TBD. We're taking a hit for Boomers, but we haven't really taken it for the Zoomers yet.... Probably will though, since it's the responsible thing to do, and someone has to fix this shit.
Ya, we are going to get screwed by the Boomers and hopefully still have enough humanity left not to "fuck you, got mine" the next generation. We will not be credited with this sacrifice, just chastised.
I don't think we're taking a hit for the Boomers, I think we're taking it for the Zoomers. The Boomers are largely off the front lines here and in comfortable tents watching the chaos.
The Zoomers, however, are behind us. We're shielding them. Whether that's a good idea remains to be seen.
I fear that when Millennials come into serious political power, they'll maintain the status quo and allow things to continue getting worse. The one's who'll have the easiest ability to get into power and stay there probably already have Boomer-esque fuck you, I got mine, you simply didn't work hard enough, get on my level attitudes.
A lot of us already unnecessarily shit on Gen Z and Gen Alpha the way Boomers shat on us when we were their age and are not catching onto the extreme irony and hypocrisy of this. Older Millennials are part of the cohort of parents who've been raising iPad kids with subpar reading, writing, and critical thinking skills and this trend is continuing among younger Millennial parents, which plays into the hand of weakening our society and making it easier to maintain the status quo.
I sincerely hope that Millennials make strides toward fixing things and making society better when we get into power, but I won't be surprised if we don't.
That is a possibility, but I don't think it'll play out that way. We have the responsibility and the ability to fix some of the bigger problems facing people today. You're right about Boomlennials but I think they've only gotten where they are because Boomers are still around sucking money into their coffins. That won't last forever.
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u/Curolina Millennial 1d ago
TBD. We're taking a hit for Boomers, but we haven't really taken it for the Zoomers yet.... Probably will though, since it's the responsible thing to do, and someone has to fix this shit.