Serial killer: "Ah it was just a phase I was going through."
@keegobricks9734
23 күн бұрын
So to summarize, they abandoned religion, embraced total degeneracy and greed, and as a result, made exceptional art and also started western civilization's downward tailspin to an inevitable death. I'm sure the 4th or 5th from the last generation of the Roman empire also had a lot of artistic achievements too.
@DVSPress
23 күн бұрын
As Thom Lapointe pointed out on the blog, the most apt comparison is Italy under the Borgias.
@heroesytumbas
9 күн бұрын
"Exceptional art". I missed that part.
@theoutlander1411
23 күн бұрын
I agree, if there's one thing the Boomers were good at was creating movies, music and various aesthetics that are still considered cool today, particularly stuff from the 1980s. Another positive thing to say about them, though they probably inherited it, is that generally they have a pretty good work ethic. I've met some lazy Boomers of course, but many Boomers I've met seem to have a "work mode" and a "off work mode" perspective. "Doing one's time" was a phrase you'd hear in late 20th century tv and movies, and encapsulates the attitude of Boomers in regards to work, and it made it so they focused on the work at hand ignoring time consumption, their feelings on the matter, or other distractions. It was seen as unavoidable, whether it be your assigned hours at work, something breaking down at home, or the weekly chore list. In the early days of phones, Boomer bosses wouldn't want to see you with them. They'd also tell you to "find something to do" when you've finished everything for the day. My parents would spend time in the day when they weren't working accomplishing various tasks around the house and then sort of crash in the evening in front of the television. It could be anecdotal based on personal experience, but I did think they had a good work ethic, even if it ran the risk of causing burnout.
@DVSPress
23 күн бұрын
My parents were pretty similar. Worked a lot of hours and then mostly watched TV and sat around for leisure. This is actually where I find lots of the accusations about younger generations wasting their lives on video games rather silly. They were the TV generation. And I do think the 1980s were the peak of pop culture - and they were a baby boomer product.
@sexystealthninja
23 күн бұрын
@@DVSPress Lol yeah my parents gave me a lot of s for playing video games which I didn't even do as much as they thought when they would just plop down in front of the tv after work.
@TheMinskyTerrorist
22 күн бұрын
I despise "find something to do." That’s happened to me several times with one of my bosses and with my grandparents. I do everything that I'm supposed to do, I'm ready for the task to start, and I'm waiting for someone else to hold up their end so that we can begin. But because I was diligent and did my part early, I don't look superficially busy anymore, so they think I'm being lazy. For the boomer it's better to just stay out of sight, or to look frantically busy while dragging out the task so that you can keep the "busy" description.
@mr.lhd6990
23 күн бұрын
I'm curious as to why the post-boomer generations have less "exceptionalism" in general. What is it about the post-boomer generations that led to the increasingly stale mediocrity of the current era? Could it be the collapse of Western national identity and some semblance of genetic homogeneity that has led to the decline of exceptional individuals? Could it be the abandonment of tradition by post-boomer generations which can be blamed on the boomers themselves abandoning tradition and raising their children in an environment only informed by pop culture?
@DVSPress
23 күн бұрын
I don't know if I forgot to mention this in the video, but the economic conditions that allowed for risk are not present today. For modern young people, the most exceptional are loaded down with massive debt in their 20s, which limits how they can gamble with their time, energy and money. In the 1970s you could work part time as a brick layer and still be able to live in LA, buy gear, buy beer and dope, and have time to gig. Not so today. Those conditions with those combinations are lost.
@TheWolfgangGrimmer
22 күн бұрын
To be honest OP, this reads as if you've pre-emptively decided that those things are in fact the cause, regardless of whether or not they are. I am certainly worried about the trends you've mentioned myself, but that alone is not a good enough reason to establish a formal causal link. I also agree with David that the ever worsening economic crisis is likely the biggest driving factor.
@johnjay370
22 күн бұрын
@@DVSPress I was thinking the same thing.
@bidu2331324
22 күн бұрын
Most hierarchies have become feminized. Feminized hierarchies don't value or reward exceptionalism, and often value things antithetical to it like conformity and agreeableness.
@defectiveindustries
23 күн бұрын
That poster is so cool
@DVSPress
23 күн бұрын
Unfortunately I don't know how to order it from the artist anymore.
@obscur_artiste
22 күн бұрын
Just remembered that the Hannibal TV show had an episode with a serial killer (played by Lance Hendrickson) that got too old and had to give it up, so he finally let the Feds catch him.
@DVSPress
22 күн бұрын
I never watched it, but that sounds pretty funny.
@InfamyOrDeath-__-
21 күн бұрын
9:29 Yea I remember that, every single week a new big movie would be released on TV here, we have a TV service here called “Sky” and you have to buy the movie package separately, but you get all the new movies very quickly, not long after they’re released at the cinema. But back then there was a huge amount of movies being released, a few years ago I dropped the movies package because there was absolutely no good movies. Now I don’t even watch movies or TV anymore, I only watch anime, it’s hard to believe how an entire industry took such a severe nosedive.
@jd_cowan
22 күн бұрын
I could tell Rush were Baby Boomers because I've seen the lyrics to Territories and Middletown Dreams. Poison pill clichés we're still dealing with generations later. Yes, Boomers were good at art, but they did not always use it for good.
@SinkingStarship
18 күн бұрын
Great point. Middletown Dreams is musically one of my favorite Rush songs but the lyrics really encapsulate Boomer narcissism and urbanite solipsism.
@SirGuy-Hunk
21 күн бұрын
The world went to hell in a hand basket, but at least we had good tunes! 😅
@InfamyOrDeath-__-
21 күн бұрын
Most of these videos go over my head because I’m from Ireland, I have no idea about the different generations in the US.
@crusherven
23 күн бұрын
Do my parents count? I think it's hard to be famous and good in your own lifetime. I don't think many good people are doing the things it takes to get famous.
@coleycole5344
23 күн бұрын
'Most'? That's a far stretch. Veeery far stretch.
@peporgan
22 күн бұрын
Another major cause of serial killers / increased violence in the 1980s was that this generation had the highest amount of lead exposure from cars. The introduction of unleaded petrol was directly correlated with a reduction in aggression.
@DVSPress
22 күн бұрын
I've heard this theory several times!
@SirGuy-Hunk
21 күн бұрын
Don't forget power lines. They lived under power lines, too.
@sylentknyte
22 күн бұрын
Akira Toriyama.
@Elfrunner
22 күн бұрын
KISS is another boomer group that makes millions touring. At least, the original lineup were all boomers. Later members not so much. Also, my favorite Black Sabbath era was with Tony Martin. He had the best voice.
@TheAutistWhisperer
22 күн бұрын
Another fellow Tony Martin fan. He's my favourite singer in Black Sabbath.
@DVSPress
22 күн бұрын
Martin is unfairly overlooked. Tyr is a masterpiece!
@Elfrunner
22 күн бұрын
@@DVSPress You took the words right out of my mouth. _Tyr_ is my favorite Black Sabbath album.
@Elfrunner
22 күн бұрын
@@TheAutistWhisperer Mine too. I like the Dio and Glenn Hughes records, but Martin could rock it like no other.
@SirGuy-Hunk
21 күн бұрын
Kiss was more miss than hit, though. It really shows in their music. Half the time they have everyone but themselves recording their songs. The live performances are what made the band, as well as all their toys and comics. Black Sabbath had more grit. While Ronnie James Dio is my favorite frontman, I do really like Tony Martin. In fact, I would have preferred Sabbath did their final album with him instead of Ozzy. I know Iommi expressed interest in doing one more with Martin, but they ended up just retiring Black Sabbath instead. Such a shame.
@NotOrdinaryInGames
22 күн бұрын
You are correct, the pop/rock superstar is a thing of the past now. It's all niches, it's all small fan groups. And..... I am fine with it. Also, will be watching the remastered 2020 release of Pitch Black very very soon. You should review that movie sometime, it's literally perfect. I like the sequels too, but I do understand it commited the sin of changing genres, and pissed a lot of people off. So you may not like them (iz fine).
@DVSPress
22 күн бұрын
I like that Riddick went off into a crazy direction, tbh.
@NotOrdinaryInGames
22 күн бұрын
@@DVSPress Well, you are a fantasy writer and you played tabletop........ I guess you would appreciate a story essentially inspired by both those things.
@bidu2331324
22 күн бұрын
Id rather have trad music and not live in hell.
@Cave4Life
23 күн бұрын
Most? That is a delusional take.
@DVSPress
23 күн бұрын
I'm mostly waiting for them to find this video and talk about how great they are in the comments. They can't resist.
@kommandantvhs4994
22 күн бұрын
I can't wait for them to come here and tell me to pick myself up by the bootstraps
@SirGuy-Hunk
21 күн бұрын
Their own parents were too strict and their kids were too lazy. We couldn't win with this generation.
@SirGuy-Hunk
21 күн бұрын
@@kommandantvhs4994 Money don't grow on trees. You can do it if you want to, you lazy good for nothing! We heard it, ad nauseam.
@kommandantvhs4994
21 күн бұрын
@@SirGuy-Hunk I think they just found it easier to talk in cliches than have real conversations. And I still love my Boomer mom but it's true.
@Emerald_Blasphemer
22 күн бұрын
Am I the only one who finds this trend of blaming the "boomers" for absolutely everything to be utterly baffling? It's not like the subsequent generations were perfect and didn't contribute to the decline themselves in their own ways, and I say this as a 31 year old Millennial. It's just feels like cope to me to conveniently shift all the blame onto this scapegoat, where there is no room for nuance or a bit of self reflection. In fact, this mentality doesn't even exist here in my country of Ireland. We generally have a lot of respect for our elders. I guess it's just an American thing that I'll never understand. It's utterly alien to me.
@Brutaful
22 күн бұрын
I used to think the same way you do, up until roughly 5 years ago. I think most people, at least on some level, understand that the generations that came after the boomers aren't perfect. That said, it has to be understood that this is due, in large part, to how the boomers raised us. In the grand scheme of things, obviously generations before the boomers helped start some of the problems we're all facing now, so the boomers are victims as well to some extent. For example, you talk about respecting elders. Yet, it was the boomers that ushered in this era of teens rebelling, and disrespecting their elders. The fact of the matter is that the boomers caused the most damage to the system, by inheriting an amazing economy, some of the old traditions, and yet refusingto pass any of this on. They opted to live lives of self-indulgence to this day, at the expense of the generations that came after, while promising these generations that we'd have the lives they had. It's made worse by the fact that, largely, they still hold the reins of power and refuse to pass them to younger generations. They intend to continue running the system into the ground consuming as much as they want, without any care and complete refusal to understand why things are getting worse. For the ones who do understand the massive issues facing us (which are very few,) they insist nothing can be done about them, that we can only endure the suffering rather than even attempting to fix the problems.
@DVSPress
22 күн бұрын
Books have been written on the subject with data to back it up.
@defaultx238
21 күн бұрын
It's not baffling, but maybe a bit overused sometimes
@stillbuyvhs
21 күн бұрын
@@DVSPress Data? Statistics? "There are three kinds of lies..."
@nealkriesterer
21 күн бұрын
This video is correct except the Boomers also get credit for the music of the 60s and 70s as well. They were not just the consumer base, they were also the talent...The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd etc. were in diapers when WW2 ended, that's what it means to be a Baby Boomer.
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