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by gambiting 2232 days ago
>>Boomers killed free education, so now everyone pays one way or another.

This anglo-centric assumption is killing me on HN. My "boomer" parents were deep in a communist state at my age and they could only dream of the quality of life that we enjoy today. But hey they are "boomers" so fuck them, right?
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LatteLazy 2232 days ago
They weren't boomers. Boomers is a specifically western phenomenon. In China for instance, the same generation were basically the oppose: they were given nothing and built a much better standard of living for their children.

Sorry to be anglocentric. I try not to be, but it slips through sometimes. :)

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gspr 2232 days ago
> They weren't boomers. Boomers is a specifically western phenomenon.

Your original comment is still super US-centric. I live in a western European country. In my country, the "boomer" generation and their parents built the welfare state that gave me free education from kindergarten to PhD. I'm forever grateful for that, and the social safety nets they put in place.

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LatteLazy 2231 days ago
I live in the UK. We have a higher density of boomers and they’re more boomerish than the US. Like all social categories, ymmv!

Out of interest, what country do you live in? I thought all of Western Europe had welfare etc before the boomers took over?

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