How did boomers become this way? - Buy whatever you see on TV and spend all your money before you die

[Bad Gateway]

OP doesnt know what boomer means, can't even point one out, many such cases

 

[cantankerous jackalope]

There are many reasons why they're like this, but one of the main ones is that they grew up during a time of unprecedented prosperity and they assumed it would last forever.

One and done.

 

[Sweetpeaa]

The boomers says:

''You are not entitled to any handout''.
''You are not entitled to any benefits while working at a job''
''you are not entitled to a job''
''you are not entitled to be paid at all while working a job''

The Millennial says: ''So what are we entitled to do?''

The Boomers reply: ''Pay more taxes and take care of our medicare and pension.Suckers''

 

[The Ugly One]

Keep in mind that Boomers are almost all in their 60s and 70s now. An annoying 53-year-old is Gen X.

My theory is that Boomers are the first generation for whom growing up was kind of drag, man. They spent childhood watching television and playing with the first mass-produced toys. Barbie dolls, Erector sets, Matchbox cars, WW2 plastic models, etc. Teenage years were pretty fun, too. It wasn't uncommon for Boomer teens to have cars and transistor radios, or to go to live concerts with their friends. Lots of them went to college, too, and experienced freedom and the party scene in a way no prior generation had.

By contrast, growing up in the Depression SUCKED, and everyone who was a kid in the 1930s enjoyed adulthood a lot more than childhood. Since the Boomers, we've had a crisis of people just not growing up, and it gets worse with every generation. I'm not innocent here; it's a phenomenon I didn't notice until my 30s.

 

[Bored Gamer]

I suspect Reagan did to their brains the same thing Trump did to MAGAtards

 

[Sweetpeaa]

I suspect Reagan did to their brains the same thing Trump did to MAGAtards

This is the thing. Reagan delivered his promises of a business economy in some sectors and some of those Boomer's made their money in that era. Some of them.

This is how they accrued their wealth and settled into middle class suburban bliss by the 1990's and 2000's. But it was never going to be duplicated for their children and all those tax cuts had down-the-road consequences that Millennial's will be paying for or should I say, are paying for already.

Most Millennial's didn't get many improvements from Trump as far as economic aspects goes. Certainly never in the same way that their parents got with Reagan with similar careers or even with less education. Boomer's basically gobbled their cake and left no crumbs for their kids.

 

[The Ugly One]

This is how they accrued their wealth and settled into middle class suburban bliss by the 1990's and 2000's. But it was never going to be duplicated for their children and all those tax cuts had down-the-road consequences that Millennial's will be paying for or should I say, are paying for already.

Marginal tax rates aren't what sent housing and education prices to the moon.

 

[George Floyd Sneed]

Honestly I find Gen Xers more irritating than boomers these days. Men generally fit into two categories: reformed edgelords who pretend to be SJWs to try to be cool (which has always been a theme) or they fall into the “if I do absolutely nothing, maybe I’ll get everything I want,” which is fine if they didn’t get butthurt about their grand plan falling flat on its ass every time. Women are almost universally virtue signalers whether they’re on the right or left. Fried from decades of SSRIs, mood stabilizers, etc. has made them more fragile the older they get.

 

[Wesley Willis]

They grew up in a time with no globalization so everything was cheap, so high interest rates didn't affect shit. By the time they reached middle age they inherited a ZIRP economic policy (zero interest rate policy), so all the money they blew meant nothing because borrowing was cheap. Plenty of boomers lost their asses in 2008, but that doesn't change the fact that they'll be the last generation with full retirement benefits.

 

[PipTheAlchemist]

The Boomers reply: ''Pay more taxes and take care of our medicare and pension.Suckers''

Boomers actually proved themselves to be worthy of these benefits. Unlike cringe Millenials

 

[Return of the Freaker]

Boomers actually proved themselves to be worthy of these benefits. Unlike cringe Millenials

Yeah Ralph the Boomer who supported free trade, unlimited immigration, and outsourcing for muh hecckin stonks really proved himself

 

[PipTheAlchemist]

Yeah Ralph the Boomer who supported free trade, unlimited immigration, and outsourcing for muh hecckin stonks really proved himself

Yeah, by actually working and contributing to society. As opposed to eating Tide Pods, for Tiktok clout

 

[Sho'nuff]

People are always so interested with what other people do with their money. If I make it to that age and my 401k is still paying out and I have money, you damn right I'm doing what I want with it.

 

[Anti-Intellectual]

People are always so interested with what other people do with their money. If I make it to that age and my social security is still paying out and I have money, you damn right I'm doing what I want with it.

Fixed that for you.

 

[Kill a Troon for Pikamee]

How did boomers become what way. Heterosexual? Probably by not doing all the things that made zoomers such faggots

 

[Sho'nuff]

Fixed that for you.

Social security isn't going to exist when I make it to retirement.

 

[TheRedChair]

Keep in mind that Boomers are almost all in their 60s and 70s now. An annoying 53-year-old is Gen X.

My theory is that Boomers are the first generation for whom growing up was kind of drag, man. They spent childhood watching television and playing with the first mass-produced toys. Barbie dolls, Erector sets, Matchbox cars, WW2 plastic models, etc. Teenage years were pretty fun, too. It wasn't uncommon for Boomer teens to have cars and transistor radios, or to go to live concerts with their friends. Lots of them went to college, too, and experienced freedom and the party scene in a way no prior generation had.

By contrast, growing up in the Depression SUCKED, and everyone who was a kid in the 1930s enjoyed adulthood a lot more than childhood. Since the Boomers, we've had a crisis of people just not growing up, and it gets worse with every generation. I'm not innocent here; it's a phenomenon I didn't notice until my 30s.

Yup... Them Millennials keep forgetting that THEY are overall dealing with Generation X now. Here are a few examples to show them who they are.











And this is me hearing the same bullshit coming from their fucking mouths for over 6+ years.


But you know what... it does take a certain amount of talent and to get 3 entire generations ( including the Jones Generation) to fucking hate your generation's guts. I'm just glad to see their dumb ass shit go down wrong.

 

[Sweetpeaa]

Yeah, by actually working and contributing to society. As opposed to eating Tide Pods, for Tiktok clout

Millennials are in our 30's. Tide pod eating contests and Tik Tok is Gen Z.

 

[PipTheAlchemist]

Social security isn't going to exist when I make it to retirement.

Good. Social security is communism

 

[Jimjamflimflam]

This one annoys me the most. When I was house hunting, houses in the 200k had the cooper wiring removed and plank board walls. Had to bump up to the 300k range to find acceptable housing. (not humble bragging, but showing the insanity of the housing market. My house was 300k. Just two years prior it was 150k, and two years after I bought it is now in the 500-600k range. The market is absolutely nuts)

Banks want 10% down. at 4 bucks a coffee over a year, it comes up to 1460 dollary doos. Only takes 13 and half years to get there by not drinking coffee.

Millennials and Gen Z are dumb as shit, but it is pretty fuckery when a bank won't help with a loan for a mortgage thats usually less then what the rent that is expected these days because you don't have enough saved up and they don't think you can manage the mortgage payments.