askchapo

PTSD. Boomers grew up with emotionally stunted parents while raking in all the material benefits of the "gold ol' days".

Boomers got to benefit from the economic prosperity post-war and it lasted most of their lives. They got good jobs with only high school degrees, access to birth control when there wasn't HIV or hepatitis, drugs were illegal but the consequences for possession were minor due to the drug war not starting until the late '70s, they could afford large homes on single incomes, a summer job paid for an entire year of college, etc.

All this to say, Boomers had the options of living hedonistic lifestyles or working in a strong economy. Compare that to their parents, who grew up during the Depression and fought in WWII. Outside the US, you have people living through revolutions, civil wars, famines, and also the Depression. So when Boomers came along and only thinking of themselves with no responsibilities, their parents realized they spoiled their kids. And taking toys away from a spoiled child is going to be a headache.

Of course, this isn't all Boomers and generational categories are nonsensical anyways. There were Boomers who took bullets for civil rights. Some gave their lives, such as the white Freedom Riders who were lynched in Mississippi. The Black Panther Party was mostly Boomers. The Stonewall Riots were done by Boomers. And then you have people like the Vietnamese Boomers who fought against fascism in the post-war era.