Baby boomers are 'a generation of sociopaths'
Millennials get a lot of stick. They call us overly-sensitive snowflakes and lampoon us for spending money on lavish brunches instead of saving up for house deposits.
Apparently we’re all obsessed with ourselves, take too many selfies and are awful humans for organising hook-ups via dating apps.
But it could in fact be that the baby boomers are a more egotistical generation than millennials.
According to writer and venture capitalist Bruce Gibney, baby boomers are a “generation of sociopaths.”
In his new book, he argues that their “reckless self-indulgence” is in fact what set the example for millennials.
Gibney describes boomers as “acting without empathy, prudence, or respect for facts - acting, in other words, as sociopaths.”
And he’s not the first person to suggest this.
Back in 1976, journalist Tom Wolfe dubbed the young adults then coming of age the “Me Generation” in the New York Times, which is a term now widely used to describe millennials.
But the baby boomers grew up in a very different climate to today’s young adults.
Baby boomers are 'a generation of sociopaths' | The Independent
