Today is your day Boomer! Of course, this is an almost-daily blog about Baby Boomers and is written by a Boomer.....me, 65-year-old Dave. So, sometimes we need to remind ourselves(and others!) who we are and what we stand for. So....according to euronews.com, this is us: "The baby boomer generation is defined as people born from 1946 to 1964. This cohort was the result of a strong post-World War II economy, in which many people felt confident they would be able to support a larger number of children - resulting in a huge surge of births. In the media, many have criticised members of this generation for their resistance to technological change, climate change and their opposition to the changing values of younger generations - hence why the internet phrase 'Ok boomer' took off. Conversely, in the US and Canada, baby boomers have been labelled as the “flower power” generation, thanks to their roles in pushing the civil rights movement, anti-war protests to the Vietnam War and the rise of the sexual revolution." As well, the website lists "key attributes" and "values" of our generation: "competitive, self-assured, hard work, individualism, optimism, family, and consumerism." Is this us....really? Still? Your thoughts please....

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