Though stereotypes make great headlines and sound bytes, thinking people see more nuance. Of course Baby Boomers can master technology. No doubt Millennials can source their theses properly and put in a good day’s work.

All of us stand together at a unique economic/technological/cultural juncture. It’s exciting–and scary. We need each other.

Thanks to decimated 401Ks, Baby Boomers are not going gently into that good night. Like it or not, all generations must work together to dig our way out of the economic mess, humanize technology, save the earth, create world peace and lay the way for future generations.

As the Presidential Baby Boomer put it, “Yes, we can.”

All the best,
Terry

BB and proud of it.
Karl

If my generation (’Gen Y’? who gives a f***, we’re all human!) is looked at as ’slacking’, it’s because we’re smart and don’t operate well in a fragmented environment. If there is anything I’m sick of, it is the act of labeling . Baby Boomers: get over yourselves. We’re youre children for Christ’s sake. You raised us. Gen X’ers: we’re your little brothers and sisters for Christ’s sake – embrace us.

You make some really fascinating points. We “Boomers” have not accomplished everything we set out to do. We’re not dead yet, so why not keep trying?

Yes we “Boomer” parents did raise our “Millennial” children to believe they are smarter, stronger, and will get more out of life. We did not make you to good…. you are good!

Mr. Tapscott spent $4 million of his associate’s money and interviewed 10,000 people to say that Millennials are “Net Geners are “smarter, quicker and more tolerant of diversity than their predecessors.”

He also cites “recent brain-imaging and childhood-development studies to buttress his contention that Internet use by Net Geners has fundamentally changed — and improved — the way their brains are wired. Noting that raw I.Q. scores have been climbing by three points a decade since World War II across racial, income and regional boundaries, Mr. Tapscott asserts that Net Geners are also developing valuable skills that do not show up on standard I.Q. tests.

“Not only do video game players notice more, they have highly developed spatial skills that are useful for architects, engineers and surgeons,” he says.”

So are you “Boomers” annoyed with our generation or yours? Did you all acomplish what you set out to do? Did you make us to good?

Maybe soon Millennials, our parents will realize that they inspired great change and that now it’s our turn!