When I was 20 years old, back in 1965, there were people

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18. Blaming entire generations is silly.

Individuals make choices. A "generation" is a made up construct. It can be useful to look at patterns and groups, but it's an artificial creation. It can be kind of fun to identify with a "generation" that shares certain experiences - those of us who were kids when the astronauts landed on the moon, for instance. It's fun and kind of reassuring to reminisce.

As a "younger boomer" I find the "ok, boomer" meme to be very funny. I don't take it personally.

As the mother of two twenty-something kids, I see the economic constraints on the young. They have fewer options than I did, and much fewer than my parents did.

The young people are accurate in their assessment of severe economic inequality. Older retired people have wealth accrued through rising house prices and federal programs that protect their wealth. Young people are seeking jobs in a country where few entry-level jobs are full time or have benefits. Health care and health insurance are extraordinarily expensive now. Many young people have very high student loan debts.

And climate change is very real.