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...isn't the supposed goal of every generation to make things easier for the future ones? Trying to eradicate poverty so children dont have to go through awful childhood trauma? What is the problem here? It's like old people bitching about "participation trophies" and "mental health days" etc.. BITCH, you actually invented those practices; Better accomodations, more respect, better personal time, the right to even have an opinion...y'all actually worked to make these little things commonplace, but can't appreciate it because someone isn't thanking you personally on the reg..
(I ONLY mean literally -any- generation other than Boomers... they're just a fussy mess all over the place)
I wish any generation had that sort of goal. It's more like 5% of intellectuals creating a better world for a vast majority of selfish hedonists.
Capitalism and the post war equilibrium was the end of history. What more would they want to provide their children except a very vivid and specific fantasy about how the world will never be bad in the future?
In my experience, boomers will definitely say this but only mean it for their kids (assuming they don't get disowned for breaking the boomer's idea of normal). Psychologically speaking, there's a sinful lack of empathy there, but they won't hear of it.