I think 20 is the new 10.
I wouldn't even call them adolescents. They have the manners of children. (And no, it's not because I'm older that I think this way. They truly have regressed.)
Well, they had some great role models: not a day goes by that I'm not reminded that the boomers invented sex, drugs, rebellion, rock 'n' roll and mutual funds....
Of course the definition of 'children' keeps going up so the boomers don't feel like they are getting old. How many times have you heard about 'the kids' in Iraq? I'm sick of it--I'm 39 and I'm 'the kid' of the office!. As far as 50 being the new 30? Not so much you wrinkled old bats, you may be wearing pointy shoes with heels and slinky clothes, but your head still looks like it was sewn together out of beef jerky....
For not being a monolithic bloc, the boomers certainly do stick up for each other. And don't give me that: "Some of them were combat vets and served in Vietnam" crap--it's a tiny percentage of the generation. That may be more true here at FR, but over all, not.
Which reminds me:
I go to a lot of Vietnam Memorials--I've got 16 years in the Army myself. I've started to wonder how many of the 'long suffering, never came home vets' at these memorials wearing parts of uniforms and indian beads and crap are actually veterans of anything!
I go to the Bataan Veterans' memorial here in NM every year: I've never seen WWII, Korean or Gulf War vets wearing uniform parts, ponytails, indian feathers, beads and crap and 'FTA' t-shirts.
God bless the Freeper Boomers, especially the VN vets, but don't wear uniform parts and indian beads and ponytails and crap 'cuz you'll look like a bum.
Actually the 20 somethings I think have a lot to do with their parents age.
My brother is 27. Not the dot.com brother another brother. He was a late in life baby and raised by parents born in 34 and 41. He is not spoiled at all. Great kid. Works his backside off. Just met his future wife last night. Liked her immediately. Her pre WW2 parents raised her well. Her niece is named Reagan (born the day he died).
But his friends born to baby boomers are spoiled for the most part. Nice kids but expect the world on a platter.