"OK Boomer" Retort

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Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:50:03 +0000

Weren’t we boomers the peace and love generation, rejecting the materialism and consumerism of our parents, and determined to create a new world order?"

In many ways we became a hedonistic bunch. From backpacking hippies to McMansions. We took consumerism to a new level and many did it on credit. The birth control pill gave us “free” love while it can be argued our sense of responsibility was set aside for “if it feels good do it”. We did have the advantage of not having experienced the AIDs epidemic until later in our lives. Interestingly I think we grew up in a more dangerous world that we remember as safer. We grew up in a much dirtier world that we remember as cleaner. We have made things better but also can own some of the challenges we have brought on ourselves and younger generations. I am predicting our children will be having very similar experiences in 20-40 years.