Nope the environment was not that much different than today, and the patterns of group behaviour leading to a now plastic disposable society and the increasing

Nope the environment was not that much different than today, and the patterns of group behaviour leading to a now plastic disposable society and the increasing degree of wealth disparity were well established before any boomers were even a twinkle in their previous generation's eye. It's just that the boomers were unable to overcome the grip from centuries of disparity, and failed to achieve perfection before having children themselves.