soavezefiretto 's review for:

A Generation of Sociopaths: How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America by Bruce Cannon Gibney

3.0

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One third enlightening, one third infuriating, the other third I did not understand. I learned a lot, and it may be true that Boomers did not display the most social behaviour, but I'm not sold on the idea of a sociopathic generation, especially when one of the reasons given for why they became that way is Dr. Spock and being bottle-fed. Say what? (Also, nuclear energy is *not* the solution for everything, if only because there is the tiny little matter of nuclear waste that will infect the earth basically forever.) The last chapter had me nodding and vigoroously shaking my head at the same time. Yeah, sure: all we need is to convince society that we should all pay more taxes, invite nuanced and informed debate, and toughen up on Boomers - so what if their retirement isn't comfortable. Life's hard.
Recommended if you already know something about economics and want to learn more. Also if you hate your parents and they are Boomers - you will love this.