I agree with everything you said, except for your use of the fuzzy & needlessly derogatory blanket term 'boomer'. Every generation continues to do this because

I agree with everything you said, except for your use of the fuzzy & needlessly derogatory blanket term 'boomer'. Every generation continues to do this because it's deeply embedded in our culture. The culture is the problem. Landscaping can be done in a way that is fairly neutral with regard to whatever plants show up, unless there is a serious mismatch between desired plants and invasive species (also fuzzy terms). Fighting nature - even unintentionally imported nature - is a never ending, futile war. Minimizing artificial intervention should always be a primary objective and in no way requires broad-brush painting a massive demographic as the enemy.