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198 reviews for:
A Generation of Sociopaths: How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America
Bruce Cannon Gibney
3.36 AVERAGE
198 reviews for:
A Generation of Sociopaths: How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America
Bruce Cannon Gibney
3.36 AVERAGE
Nuggets of wisdom buried in a whole heap of facts shoehorned into a clickbait-y mold. His premise that our country is deeply broken is not wrong, and to his credit, he offers specific fixes in the last chapter (many authors are content to simply relay the problem). But even as a millennial primed and eager to lay current problems at the feet of The Olds, his argument that they are literal sociopaths felt like a stretch.
That said, don't skip the afterword. Like a chili whose flavors meld overnight, the afterword synthesizes the previous 17 chapters into something mellower and that makes much more sense.
That said, don't skip the afterword. Like a chili whose flavors meld overnight, the afterword synthesizes the previous 17 chapters into something mellower and that makes much more sense.
challenging
funny
informative
sad
medium-paced
It's rare that I want to own a book. This is line of those situations. The text seems so real, with scenarios laid out using examples and data that clearly define the problem and ultimately the solution in place.
The author is a bit too anti Clinton, but otherwise lays out an astonishingly well researched, written and conveyed message. Non Boomers need to read this and work to correct course before 2018.
This isn't a call for revenge our revolution; its a cal for correction.
The author is a bit too anti Clinton, but otherwise lays out an astonishingly well researched, written and conveyed message. Non Boomers need to read this and work to correct course before 2018.
This isn't a call for revenge our revolution; its a cal for correction.
funny
informative
slow-paced
Not that good of a book! And that's saying something because I love the topic of generations. The author is an obvious and arrogant Generation X-er that hates the generation above him. Kinda like how I think X-ers are worthless. But to go as far as labeling an entire generation of sociopaths is a little sociopathic imo. This book was way too long, though. I was hoping it would get better but it never did. He could have done better to keep his filthy liberal politics out of it, too. Speaking of politics, the author said that the Boomer Generation is a political one. You could say that about any generation, duh.
We do discover that Boomers grew up surrounded by television and lead.
Obama, while not being a Boomer basically regurgitated Bush's No Child Left Behind Act with Every Child Succeeds. I don't know why the author put half the things he did in his book. He just wanted to show off how rich and successful he was and hoped anyone would listen. His only redeeming quality is that he recognized that Bernie Sanders is a complete idiot. That's the only reason I'm giving this two stars.
We do discover that Boomers grew up surrounded by television and lead.
Obama, while not being a Boomer basically regurgitated Bush's No Child Left Behind Act with Every Child Succeeds. I don't know why the author put half the things he did in his book. He just wanted to show off how rich and successful he was and hoped anyone would listen. His only redeeming quality is that he recognized that Bernie Sanders is a complete idiot. That's the only reason I'm giving this two stars.
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
challenging
informative
sad
slow-paced
I wanted to at least try to get to parts where he explains in more detail the scientific evidence. I understand what he’s getting at saying that white men born in the boomer era were very selfish and made a lot of policy change to benefit them without considering the next generation, but I disagree that that makes them sociopaths. Like I said, maybe if I’d listened further, but I just couldn’t get into it.
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About the Book: Have your parents ever went “well, in my times” and “when I was your age”? In reference to how little you get and have now? Well, you can likely thank them for that little that you’re getting. This book defines some lines in economy. What makes it grow, what makes it fall. What’s sustainable, and what’s a mere temporary solution, likely made by those who will profit from it, leaving the next generation to find their own way out.
My Opinion: The book is very interesting, but will likely not teach you anything new. I believe my generation, those of us who have witnessed the Great Bubble explode, are likely educated enough by now about the topics and nuances of economy. But it’s still an interesting read. And while in Europe it’s not so easy and simple to define a whole generation of our parents as “baby boomers” due to whole different conditions they had, we can still find similarities.
It’s an interesting book, and I can give it a solid 5 out of 5. Yet, as a disclaimer, I want you to go to the link provided above to goodreads, and see to the lowest ratings. The author chose not to reveal how banks and bankers helped add to the ruin of economy due to himself being one of them. And that has to be taken into equation, even if, in my personal opinion, it doesn’t take away much from the value of the book.
night mode reading ;
skaitom nakties rezimu
About the Book: Have your parents ever went “well, in my times” and “when I was your age”? In reference to how little you get and have now? Well, you can likely thank them for that little that you’re getting. This book defines some lines in economy. What makes it grow, what makes it fall. What’s sustainable, and what’s a mere temporary solution, likely made by those who will profit from it, leaving the next generation to find their own way out.
My Opinion: The book is very interesting, but will likely not teach you anything new. I believe my generation, those of us who have witnessed the Great Bubble explode, are likely educated enough by now about the topics and nuances of economy. But it’s still an interesting read. And while in Europe it’s not so easy and simple to define a whole generation of our parents as “baby boomers” due to whole different conditions they had, we can still find similarities.
It’s an interesting book, and I can give it a solid 5 out of 5. Yet, as a disclaimer, I want you to go to the link provided above to goodreads, and see to the lowest ratings. The author chose not to reveal how banks and bankers helped add to the ruin of economy due to himself being one of them. And that has to be taken into equation, even if, in my personal opinion, it doesn’t take away much from the value of the book.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
He made taxes as readable as they can be. I agreed with at least 85% of what he said and the book added new depth to opinions I previously held. But at the end of the day I’m an anti-capitalist and I hate Elon Musk so the mention of him in any kind of positive light grosses me out (would love to see if the authors opinion of him has changed since the book came out).