The Hippie-to-Boomer mystery

Boomers are one of history’s greatest mysteries. How did a generation of well-intentioned, anti-establishment, feminist, free-love hippies—people who once protested war, championed civil rights, and swore they’d never trust “The Man”—somehow morph into… boomers?

Like, at what point did the tie-dye come off and the Fox News go on? When did “question authority” turn into “back the blue”? How did the generation that prided itself on not becoming their parents somehow double down and become worse? Was it the mortgages? The stock market? Did Reagan put something in the water?

It’s like they hit a certain age and collectively decided, actually, capitalism is great, trickle-down economics works, and younger generations are just lazy and entitled for wanting what they had. The real kicker? They still think they’re the rebellious free-thinkers.