In Defense of Baby Boomers
Young Americans are brainwashed into blaming boomers for all their woes by the mainstream media
I’m beyond sick and tired of younger generations and mainstream media (MSM) teaming up to blame “baby boomers” for all their woes in 2025… pure retardation. I see a viral post on X almost daily ranting about how bad the Boomer Generation has fucked over young Americans (e.g. Gen-Z, Millenials, et al.).
The trend of blaming boomers for all woes bubbled up into mainstream consciousness when e-thots emerged to create anti-Boomer, pro-communist, pro-socialist propaganda (Exhibit A: “Ok Boomer” supporting Bernie Sanders.) I like Bernie and think he is a well-meaning, smart guy… but if we got what he wanted the U.S. would be headed for hell in a handbasket.
Nearly all boomers I’ve known have been hard working and treated their kids exceptionally well. Obviously mileage varies and you are a retard if you assume I’m claiming “all boomers” are great people. C’mon now. For the most part, the Baby Boomer generation was great for the U.S. and we’d be far worse off had they not existed.
Boomers have been so good to their kids (on avg.) and created so much prosperity in the U.S. – that their kids developed massive entitlement complexes… exacerbated by acceleration of U.S. government handouts (entitlement creep that’s impossible to reverse.)
The truth is that the younger generation of Americans is, by historical and global standards, spoiled rotten. Most younger Americans who claim they can’t get jobs are lying… they just don’t want to do the jobs that are available (e.g. manufacturing plant, Chipotle manager, nursing, plumbing, etc.).
And the idea that most jobs don’t outpace inflation is another ridiculous myth… nearly all jobs are outpacing inflation and if you don’t think so you can always put a chunk of your earnings into hard assets (e.g. Gold, BTC, etc.).
The incessant conservative bemoaning of: “Nobody wants to work anymore” rings somewhat true… I’d say with the younger generation most do not want to work if it’s not their ideal job or something they somewhat enjoy.
Additionally, many can get away with not working through multiple mechanisms: (1) gov handouts are extremely generous to the point that it actually makes mathematical sense to *not work* in select cases because you’re getting free/subsidized: healthcare, housing/rent control, food, etc. and (2) wealthy Boomer parents subsidize their lifestyles (these people are getting hundreds to thousands in monthly “allowances” because Boomers enjoy giving them a credit card to see what they buy; it’s literal entertainment for the boomers to review Gen-Z/Millenial purchases.)
And while many right-wingers (as well as Russian bots) have been whining about a lack of jobs in the U.S. (as well as “ghost jobs”)… particularly manufacturing jobs, there are still a fuck ton of them open and unfilled… people just don’t want to do them. (MAGA Manufacturing Myths 2025)
Why? If I had to guess: lack of prestige, hard physical labor/injury risk, etc. vs. jobs the younger gen glamorizes (e.g. YouTuber; social media marketer; Fintwit/WSB stock guru; crypto DeFi arbitrager; memecoin millionaire; prolific “poaster” on X; securing millions from some fund for some moronic AI software idea to “revolutionize” the blockchain or some other dumb shit that has zero significant impact.
What’s the reality though? Did the Boomers leave the U.S. worse off? No. As Nathan Confas highlighted in his “MAGA Communism and the End of America”, real GDP per capita in Q1 of 1975 and 2024 was: $27,690 and $67,981, respectively… and consumption increased over 2x from 1975 to 2024 (adjusted for inflation).
Confas noted that “time price” (hours the avg blue collar worker must work to afford finished goods) fell by an average of 72.3% from 1979 to 2019, noting: if a typical blue-collar worker in 1979 had to work 1 hour to buy something, his counterpart in 2019 only had to work 16 minutes 37 seconds for the same purchasing power; everything keeps getting better.
Confas also addressed the myth of the “greedy top 1%” raking in all the gains. Many populist morons regularly claim that GDP per capita has been going up because the rich are getting richer while younger generations (e.g. Gen-Z, Millennials, et al.) are being left in the dust (i.e. living in a 2-tier “K-shaped” economy.)
The reality? The top 1% share of income after taxes, transfers, and benefits is unchanged since 1960. (Auten 2021)
In other words… income inequality is not going up. (I will write a piece in the future about why income inequality in free markets is a good thing for everyone even if they are too retarded to understand why.)
The meme floating around: “Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. Weak men create hard times.” – accurately describes where we’ve landed in the U.S. in 2025 with the younger generations.
The younger generation is weak because they’ve been spoiled by good times created by Boomers.
This is partly why we are seeing a massive uptick in: (A) support for communism/socialism and (B) people envious of those who have more wealth than them and clamoring about “wealth inequality”… the reality is that most Americans can get rich relatively quickly by doing braindead simple shit:
Get any job in an affordable location: No you are not entitled to live in NYC/SF/Miami. If you can make it there, great, but you shouldn’t have an entitlement mindset that the city owes you rent control, handouts, etc. Move to Nebraska or Ohio or Idaho or something if it’s more affordable.
Sensible spending: Track how much you earn and set aside money for taxes. Pay off your debts. And hold yourself financially accountable. Don’t spend more than you earn.
Limit the gambling: The younger generation is losing a lot of money gambling like lunatics. And many who make it big end up fully “round tripping” (e.g. up $415 million on TSLA stock only to lose it all – yes this is a real story during the COVID TSLA bubble).
Invest like a sane person: Invest in quality companies or just some basic ass ETF (e.g. SPY, SPMO, QQQ) and/or some hard assets (e.g. GLD, BTC) and/or other commodities and you’re probably going to do well long-term. The Reddit ethos of “VOO and chill” beats 99.9% of fund managers long-term by many country miles.
Can young people get ahead on a “minimum wage” in the U.S.?
Yes. Even if you earn just $7.25 per hour… working 40 hours per week you’ve earned $290. Over the span of 1 month that’s $1160. Over the span of 1 year that’s $15,080. You’d likely pay close to zero taxes at that level and get mostly free healthcare along with possible subsidies for rent, food, etc.
Sure you have bills, but they’d be manageable. Can get roommates or find a significant other/spouse, move in together to save on rent. Or just live with parents a bit longer and plow everything you have into assets/responsible investments.
Most people can easily earn double/triple that… so it comes out to around $30k per year. You can live good many places for under $1k per month and have spending money and investment money.
The mean (avg) wage in the U.S. is ~$66k per year and the median wage is ~$62k per year – in 2025. You might be thinking well, once you factor in cost of locations, these are low figures… and you might be partially correct… but there’s nobody forcing you to live in NYC.
Move to a place that guarantees you a high disposable income (post-tax, post rent/utilities, etc.). And then all you have to do is not be stupid (this is actually difficult for many people).
What is the mindset of younger generations in the U.S.?
This is my read on the younger generation. Once again, you are a retard if you think I think that *all* young adults fit this analysis.
Somewhat picky about jobs: Refusal to do certain jobs because they feel overqualified or as though it’s not prestigious enough. They can be ultra picky about jobs because the government safety net is massive.
Get rich quick: Lambo-Rolex-Yacht-VIP or bust mentality.
Never satisfied ($$$): This is why we see people up hundreds of millions in crypto and/or memestocks (e.g. TSLA) and they full round-trip (ending up back at Square 1).
Entitlement: Most feel entitled to live where they want at a reasonable price with government safety nets everywhere. They feel as though they deserve free shit from the government and that nobody should have more wealth than them. They should not have to compete with skilled foreigners either. As a result we see support for rent control, lower interest rates on mortgages, protectionism, stimulus checks, student loan forgiveness, etc.
Long degeneracy: Weed legalization, vaping/nicotine, gambling (Robinhood, DraftKings, Polymarket), polycules, daily grande Starbucks & $20 avocado toast, $XRP/Pump.Fun, 0DTE options, max leverage on Hyperliquid, memestocks/WSB/hype bubble stock explosion (e.g. $OPEN, $GME, $IONQ, etc.).
Polarization: Not just between males and females… between left/right. The left is pushing communism/socialism, the egalitarianism myth, more gov handouts, open borders (Trojan Horsing the U.S. genetically), unions (stupid) and retardation around income inequality/climate change. The right is pushing low IQ idiocratic populism (RFK retardation, protectionism/tariffs, anti-talented immigration, etc.).
TikTok, attention spans, isolationism: TikTok and short-form YouTube shorts slop is shortening attention spans. People are addicted to their cell phones and zombified by an opioidergic swipe haze. They spend more time than ever on their phones and the future is likely AR/VR brain-to-brain communication (even if not anytime soon).
Identity crisis: The country was invaded under Biden’s presidency mostly by illegals from Mexico and Central America. This transformed white majority English speaking cities (pre-pandemic) into places that now better resemble Mexico City (post pandemic). Over 20% (1 in 5) individuals in the U.S. are now Hispanic. Biden’s open border policy poured gasoline on a preexisting Hispanic population explosion. Unselected/unfiltered Hispanics tend to have different genetic dispositions and voting desires than existing White Americans… and we see cultural clashes. You can just observe California to see how a big replacement of Whites with Hispanics ends up on a micro-scale. Whites were the ONLY racial group to vote majority in favor of Trump in 2024… Hispanics: 51% Harris; Asians: 55% Harris; Blacks: 83% Harris; Whites: 55% Trump. (Read: Racial Composition & Voting Patterns in the U.S.) Unselected immigrants on average carry the same DNA that leads them to vote for policies that created/led to support for shitty conditions in the countries that they fled (e.g. communism, socialism, free criminals, legalize drugs, tax the rich harder); all bad things. (Read: Debunking Guns, Germs, Steel & Population Genetics Determines Corruption Levels.)
Low IQ conspiratorial slop: Many in the younger generation are falling for bots and foreign propaganda campaigns… as well as low IQ conspiratorial slop campaigns (a la Tucker Carlson). Blame boomers, blame immigrants, blame China, blame Indians, blame Israel, blame the Jews, blame Blackrock, blame Hillary Clinton, blame Obama, blame Trump, etc. All retarded shit. But they feel better blaming someone instead of working hard to improve.
Litigious (Gen-Z?): Have read that the younger generation looks for weird shit and woke little loopholes to file lawsuits against employers. (Not sure how true this is… perhaps it’s not true… but I’d guess it’s probably accurate re: Gen-Z).
Where the Boomers may have gone a little wrong…
No generation is perfect, including Boomers. I’d argue that they’ve been a massive net positive though.
Perhaps a few things like the War in Iraq, pushing kids to take out big loans to go to college (without thinking things through), NIMBYism, and ramping up gov entitlements (kicking the debt can down the road were the worst) have been questionable.
IDK. I could write many things they did that were massive net positives for the U.S. and these significantly outweigh any negatives IMO. Below are some potential gripes people might have with Boomers.
College/follow dreams or bust mentality: Offspring of boomers were told by boomers that they must go to college and follow their dreams. This worked well for some and hurt others. Most should have been focused on what they are good at – not necessarily racking up a big college bill/debt to follow dreams. (Skill monetization would’ve been smarter than credentialism.)
Student debt: Expanded lending that uncapped grad borrowing and made private loans harder to discharge. I’m all for free markets here but now the backlash is significant… younger generations do not want to take responsibility for their student loans… student loan debt is somehow more evil than other types of loans. Many boomers were far detached from debt because for them college was low cost and/or they “worked their way through” it, even advanced degrees.
Occupational licensing sprawl: During boomer governing years states expanded occupational licensing from under 5% of the workforce in the 1950s to ~25%. Metasticization of licensing paywalled more work and decreased mobility.
NIMBYism: I don’t fully blame them as I wouldn’t want my neighborhood filled with government forced low or mixed income housing where there’s drugs/crime everywhere. NIMBY works well when you lock up criminals and have free markets (not the government funding project housing in the middle of some upscale neighborhood).
Government entitlements/debt: Most voters from every generation do not want to address unchecked government spending/entitlements. Once people get entitlements they become more entitles… impossible to reverse. Boomers are no exception. They voted to continue expanding these entitlements and racking up more debt via SS/healthcare and government spending.
Crime/drug rollback: Boomers did well initially hitting criminals/drugs hard… then abandoned those policies and rolled back a lot of harsh penalties. I’m in favor of more Salvadoran/Singaporean enforcement here… but most are not.
Education spending with no ROI: Boomers still think that more education spending/funding (e.g. schools, teachers, colleges) somehow translates to better outcomes for society and smarter people. The reality is that education spending can skyrocket with little/nothing to show for it. Can highlight a variety of examples because it’s IQ/cognition genetics that determines outcomes… not really teaching. (Can have high IQ kids with basically zero funding and they’ll do well.)
Egalitarianism: Defended affirmative-action frameworks (inherently racist/discriminatory); normalized Title IX (sex discrimination); applied “disparate impact”; etc. Thankfully in 2025 under Trump some progress has been made reversing this (thanks to Boomer voting).
Globalization bet without hedges: Boomers bet big on China and supported WTO entry in 2001. The result? Net cheaper goods but concentrated job losses and the U.S. at the mercy of China for many critical industries.
Disconnect with difficulty of getting jobs: Although there are open jobs these days… boomers had a much easier time getting a job. They could basically waltz into any establishment, “get their foot in the door” and talk their way into jobs. Now everything is online… trying to talk your way into a job? No No No… Go to our website where we have some purple haired, nose bull ringed, reptile tongue modded HR lady analyzing your qualifications at her personal discretion. Add in “ghost jobs” and job scams (posted by Chinese gangs in Myanmar/Cambodia)… and it can get annoying. That said, I’d argue boomers did tougher jobs, on average.
People Won’t Stop Blaming Boomers… But They Should.
The mainstream media and younger gens won’t stop blaming boomers even though they should. With some exceptions, most boomers treated the younger generation extremely well and set them up with such good times that they are now spoiled (the “good times” created a weak generation).
Times remain better than ever and the only things between more/faster prosperity (barring some massive global event: e.g. pandemic, massive asteroid hit, world war, etc.) are: (1) idiocratic populism (right-wing) and (2) woke mind virus lunacy (left wing).
I’m not sure whether this can course correct to “normal” so that the U.S. can maintain its global dominance. The U.S. is still better positioned than any country to keep kicking ass… but population is getting dumber (gradual IQ decline) and politicians are catering to extreme illogical populist impulses on both sides because that’s what gets votes.
How to fix the current scenario?
My proposed solution: The ASAP Protocol to fix the U.S. Was something I wrote collaboratively with AI a while back… would still recommend implementation.
I’m somewhat of a deterministic doomer here just based on the demographic changes occurring in the U.S. (IQ slowly drifting downward, polarization increasing, and populism increasing on both sides… horse-shoe of stupidity: wokeness vs. anti-woke.)
There’s no putting genies back in bottles. The more handouts you give, the greater the future demands. If you could somehow rip away all/most safety nets, enact free markets, and only let lifetime net positive taxpayers vote… it would be healthy for the U.S.
But that’s not going to happen. The better people have it, the more entitled they become. I suspect long-term socialist/communist drift in the U.S. regardless of who is in charge. Trump could probably reverse it but it would require some highly questionable tactics far beyond what he/his party would allow.
The only hope is that the Mamdani drift doesn’t happen too rapidly… and ideally we avoid socialism/communism.
What I think we need? I’d prioritize UBO (Universal Basic Ozempic) (likely net positive ROI); accelerationism of AI/robotics/automation; gov subsidized embroy selection for health/IQ; opt-in gene therapies to upgrade/enhance IQ/health of existing humans; Manhattan project to reverse aging with opt-in human experimentation immediately; BCI/brain augmentation; transhumanism; permanent tax cuts for productive/healthy people having kids (incremental for each kid); etc.
All of this would be optional… but it would compound rapidly. I think we are dealing with an IQ/health issue nearly everywhere. Whether it’s impulse control, obesity, stupidity, falling for random dumb conspiracy theories, inability to interpret data/science, etc.
And even if it all ended with socialism/communism… I’d much rather have socialism/communism where everyone is high IQ/healthy than one where everyone is dumb/unhealthy driven by retardation/idiocratic impulses.