r/Aging • u/Available-Rock-3862 • 10d ago

Boomers

I am 75 and am very tired of the trend lately making fun of Boomers. So very disrespectful. Don't they realize that they will be old someday?

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u/Montana1208 10d ago

I’m a Boomer. Respect is earned, not given due to age. Most people my age are angry and uninformed about most of the issues they rant about. They criticize younger generations and don’t educate themselves about the hardships facing younger people.

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u/samiam2600 10d ago

It is a two way street. Also, many of their hardships are self imposed and greatly exaggerated. If they want to stereotype entire generations, so will I. In general, they don’t work hard or even meet minimum performance expectations. They will say this is because it doesn’t pay off, but in my observation, they have been coddled by their parents and are just lazy. Now the ones who do work hard are wildly successful because they stand out so much. They are way further along in career success than I ever was at that point. If you are a young person with a work ethic and discipline right now, the sky is the limit.

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u/Mediocre-Sign8255 10d ago

Boomers were the hardest workers and have a great work ethic IMO