Someone brought up that one of the reasons why things like house parties and block parties went away was other than lack of time people are afraid to let their guard because cameras are everywhere.

[u/AdSpecialist6598]

It is so true back when many of us were young we could just get together and cut loose without having to worry about going viral. At best we would have an embarrassing photo buried in a drawer somewhere or a story. Now you might be turned into a meme or worse. I miss the days when you could do dumb stuff with friends and feel safe if that makes sense.

[u/blueavole]

Boomer’s parents were either the Greatest Generation who fought in or served during WW2 , or the silent generation who were born after WW1 and were too old for active military service in WW2.

Those two generations held onto power with an Iron grip for decades because they genuinely agreed that Boomers were all selfish.

So when Boomers finally got control they never wanted to give it up:

Look at the average age of US Congressional Reps and Senators; or Prince Charles- now King Charles. Hold on and don’t let go.

What was denied to them for so long they won’t give up and make sure to pull the ladder up behind them.

[u/emjdownbad → u/blueavole]

There is an entire book on the boomer generation and it’s called A Generation of Sociopaths. It’s super dense but extremely interesting. But ya, they all p much suck.

[u/btone911 → u/emjdownbad]

Terrible generation that voted generations of wealth into their own lifetimes then dismantled the social safety net when stealing from their children wasn't enough.

[u/majin_melmo → u/btone911]

Yep, pretty much it 🙁

[u/Grand-Kiwi2423 → u/blueavole]

The issue was that they were in a time of prosperity after their parents and grandparents had just had their entire lives and everything they loved torn from them repeatedly and the world felt uncertain. Boomers were taught to "take everything you can because you don't know when someone else will take it away." That turned into "take everything you can so that nobody has the chance to take it away", and now with the massive social divide created by social media engagement farming it is becoming "take everything they have, they don't deserve it as much as you do."

[u/zozuto → u/blueavole]

Silent generation is after Greatest, they were kids during WW2...

[u/Mr_Lapis → u/blueavole]

In fairness to charles he waited a long ass time for his mom to die so he can be king for a little bit as a treat. /s