News is the new scripted reality show. I can't believe how many people still follow it.
I am on the younger side as well, I certainly don't want to point fingers or start anything here online but in regards to my friends and family, the baby boomer generation seems to be some of the most programed individuals out there, most believe whatever they're told. In my experiences no other age group thinks less outside of the box, they were raised by the greatest generation, their parents were hard working and had decent politicians and they were raised to work hard and not question authority. In my experience a baby boomer is the first to throw up their hands and say "I can't do this, get a professional" and with little insight they fully trust whoever looks like they have the highest credentials and who turns out to be a corrupt snake oil salesman. And now the baby boomers children are the millennials.
I am a Millennial, along with many of my friends, and we can't trust a [beeep] thing. We were raised our whole lives on lies and corruption, we've seen people our parents trust screw things up, we've seen politicians that are actually criminals, we've seen priests that are actually pedophiles, we've seen wars with millions killed for personal profits, we've seen cops that are as dirty as the gang bangers, we've seen people with great educational credentials screw things up because they were trying to save a few dollars, we've seen the most expensive education programs not teach anything useful, we've seen charity programs take and take and take, we've worked for and seen companies and corporations put money above all else all the while they say how much they love their customers and employees, we're told we live in a free country then we have to deal with the government we need to get a lawyer to have any idea what we are dealing with, we've seen pharmaceutical companies offer drugs to cure minor ailments end up causing massive illnesses, we're told journalist travel around working their [beeep] off to give us the cold hard facts but they just give us propaganda, the list goes on and on and this is what we've been entirely surrounded by since we were born, and not once or twice but it's commonplace.
Work hard and don't question authority, look where that has gotten us, greedy abusive corporations, politicians and law enforcement that has control over most of our lives.