After the gauntlet of child-rearing, high-school, and the myriad tasks of getting kids launched, we began to relax and enjoy our time as empty-nesters and (soon to be) retirees. But after watching and reading various media I discover that to many, we've become the enemy.
Just a few quick examples from a Google search of "baby boomer". These appeared on the first page.
Baby Boomer's are what's wrong with the World [Washington Post]
How the Baby Boomers Destroyed Everything [Globe]
Who Destroyed the Economy; The case against the Baby Boomers [The Atlantic]
Are Baby Boomers a Generation of Sociopaths? [HuffPo]
Add to this the apparent epidemic of violent political protests and it paints a worrisome picture of the future, at least to me.
I want to avoid any politics surrounding this, but I'd like to ask the board the following questions regarding the effects:
1. Are you noticing this increased hostility level? Or am I paying too much attention to malcontents with keyboards?
2. If you think this is a potential or real problem, have you made any changes in your activities or plans?
Answering my own questions:
1. Obviously yes.
2. Maybe. We've definitely changed vacation plans to avoid certain cities. We're reconsidering our age-in-place decision as the city builds outward and encompasses us. This brings their problems closer and we've been looking at far-flung houses with a realtor.
My apologies for an unpleasant subject, but I assume much of the board's membership falls in the baby-boomer cohort and I'm curious what the more experienced members (retirees) think.
Just a few quick examples from a Google search of "baby boomer". These appeared on the first page.
Baby Boomer's are what's wrong with the World [Washington Post]
How the Baby Boomers Destroyed Everything [Globe]
Who Destroyed the Economy; The case against the Baby Boomers [The Atlantic]
Are Baby Boomers a Generation of Sociopaths? [HuffPo]
Add to this the apparent epidemic of violent political protests and it paints a worrisome picture of the future, at least to me.
I want to avoid any politics surrounding this, but I'd like to ask the board the following questions regarding the effects:
1. Are you noticing this increased hostility level? Or am I paying too much attention to malcontents with keyboards?
2. If you think this is a potential or real problem, have you made any changes in your activities or plans?
Answering my own questions:
1. Obviously yes.
2. Maybe. We've definitely changed vacation plans to avoid certain cities. We're reconsidering our age-in-place decision as the city builds outward and encompasses us. This brings their problems closer and we've been looking at far-flung houses with a realtor.
My apologies for an unpleasant subject, but I assume much of the board's membership falls in the baby-boomer cohort and I'm curious what the more experienced members (retirees) think.