Thank for the belief that it was a wonderful, easy life as a Baby Boomer. However your description falls far short of the reality of those years.
- Incomes to allow only one parent to work left in the very early 50's. It took two incomes to have what you describe.
- Jobs that paid well, never started at that level, it required hard work and dedication with promotions to achieve that.
- There were several down turns in the economy, a period of extremely high-interest rates that blocked vast numbers out of being able to buy a home.
- Oh, and yes, we had a war (Vietnam) that took its toll as that war was the last of the Draft, after which we became an all volunteer based armed forces. Coming home found one with protesters spitting and decrying those who went as: Baby Killers!
- Far more issues, but clearly all survivable with a willingness too.
Today,:
- If one has a 'solid' education in the 'hard sciences' there are vast numbers of great organizations looking for individuals that are willing to show-up, on-time , work and not living life texting or gaming while they need be working.
- Also, the Trades are looking for individual that are willing to learn a trade (they will teach you) with the same base require as provided just above.
- I have found that today's young are among the worst when it comes to being tolerate as anyone that has the slightest disagreement with 'their view' is trashed for not being enlightened in Woke Beliefs.
A Warning:
- Just around the next corner is AI, which is going to eliminate vast number of jobs that will result in vast unemployment as organization invest in AI because it works 24/7.
- What will this generation do with all the Excess Population? Well, it is already limiting Life Prolonging Services!
A New Hope (Mental Health Challenges)
- The effects and COVID actions of governments (Worldwide) will have a lasting effect (projected to be decades) as hundreds of thousands, and likely more, are already displaying an ever richer mixture of Mental Health issues with far from enough available support services.
- Many of those looking for comfort may turn to their very early years and as a result a huge increase in the AB/DL community.