Yes, because most individual boomers were just living life and following the incentives immediately presented to them they aren't exactly to "blame"...
My comments are not directed at you or anyone specific really. Just some thoughts triggered by this.
It has always interested me how we humans can demonize certain things but not others. Hating on boomers is easy but as you stated it's not really fair and is a generalization. After all, most of them are just lowly plebs like us. The rulers and elites are the ones making the world worse for us. Not them.
But we can hate on them without fear. It reminds me of regional generalization and stereotyping. People in the south get a bad rap. That's also not gonna get you fired. But if one says something about a people group that's a different story. If one says something about immigrants that will get you in more trouble.
If you make a generalization about the opposite sex same thing. It's just interesting how we have come to accept some scapegoating as less evil than others. When I think about it falls apart. Not because stereotypes are dumb. They usually have some basis. Just the uneven application of disdain for the practice.
What is most annoying is listening to someone lecture about an ism and then practice the same action on another group. One where it is not so frowned upon.
The truth is, we all have prejudices but some are more shameful to society than others so we try to keep them more in check. But I have a theory that they come out in other areas towards other groups.
Blaming the other seems to be a human practice with a long history.
My comments are not directed at you or anyone specific really. Just some thoughts triggered by this.
It has always interested me how we humans can demonize certain things but not others. Hating on boomers is easy but as you stated it's not really fair and is a generalization. After all, most of them are just lowly plebs like us. The rulers and elites are the ones making the world worse for us. Not them.
But we can hate on them without fear. It reminds me of regional generalization and stereotyping. People in the south get a bad rap. That's also not gonna get you fired. But if one says something about a people group that's a different story. If one says something about immigrants that will get you in more trouble.
If you make a generalization about the opposite sex same thing. It's just interesting how we have come to accept some scapegoating as less evil than others. When I think about it falls apart. Not because stereotypes are dumb. They usually have some basis. Just the uneven application of disdain for the practice.
What is most annoying is listening to someone lecture about an ism and then practice the same action on another group. One where it is not so frowned upon.
The truth is, we all have prejudices but some are more shameful to society than others so we try to keep them more in check. But I have a theory that they come out in other areas towards other groups.
Blaming the other seems to be a human practice with a long history.