I saw it differently.
I was born in 1961, so I'm a boomer, but certainly not of the same mold as Donald Trump or Bill Gates or Bill Clinton or Steve Jobs.
IMO, things started going to Hell in 1974. Gas prices went through the roof and increased more in 1979. The economy seemed to be slowly self-destructing during the 1970s: cars, steel, inflation, etc.
Drugs were available, but certainly not as common as 3.2% beer.
Some of us were scared to death of Herpes - which still can't be cured.
I understand Jake's resentment - I feel some of it too. It seemed like the American dream that we heard about in grade school and middle school started to crumble just as I was getting old enough to start being part of it. But it's best not to blame a generation for the problems. It's probably better to blame ...
:-)
Cheers,
Scott.
(Nostalgia ain't what it used to be.)
