[WesleyHale]

I see how you can reach a generational correlation, but I believe it's a age issue that isn't unique to any generation.

The younger people want the pop and sparkles. The older people want what they're using to simply work because they value their time. The pop and sparkles are a distraction that doesn't add to the functionality.

[exhaze]

Age is implied here. The author isn’t comparing the Silent Generation to the Baby Boomers. They are comparing two successive generations, which by definition, have an age gap.