>It just seems like now anything short of the economy of the mid-20th century is seen as a disaster Well, I think it's also about what Boomers did with the pro

>It just seems like now anything short of the economy of the mid-20th century is seen as a disaster Well, I think it's also about what Boomers did with the prosperity of that time. Many of the countries destroyed post-WWII invested heavily in building a floor on their economies that made sure people had equitable access to things like healthcare and education. The US, especially from the 1970s on, did precisely the opposite. And it's into that era of privatization, destruction of unions, and massive wealth inequality that millenials were born.