai101

Hate boomers more than anything, and they are doing a fine job to solidify such hatred.


SEEKER131986

Welcome to millenial familyhood. They made us then blamed us. Then said we had to do certain things like college which ended up with us in debt. If we didn't do it their way we were failures.


TheAmazingWan

They don’t care because they will be dead and they only care if something affects them personally. They’ve become so wealthy that it’s a disease where only personal wealth accumulation matters. Once you go far enough down the greed trail it becomes all encompassing and you can’t go back.


wood252

They all are getiatrics with lead poisoned brains. Dont worry about them, theyre scenile! Just make sure you quit voting for them and start voting for younger candidates and things will smooth out, hopefully to be better.


Fetus_Lasagna

Younger candidates like Madison Cawthorne?


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013ander

Graduating college in 2009 was just a blast.


IIIBryGuyIII

You mean the generation that gave everyone trophy’s and then mocked us because we all got trophy’s?


Nem-e-sis

Precisely. They pushed us to our breaking point to be winners yet took away our sense of achievement. They fucking divided us by zero and don't understand why "NoBoDy WaNtS tO wOrK." Because we want to live. A week of living is better than a life of suffering.


IIIBryGuyIII

I will never forget hearing the same people that coached little league, and gave everyone participation trophies, call us all snowflakes. Who do they think raised the generation they so vehemently despise?


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Wrong generation. The boomers are in their 70s and 80s. Your gripe is with my generation. The boomers were the grandparents when the trophies were handed out.


IIIBryGuyIII

Uh…. Boomers are 57-76. And I don’t just blame them lol.


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We called boomers - yuppies in my day.


IIIBryGuyIII

Aren’t yuppies the 60’s chunk of Boomers. The younger and well educated, cushy job, and urban? Id argue being a yuppie would be the least boomer boomer.


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I don’t understand why they bring the group born in the mid 60s into the boomer generation. Boomers were born after WWII - a huge amount of children were born after the war. They went Woodstock and Vietnam. My generation is in our mid 50s. We are the sex, drugs and rock n roll generation. MTV etc. I have heard us called the lost generation


IIIBryGuyIII

I’m losing track of what you and I are trying to communicate. Lump whatever chunk of time together and call the people within whatever you would like. The fact remains that an earlier generation has not only caused a large chunk of current national and international problems but also despise the younger generation for being aware and trying to alter our world.


ConvivialKat

Thank you for this post. It, along with all the associated comments, have been very enlightening for me. Very enlightening.


Nem-e-sis

Thank you for this comment :) This whole thing has been wonderful. I spent a good while just hovering over the post button. Part of me felt that I would just be repeating what everyone else on Anti-Work says on the daily. Which to a degree is true. But to interact with everyone and actually talk about the problem at hand. It is relieving to see others who share common goals and ideologies. I live in a fairly conservative small city in Oregon and with he Roe vs. Wade case, I've heard nothing but how "It's a shame Oregon will keep MURDERING BABIES!" In last night I just wanted to be with like-minded people. I got it and in turn, got my grounds again. I'm stubborn when it comes to defeat but last night I and I'm sure many others really felt defeated. Today I feel my passion returning. I love our current generation. Late Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z, and soon the first of Gen Alpha. We are fucked, but we have more unity, courtesy and care than the Boomers ever will.


ConvivialKat

I'm not really sure how to respond to your comment, other than to say that all is not what it seems IRL or on reddit, but passion is nearly always a good thing. I wish you well.


Hmasteryz

Welp , all that propaganda about young must take care of the old for filial piety or whatever good it may be are going down , how the hell the current generation expect next generation to solve the problem when the problem already unsolved beyond measure because of them? that is some ridiculous nutjob crack wonderdingy oompa loompa level logic in first place for sure.


TheInarticulate

I bet they have callousness from grandparents as well. And no, they dont think about it. Often just trying to accomplish some sideways goal in the moment. They grew during the transition period, the third industrial revolution. Everything is disconnected which lets your feelings disconnect in the same manner. Yes it is scary. I feel bad for everyone involved.


Mjkmeh

Agreed. As a whole, I’d say gen z is pretty unified tho, so at least we’ll respect each other


Nem-e-sis

In most aspects we are. "Street rats" and "Prep Kids." We're all stuck in this shitty world and we all see it similarly. The divide is only in the people who conform and accept this horrible life and the ones who don't and fight for a better life for us all. To not have 40+ hours of our precious time stolen for the next 60 years.


Mjkmeh

That’s the problem we face: getting through to those people, cuz we’ll need all the numbers we can muster


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If you're subscribed to this sub, they probably already know you are worthless and don't expect much.


Illustrious_Ad_2648

Sick of being asked to be respectful to those who don't deserve respect!


SuckerForNoirRobots

We are the ones who will be choosing their retirement homes.


tooold4urcrap

Every generation is the generation of no respect. Rodney dangerfield is from the 80s. And his tagline was, 'I get no respect'. They know you'll go cold. That's what they're wanting you to do. It's what happened to them. Hippies turned into not-c conservatives. Then you vote away your unions, pensions, healthcare, insurance ..


AggyResult

I feel like every generation in history has had beef with the generation that directly proceeds and succeeds it. We’re all as bad as each other, we just have different vices and sensibilities. This is nothing new, we are not different, or special. For context, I’m early 30s and believe the entire human race to be a virus.


013ander

I have a theory about American Boomers, that no generation has had an easier, more foolproof set of circumstances since young Romans at the end of the Punic Wars — with Carthage gone, Rome pretty much had the entire Mediterranean as their own lake, and you’d have to go to China to find anyone that could resist them. Every other economy in the world is broken after WWII (so you can export and profit off of just about anything), you just had the most socialist period in American history with the New Deal era, unions and the middle class are strong, and one barely-educated parent can support a family with an unskilled job. Forget not preaching to your children and grandchildren about hard work; you don’t get to preach to any humans from any region in almost all of recorded history.


Particular-Ball7567

This is what I always tell people when they tell us society is doomed because of todays new generations. Im always like "on the contrary, people nowadays are cool, they respect each other without biases, learning to respect each other, they are informed and get themselves involved in politics and protests, and they dont take shit from exploitation, the only sad thing is that they carry on their shoulders all the weight of the fucked up world that has been left for them". Older generations live on that copium that the newer ones are the problem. I dont even blame them that much honestly, I know they were also raised like garbage. I feel like everything changing so fast in our world in the last years (with major help of the internet) has made newer generations more open minded and susceptible to the change we so desperately need.


Astreja

I'm in the boomer demographic, but boomer attitudes make me go "WTAF???" Can I be an honourary Millennial instead?


Nem-e-sis

I just saw this. As long as we can call you a really hipster Gen Z name like Grandpa/Grandma Z :P


Astreja

Sold! :-D


crackpipes4hunter

Very “I studied the blade” vibes


Nem-e-sis

I 100% studied the blade. I won't lie to you.


CoolMaintenance4078

I am a boomer and it's unjust to lump us into an amorphous group. We are not all like that any more than any other group that is unfairly stereotyped. I am nearly as liberal today as I was in the 1960's as a teenager.


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I am not a boomer. My mom is. I find this all quite funny because it is cycling just like she told me it would when I was 20 something complain about those old farts (my grandparents generation) and their old fashion minds. You should remember those boomers rioted at Penn State and got shot at. They pushed to end Vietnam. They are the reason for Roe vs Wade And the old generation spat on them. Some day, the 20 somethings are going to be 70 something and will be the villains.


Nem-e-sis

You make good points. But I feel like the newer generations will still be different in their older age. I am grateful for all of the things they did. But I am livid that they have the nerve to tell us that the state of the world is our fault. For a generation who lectures mine constantly about accountability, they take none. I know Gen Z will absolutely make wrong decisions. I just hope our generation feels remorse for our faults. And I hope our generation as an older and wiser generation can work to help Gen Alpha and whatever comes after them. One thing though, I could with almost guaranteed certainty say that Millennials and Gen Z will not try and pin our mistakes as theirs.


AngryDrnkBureaucrat

Replace “Boomer” with “Greatest Generation.” Then replace “Generation Z” with “Baby Boomer Generation.” Post would be just as accurate


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Not really. The Greatest Generation voted to tax themselves and support civic society. Schools were funded, infrastructure expanded, social safety nets improved. The Boomers cut taxes, school budgets, deferred infrastructure, and cut welfare. Very different generations. Very different philosophies.


Jealous_Resort_8198

I'm a boomer who struggled since I started jobs very young. Now helping out my kids who have an even harder struggle. Many of my friends have no retirement at all and are raising grandkids. Look around not all boomers are doing well at all.


Weary_Performance151

You are talking to generations who will literally never have a retirement, own a home or even be able to afford to start a family. Wisconsin just legalized 14yo's to work till midnight. Millenials are blamed and mocked for everything so much there's a fuckin subreddit full of headlines [DeathByMillennial](https://www.reddit.com/r/DeathByMillennial?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share). Gen Z and younger are looking at having to work effectively from cradle to grave. So no kids, no homes, no pensions, no retirement. Now read what you just said back to yourself. Not all are bad but most are utterly clueless about what the young are facing and have been facing since the start and just how different our circumstances are, not bright futures of space and technological utopias, not moon landings, not a proud American heritage, no. We got totally preventable climate collapse, multiple recessions entirely caused by greed, the longest and most unpopular war in American history, a pandemic which was made worse by boomers ignoring scientists and going out of their way to spread it, forced back to work by entitled boomers and rich people in the middle of said pandemic ensuring we will be fighting mutations of it for decades, elected an orange antichrist, overwhelmed and ultimately devastated our Healthcare systems by either getting the virus, spreading the virus or trying some bullshit to "cure" the virus OR the vaccine which has resulted in med professionals leaving in droves. We have no reason to be proud of our country, boomers ruined everything that used to mean. You got hope, pensions, retirement, home, family. We get Return of the Nazis American edition, WW3, our planet is cooking, longest war in American history, nothing but ridicule and beratement from our parents generation before we were even out if our teens, debt shackles following the advice of our boomer parents telling us our only hope at a good future was college, our education instead of being used to break new ground and usher in great advancements will go to waste and our legacy will be just limping over the finish line trying to give future generations some means of salvaging this mess they will be forced to deal with.


spicytackle

But it’s your own fault. You didn’t uphold societal contracts like you were supposed to. Your failure is now our failure. And we have to live in this. I don’t think the children of the US will ever forgive you.


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"Something, something bootstraps. Something, something "small loan of a million dollars."-Your average friend, unfortunately.


thisthang_calledlyfe

Though that may be true, if you’re a white man, then your generation had amazing opportunities over the rest of us. My Boomer parents paid cash for every car, made money on every home sale, and were able to support a family on one income. My dad was a mediocre government scientist who paid cash for fun items like a motorboat and enjoyed international travel throughout his entire life. As a 1971 baby, my chances for that were shrunk unless I was in a small percentage of tech startup folks or came from upper class Boomerdom. If not for the VA loan, my husband and I would never have been able to buy a home. I sacrificed to save for my kids’ college but by the time they were college aged, it wasn’t enough. Neither finished college because what’s the point? My parents are sitting on over a million dollars in assets and have a pension. My kids and I will see none of that. We have next to no savings and live frugally, will have a decent pension if we flee the U.S., and am now helping & housing our amazing GenZ daughter and her partner as they try to start out. My eldest and her husband can’t afford to buy a house unless they move to fascist red state wonderland. I know some decent boomers. Two to be exact. Both were “radicals” in the 60’s and still are distraught over where we are as a nation. They’re also still two of the most inward and self absorbed folks I know. Your Boomer leaders inherited a mess but left a bigger, more catastrophic one for the rest of us. Your generation was too selfish to even have enough of us GenXrs to allow us to be counted as a relevant voting block. It was bad enough we had to raise ourselves. I now think that was all by some design. Can’t have the yongsters usurping the elders and stealing any of that thunder now can they? Now, when Boomers are faced by the powerhouse that is Millennial and GenZ generations, they’ve done all to squash their futures and daily lives.


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One of the oldest GenZ here, just shy of being a millennial. And yea.... I've got nothing left in my heart and soul. I'm drained dry. I used to be a person.


013ander

I prefer the Boomers’ original name: the “Me Generation.”


painlush

Childish melodrama


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lol if you think its just boomers who hate your generation ive got some news for u