BlOOMERS happened.

- horrible, selfish parents

- cannibal capitalism, diminished job prospects

- media saturation

- cultural polarization.

- families broke and broken.

- SAD diet, additives, high fructose corn syrup, obesity

- glorification of alcohol and drugs in movies

I came of age at that time. Parents were raging, self-absorbed narcissists. In every job there was someone 10 to 20 years older barring the door to opportunity, characterizing all Xers as slackers or lazy. Wgeeling, dealing, cheating. The same generation fleeced their parents, treated them like crap while structuring their estates to stick it to their own kids.