Newer generations work equally as hard and get very little in return. What was handed to you was stability, knowing that if you worked hard you were almost certain to have a good life. Owning a house was not even a possibility, it was a certainty. Young people don't have that. That's what the handed to you means. Boomers live life on easy mode.

Deny it all you want but the post-WWII generation was handed a very favorable economic situation for around 30 years. Yea, many boomers worked hard but you got way more bang for your buck than current generations do. It’s funny to see you whine about money being “inflated away” in one one comment then citing the much, much worse inflation there was in the 80s.

Yes but working back then in a factory and your wife being a stay at home mom still bought you a house, a nice care and put food on the table. Nowadays young adults have to continue living with their parents even though they have jobs.

Cheap college and numerous opportunities for genuine entry level jobs even without a degree in a boom economy. That’s what was handed to you. What you did with it, or what happened after you had your foot in the door matters, but not as much. Nowadays, college is cripplingly expensive, the economy is s**t in comparison, and entry level jobs all require several years of specific experience—-the kind of experience entry level jobs are supposed to give you—-before they’ll even consider talking to you. While I’m not saying it was easy, you at least had the chance to get started without having to work a gig or retail or fast food job while searching and applying for career-starting jobs. And don’t even talk to me about trying to start a new career later in life, and the ageism you get subjected to.

Nothing handed to you? Of course this varies by country, but in the UK there was no charge to go to university at one point, and council housing was abundant. Then Thatcher introduced right to buy and you could buy your council house at a huge discount. By the time I was 18, university was £3500 a year (it tripled the year I left to £9000) and there was hardly any council housing left. Oh and a huge number of libraries had been closed, arts grants dismantled... and so on and on and on

Hey, Bob, relax. I'm a boomer and I've been homeless twice and broke all my life. I had to deal with my mom and my brother totally not understanding why I had to declare bankruptcy and how landlords require a perfect credit score and a certain income before they'd rent to you. My mom would see apartments and tell me they couldn't possible cost over $400 a month (in 2012!). Neither one of them believed me when I told them the reality of job hunting, rent increases (100% at one place), how expensive college was, and how many "entry level" jobs required a college degree. My mom would put down people for saying they felt stressed in their jobs - and she hadn't worked a job since 1952! Nobody is saying you haven't worked hard for what you have. But you need to recognize that working hard doesn't get you what it used to. Times have changed and what got you ahead is not what works today. Give us advice if you want, but don't yell at us for ignoring it if we know it isn't going to work.

no, your parents actually made the sacrifices, and your generation overwhelmingly had low prices for education and homes, less competition, and not to mention because of advances in healthcare which is keeping you alive and in power, while simultaneously racking up debt, causing massive inflation, and basically taking huge risks to make short term profits, oh and finally ruining our environment. all of this and still refusing to actually fix any of the problems you created.

Some of you, especially you "Bob", need to look up the definition of "anecdotal evidence". Also, getting defensive and angry (+ commenting on every single one of these posts) makes you a prime example of a "boomer". Sorry no-one beyond your own circle will be grateful for your personal sacrifices.

Millenials are more likely to work multiple jobs, have longer work weeks, and are in higher debt. stats don't lie

You sound like my abusive dad. I don’t miss him.

I hope this is sarcasm

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BS. You have never heard of the generational wealth gap? Inform yourself please.

Don't forget about the repeated attempts by boomer politicians to "sunset" social security. Now that they have it they're OK letting the rest of us die in poverty.

How many homes have you been able to purchase in your lifetime? At least one? Then you're already winning from your Boomer Privilege. And, according to the myriad of blatant evidence (REAL evidence and stats, not FB), yeah, your generation is doing exactly EVERYTHING you proclaim against.

Yes!

My mother (94) said "this is not my world" I (no) said "Mine either" My daughter (35+) said "it's not even mine".

The big difference between the Boomer generation and millennials and gen Z, as it stands now, is that Boomers were actually *able* to save and provide their families with comfort. It is not possible for this generation to save money on the level that Boomers were, because the minimum wage has not been raised to be commensurate with inflation since the 1960's! This is a vastly different economic game than the Boomers experienced.

No, they don't take the jobs that don't allow to live but just survive now. Please live on minimum wage now and see how easy life is. It's not a question of pride. Also manager with a sociology degree? Are this out of touch? You don't even know what you're talking about.

Oh please. This is so ignorant it's just sad.

My mom is 94 and still lives in her own apartment.

Single income with 4 kids in private school. That's quite literally a privilege.