In a study published in the Journal of Psychology and Aging, scientists found that Boomers tend to be more narcissistic and more sensitive than Millennials. While these results may not be entirely unexpected, the study sheds light on the effect of different societal factors on various generations.
In response to the study, online forum users shared their personal experiences and sentiments.
Age Factors In
“Most people become less narcissistic as they get older.
That makes the results even more pronounced.”
Even GenX Agree
“Boomers have always been narcissistic, whiny, and thin-skinned and it’s only gotten worse.
As a Gen Xer, I feel well qualified to agree that millennials are absolutely nothing like that. But they said the same stuff about us all through the 90s…”
Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation
“Baby Boomer gen was originally called ‘the Me Generation’… And they got offended by that.”
“They were called the ‘Me’ generation for a reason.”
Boomers Have It In For Everyone
“The thing is, you rarely hear about GenX slagging off Millennials. It just doesn’t happen. You really never hear non-boomers going after each other… (we’re all in the same leaky boat).
It’s always Boomers vs. every other generation… Boomers never ask why that is the case. That’s narcissism at work.”
They’re Unrelatable To Any Other Generation
“I’m in my early thirties and I was chatting with my 16-year-old cousin about core values.
I was shocked that we have everything in common despite our large age gap.”
Boomers are Spoiled
“I think it’s because boomers are all spoiled kids throwing a tantrum, whereas millennials didn’t grow up with anything. I just want to Rage Against the Machine with my pals, man.”
Sneakiness Behind Closed Doors
“In my experience, most older people are more narcissistic when in private. If they know they’re in public or being judged, they’re completely different people.
From that perspective, the results make perfect sense since, usually, a narcissist wants to be seen in the best possible way, and being a known narcissist isn’t a good thing and can mar how people feel about you.”
Boomers Are “Mad Men” (And Women)
“So not surprised. Remembered a quip from the creator of Mad Men. “Boomers would come up to him and talk about how wonderful the show was and how great to see their generation. He was like the show is about your parent’s generation. You were children or teenagers. Yep, pure narcissism.”
Wealth-Hoarders
“Yup, my union is full of boomers ready to retire, and every year we vote on how to spread out our raises. They scream [to] put the money in the pension (more than we actually need to maintain a healthy one) because they are about to retire and want to jack up the payout numbers for themselves.”
War on Christmas
“The generation that couldn’t handle ‘Happy Holidays’ is overly sensitive? Perish the thought.”
“It’s weird because the actual [pre] WW2 generation would probably recognize ‘Happy Holidays’ has been around forever, is a song from 1942 and get on with their life.”
Anti-Trans Reputation
“‘Someone in this state is trans! We have to do something about it!’ Hypersensitivity causes intolerance.
Just like how if you have a peanut hypersensitivity, you are intolerant of peanuts. Likewise, if you are hypersensitive to the humans around you, then you are intolerant of them.”
Too Much Lead
“They are a generation of sociopaths. (Not all but many have lead brain poisoning).”
Assumptions That Younger Folks Will Turn Into Them
“Boomers: ‘Oh, you’ll become like us when you’re older.’ a.) not really, and b.) if so, then I’d rather top myself.”
Conservative Conversion
“‘You will become more conservative as you’re older.’ Generally, that’s due to building wealth. All generations after the boomers have mostly been denied that, especially to the extent of the boomers!”
They Had It Easy
“In their youth [they] could buy a house on a modest income and have a very comfortable life with just a high school level education. College grads had almost guaranteed middle-class jobs for life. Millennials and Zoomers have degrees and masters but live month-to-month, will never afford their own home, and every expense is a struggle. Add to that working till you drop for poverty pay to just about make the rent.”
Power-Hungry
“American Gen-Xers were utterly robbed. Boomers in America are gripping onto power with their dried corpse-like fingers like it’s keeping them alive. To compare, almost every important political position in Canada is held by Gen X/Millennials.”
Flying Off The Handle When Faced With Criticism
“My mother’s knee-jerk reaction to being told her behavior is unacceptable, or if you talk about the Boomer generation in a negative way, is to become extremely angry and then hysterical.
So yeah, this checks out.”
Lack of Empathy
“Millennials and Zoomers struggle financially, and Boomers usually snort something about how we should be spending less on avocado toast or how we should have got a better major.”
They Really Are A Generation of ‘Karens’
“Anyone who’s worked [in the] retail or service industry can confirm. The chances of finding a non-boomer yelling about some perceived slight are almost zero. And it’s not age, the Silent Generation tends to be very understanding and patient in comparison.”
No, It’s Mine. Stamps Foot
“Because Baby Boomers were raised by parents that wanted their children to have better lives than them, Baby Boomers raised kids as extensions of themselves and wanted their kids stuff too. Baby Boomers don’t like to share.”
They Are The Rudest Generation
“A good chunk of my customer base is retiring/retired Boomers. They’re absolutely terrible to work with 99.99999% of the time. They have zero manners, scream, yell, spit, and insult me and my coworkers, and if you try to go out of your way to remedy something for them, they will continue attacking us after the issue is resolved.”
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