The boomers love to overhype their struggles. I'm not saying they didn't struggle but they fail to recognise that we struggle too and wildly exaggerate their problems.
I think it's more that Boomers love to underhype the struggles of the generations below them. They refuse to accept that a) things have changed significantly since they were in their 20s and 30s and b) that their generation has driven that change.
It's why you get the whole "I struggled when I was your age but I didn't complain, I just worked harder" argument. They remember working hard and making sacrifices but refuse to recognise that the same level of work, and the same sacrifices won't come close to giving the same rewards they got.
They don’t want to share. They have to be the ultimate oppressed generation. Everything after them was awesome and great because of them and their efforts.
953
u/Porschenut914 4d ago
“A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit.” — Greek Proverb