When Old Advice Meets a New Economy: What a Viral List of “Boome r” Missteps Reveals for Thai Youth
A viral roundup titled “7 times boomers proved they’re completely out of touch with reality” has reignited a global conversation about a widening generational divide — not just about attitudes, but about economics, mental health, work and the basic rules of adulthood VegOut. What began as a punchy listicle that lampooned tired advice — “just buy a house,” “college fixes everything,” “toughen up” — quickly exposes deeper structural shifts that make many older-era playbooks impractical or even harmful for younger generations. For Thai readers, the piece is more than internet schadenfreude: it holds up a mirror to similar tensions in Bangkok apartments, Chiang Mai co‑working spaces and family dinner tables across the country, and prompts a look at evidence from housing data, labour reports and mental‑health research that explain why younger people are frustrated, anxious and changing their life plans.