Baby Boomers, Still Screwing Things Up

Natasha Vargas-Cooper reflects on a decade that brought a hefty dose of disillusionment in her essay “The End of the 00s: How To Lose Your Idealism In Under Ten Years.”

Culturally, I find the Boomers tedious and unhelpful. Their confused notions about counterculture have infected our generation. The kind of water bottles you buy, car you drive, fair trade coffee you slurp: can this serve as some kind of political action? This idea is laughable. It gives the false illusion of social engagement.

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