If everybody is failing they do feel better, because they don't have to give a shit, they're running entirely on their retirement.
And their retirement is entirely in safe securities that do not see much movement with the economy.
They're already pissed that their kids are making way more than them (because they don't understand inflation, and how they could afford a 20k$ house but "kids" have a hard time buying something with a 90k$ salary.)
And nothing pissed of a boomer more than a kid going "I made 500k$ with GME meme stocks" and the like. This is why they have to prevent everything like this.
Lottery they understand, and are ok with because they "know" "nobody wins". (And they do get mad when someone they know wins a big prize, and gets better off.)
If everybody is failing they do feel better, because they don't have to give a shit, they're running entirely on their retirement.
And their retirement is entirely in safe securities that do not see much movement with the economy.
They're already pissed that their kids are making way more than them (because they don't understand inflation, and how they could afford a 20k$ house but "kids" have a hard time buying something with a 90k$ salary.)
And nothing pissed of a boomer more than a kid going "I made 500k$ with GME meme stocks" and the like. This is why they have to prevent everything like this.
Lottery they understand, and are ok with because they "know" "nobody wins". (And they do get mad when someone they know wins a big prize, and gets better off.)