At This Rate, They'll Be In The Grave Before They Realize They Got Old

When you read that 76 percent of baby boomers “like to try new things,” you may take it as a sign they haven’t lost their youthful zest. Personally, I was struck with horror that my generation has reached the age at which researchers ask us whether we like new things. It wouldn’t dawn on a pollster, after all, to pose such a query to anybody who isn’t on the downhill slope toward decrepitude. The mere asking of the question—in this case, as part of a study by the BoomerEyes division of C&R Research—tells me more than I care to know about my age cohort.

Happily, the poll’s findings suggest that most boomers aren’t so easily daunted.