Pitting boomers against millennials is a distraction from the inequality that affects us all
Defining generations is all about division. We are classified into groups based on when we were born, these are given snappy, headline-friendly labels, and all our attention is directed to the supposed conflicts between them.
We find it much easier to blame particular generations for changes we don’t like than any other kind of demographic grouping. Baby boomers, for example, have taken all the houses, stolen all the wealth and destroyed the planet; millennials are responsible for the end of marriage, the demise of office parties and even marmalade (sales have been falling since 2013).
