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What is a “Baby Boomer?”: A person born between 1946 – 1964 or someone making an outdated statement.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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373 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
María E.
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.
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
Anthea C.
11/25/2019 18:43Are you going to acknowledge the fact that money back then had a higher value than it does now? Google inflation and then re-assess your first point
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:
Letícia d.
11/25/2019 06:12Really? There's anything else to argue about?
Rubén D.
11/25/2019 05:38Ok boomer.
Reja N.
11/25/2019 02:56What is boomer? What is milleniall? You guys looks same to me, if both got shot in the head both dies