Comic writer thinks the Greatest Generation was nothing speshial

So the YellowSnow hypothesis on generation greatness and/or shittyness generally mirrors that of the YellowSnow hypothesis on presidential greatness and/or shittiyness, which is to say that they are given too much credit for the good times on their watch, and ascribed too much blame for the bad. Historically speaking, there are always going to be economic, technological, political, etc, forces in play that are beyond anyone's control.

RaceBannon said:

Much of what the Boomers did was by passively existing. The sheer numbers changed our society in so many ways. The sheer numbers of youth in the 60's opened Madison Avenue up to a whole new demographic that they are riding to this day as we die off.

The youth influence on culture and politics was massive as well.

Suburbs, housing, autos all reacted to the changing landscape.

Exactly. No boomers being born, then the economic boom of the 50's to early 70's doesn't occur. So they (Boomers) should get some credit for being born. Conversely, all of the technological change (i.e., productivity) that helped spur said growth was the work of the generations before the Greatest one. Henry Ford was an old geezer, Nazi sympathizer and too old to storm the beaches of Normandy.