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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think we are more self-aware with each generation, and are [b]learning to be better humans. [/b]But that also means we look back on earlier generations and think, “Whoa, that was actually kinda messed up.”[/quote]

Huh. I’m not seeing this at all.[/quote]

Me either. Seems to be getting worse. I figure there are upswings and downswings, and society as a whole is in a downswing the last few decades. [/quote]

Same for me. I’m not a Boomer but the biggest thing I see these days is that no one takes accountability or responsibility for anything and no one can do anything independently. If anything, younger adults expect help and schedules to accommodate them and their choices.

Both Boomers and most GenX have a resiliency that I’m not seeing anymore. I think what some younger people view as entitlement is simply expecting respectful behaviors and standing their ground. [/quote]

Boomers and GenX are resilient because they were basically raised like wolves. As GenXers raised by boomers, DH and I laugh about how our parents did so little yet expect so much. I’m not seeing that our young adult Gen Z kids, nieces and nephews need help with schedules. I did note that our boomer parents were often annoyed and snarky when we would put the kids needs and wants over their needs and wants . They would ten make nasty comments how kids shouldn’t factor into the planning, shouldn’t matter what they would want or enjoy along with an attitude that everyone should cater and pamper them because they were older.

I think the boomers are struggling because their generation views themselves as the center of the universe yet they are seeing  the world change around them, They’ve lived their lives through a very selfish lens and now getting a hard dose of reality. [/quote]

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