OK Boomer, Do Millennials Really Have It Worse?
Let's settle this… who has it worse, baby boomers or millennials?
A new retort to older generations
What is a “Baby Boomer?”: A person born between 1946 – 1964 or someone making an outdated statement. “In the year 2050, I will be 56 years old; yet, right now, the average age of this 52nd Parliament is 49 years old. OK, boomer,” Chlöe Swarbrick, New Zealand politician tells parliament. “OK, boomer” is a new shorthand used by millennials (born 1981-1996) & Gen Z (born 1997+). But how does life actually compare for boomers vs. millennials?
Earnings: Millennials averaged $56,000 in income in 2018 — for those with a bachelor’s degree and a full-time job, while early boomers made $38,900 in 1982, when they were around the same age according to the Pew Research Center. Boomer women did pave the way for millennial women in the workforce, with a 66% employment rate — up from the 40% from the Silent Generation before them.
Education: Among millennials, around 39% of those aged 25 to 37 have a bachelor’s degree or higher — compared to roughly 25% of boomers. Source: Pew Research Center
Climate change: Boomers tend to be more skeptical of the link between human activity and climate change. 56% of millennials agree it is due to human activity, while 45% of boomers agree.
Marriage: The typical age of a married millennial woman is 28, and 30 for men. But in 1968, women married at around 21 years old, and 23 for men. Now, 46% of millennials ages 25 to 37 are married, whereas 67% of early boomers were at that age.
Housing: Following the 2008 recession, 15% of Millennials aged 25 to 37 were living in their parents’ home — compared to 8% of boomers at the same age. Overall there has been a decline in home ownership from the 1980s, young people in the 80s to today, by about 8 percent according to Jen Mishory, Executive Director of Young Invincibles.
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387 comments
Mauro L.
11/26/2019 15:56Me encanta como termina esta mierda, las personas actuales no saben ni lo que quiere y tampoco no quienes son.
Adrian D.
11/26/2019 15:45Adjustment for inflation?
Marcus R.
11/26/2019 13:29pewds created his own enemy HAHA
طلال ا.
11/26/2019 12:52I understood nothing
Alex B.
11/26/2019 09:49Gei
Shairur A.
11/26/2019 09:39What a stupid video doesn't take into account inflation , socioeconomic background etc . I ve not even seen the whole video . I m a millennial btw
Lupita
11/26/2019 06:17ok boOmer
Abrar F.
11/26/2019 05:23Ok Boomer !
Vishal S.
11/26/2019 05:17OK BOOMER
Sebas G.
11/26/2019 04:47Ok Boomer
Kyla S.
11/26/2019 03:02Ok boomer.
Rafael G.
11/26/2019 00:53ok boomer? more like okeyyy keyooooh hahahah
Rafael G.
11/26/2019 00:51these so called millenials what would be of them in the next gen
Iverson C.
11/25/2019 23:53dite algo Luca
Terence S.
11/25/2019 23:08ok boomer
Radek S.
11/25/2019 22:33co jest
Daniel L.
11/25/2019 20:40As a Gen Z I can say that Millennials are the most Garbage generation in the last 50 years, getting offended and calling others names are the only things they're good at, cause they're literally lazy and garbage at everything else, the generation of lifeless losers, incel school shooters and oh yeah obese people.
Asante W.
11/25/2019 20:12thought this wud interest you
Nida S.
11/25/2019 17:46ok boomer
Constanza A.
11/25/2019 07:12Boomers: my parents hit me and I turned out fine Me: