A generation of sociopaths
by Bruce Gibney · first published 2017
60% recommend40% neutral
Why HN recommends it
Argues that baby boomers shifted costs and debt onto younger generations, backed by statistics on marriage, finances, and policy; recommended for readers wanting a data-driven view of intergenerational economics.
Summarised by Claude from recommending comments
Gibney shows how America was hijacked by a generation whose reckless self-indulgence degraded the foundations of American prosperity. Acting without empathy, prudence, or respect for facts-- acting, in other words, as sociopaths-- they turned American dynamism into stagnation, inequality, and bipartisan fiasco. In the 2030s damage to Social Security, public finances, and the environment will become catastrophic and possibly irreversible. Gibney argues that younger generations have a fleeting window to hold the boomers accountable and begin restoring America.
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…proclivities. EDIT: I'm not calling you a liar. I'm just saying that the societal narrative that any of the things that you're suggesting were always prevalent is not so. Another book worth reading is A Generation of Sociopaths by Bruce Cannon Gibney. There are statistics on marriage and divorce between the Greatest Generation and the Boomers that are insane. The average GG partner count was 1; the average for Boomers was 15,…
on “Sex Scandal Toppled a Silicon Valley Chief. Investors Say, So What?” ↗…to the system. Sort of off topic, but I do agree that the older generations in the western world, particularly the american baby boomers, act sociopathic as a group. There is a good book about this: A generation of sociopaths. [1] Sad to watch an entire generation hate their children and grandchildren (if they even have them). Believe me, I do not enjoy painting an entire group of people with a shit-stained brush, but it…
on “France comes to standstill livid workers protest plan to increase retirement age” ↗…disgust and resentment toward the behavior of my parents' generation for some time, and felt like I was kind of alone in that until I saw Bruce Gibney's recent book [and accompanying NPR interview on] 'Generation of Sociopaths,' which coherently makes it clear that, well, there are other folks who feel the same way.
on “Millennials Are Causing the U.S. Divorce Rate to Plummet” ↗There's a similar book by Bruce Gibney called "Generation of Sociopaths" that addresses this notion - a thought-provoking read
on “Alan Moore on superhero culture” ↗…and Congressman get funding / donations / bribes by people that don't want the IRS going after them for their shenanigans. Second, there is (understandably) controversial book by Bruce Gibney called "A Generation of Sociopaths: How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America" https://www.amazon.com/Generation-Sociopaths-Boomers-Betraye... with a recent interview here https://www.vox.com/2017/12/20/16772670/baby-boomers-millenn...…
on “The IRS System Processing Your Taxes Is Almost 60 Years Old” ↗> Sounds dramatic, but what are we talking about here? How about this? https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4633773-eat-the-boomers-... > In his book, “A Generation of Sociopaths: How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America,” Bruce Gibney argued that “generational plunder” was their economic legacy. Through tax cuts and deficit financing of several wars, the Boomers left America in…
on “The Old Guard: Confronting America's Gerontocratic Crisis” ↗