“Get Off My Lawn”: 35 Boomer Opinions That People Actually Agree With

Baby boomers are Americans who were born between 1946 and 1964. These days, they’re often known for having old-fashioned beliefs about society, work, and life, and are often colloquially referred to as boomers, sometimes in a semi-mocking or ironic way. While many internet users might be critical of boomers, others clearly think that they got at least a few things right.

After the baby boomers came Generation X (Americans born from 1965 to 1980), followed by Generation Y aka millennials (born between 1981 and 1996), and Generation Z aka Zoomers (born from 1997 to 2012). The latest generation—Generation Alpha or Gen A—comprises young people born in the early 2010s to mid-2020s.

According to Investopedia, baby boomers remain economically and politically influential in the United States, both due to their large numbers as well as relative prosperity.

Due to increasing life expectancy, it’s likely that baby boomers will spend more time in retirement than their parents. It’s also likely that if boomers are in good health and the job market is accommodating, they’ll be able to remain in the workforce for longer. This may be a blessing in disguise, allowing them to save more money for retirement, especially as traditional work pensions decline.

Now, none of this is to suggest that the older generations are all somehow ‘better’ than the newer ones or that everyone who’s old(er) is somehow out of touch. A tale as old as time is the fact that each and every generation believes that it’s superior to the ones that preceded it as well as the ones that came after it. They believe that their attitudes, values, and work ethic are ‘just right’ whereas others are out of touch or irreverent.

This is unlikely to change no matter how many millennia go by, and each generation will have its fair share of pros and cons. It takes a lot of honesty and introspection to recognize that all of us, no matter who we are, have similar biases toward other generations. We (quietly) think we’re the best, most special, and 'correct,' whether we’re boomers, Gen X, millennials, zoomers, or Gen A.

What are your most baby boomerish perspectives and opinions about life, technology, and services, dear Pandas? On the flip side, what modern attitudes do you subscribe to? We’d love to hear your thoughts, so feel free to share them below.