shawn1122

If performative ethics were an Olympic sport..

Capitalism is important but it is a downstream effect of a society that does not prioritize egalitarian values.

A lot of the issues that hyper capitalism has caused can trace their nexus back to Reagan, who had majority support from Boomers at the time and whose policies have disproportionately enriched Boomers at the expense of future generations.

Even more recently a majority of Boomers have supported Trump, who appears to be accelerating the "sell out the public's future for private riches now" ideology.

Unfortunately for us and them, this will be their legacy. Many of us are waiting eagerly for them to step away from positions of prominence in key institutions so that the rebuilding process can begin, if it's not already too late.

I'm aware. In ancient hunter gatherer societies elders often accepted death gracefully once their care needs became a burden on the tribe. They knew that their final purpose was to look out for the greater good.

Things changed with the advent of civilization and especially modern medicine. Modern society has minimal if any comfort with death. If anything it fights it to the point of embracing the unnatural.

Boomers have been a burden for some time now. That doesn't mean they have to disappear nor are they the only generation in human history that has had a negative impact. But it's notable to the point that an asterisk will be put next to their era. They inherited, in many ways, a world of plenty (relative peace and abundance) and have left us with a world of scarcity (whether artificial or real).

That does not mean there aren't absolutely incredible people that are a part of this generation. But collectively, they have either actively or passively allowed institutions to be steered towards complicity with mass suffering and that will not be soon forgotten.

I think Millenials, Gen Z and Gen Alpha are or will be better, especially with regard to parenting self awareness, but the reality is boomers have left us with a world where having children is financially unfeasible so it won't matter. But we can follow up in a few decades and see where things are at. I think Boomers will certainly be remembered a certain way (collectively).

Doubtful. The boomers are uniquely self serving as a group and have a sort of cruelty brain rot bug that may or may not be lead poisoning.

Many are obsessed with entrenching themselves within institutions, creating a poor work life balance (while blaming the rest of us for not sacrificing as much) leading to fragile interpersonal relationships that are centered around 'keeping up with the Joneses' rather than creating a meaningful sense of community.

Most younger generations blame boomers for having a good life and then promptly shutting the door in their children's faces.

We have survived 500,000 years as a species because past generations cared about the world they left behind for their descendants. Boomers, instead, are collectively focussed on enriching themselves by putting our future at risk as collateral.

As a generation, they will not be remembered well. Many of us wish they would simply step aside so we can fix the mess they've propogated.

Tl;dr: There is more to this than the usual young vs old dynamic.

Perhaps there is an element of that but I think many people are bracing for a repeat of the Iraq weapons of mass destruction scenario so they're starting early with using humor as a coping mechanism.

Many also feel that Israel's current government is a fascist genocidal regime that very likely will be the instigator of WW3. Which should be a lesson to humanity in general on fascism as those that face the greatest trauma (as they did in WW2) are often more open to the extremes of nationalism and ethnic cleansing.

This applies mostly to WASPs and Catholic imperialists, wouldn't say all Christians feel that way.

Its hard to follow the pledge of allegiance with a genuine / honest reflection on American history. Honesty almost certainly seems traitorous at that point.

Its almost like that should be taught in school. Iran was one of the nations subject to a CIA orchetrated coup because they wanted to nationalize their oil reserves.

But since its not relevant to vibe coding I doubt it'll make it into the curriculum.

This is more about racial/ethnic scapegoating (one of the central tenets of fascism) than you'd think.

The ideas here is not that different from Hitler's they just haven't come right out and said it.

That isn't to say white people shouldn't be worried. Fascism is designed to rapidly centralize power by telling the majority they're part of the 'in' crowd while in reality they will also be put through the meat grinder so that in the end it is only the state that survives.

Basically we work our way back to a monarchy and future geberations will have to wait for the next magna carta.

Reminds me of all the famines the British caused in India. If there ever was a #1 of all time in stealing food it has to be them.