P.J. O'Rourke with Annabelle Gurwitch at Live Talks Los Angeles
He argues that Boomers are fundamentally a 'nice' generation shaped by post-war stability, resulting in a legacy of drug culture, political cynicism, and a shift from anti-war protest to pragmatic interventionism.summaryGenerational Cohorts: Boomers are divided into four distinct groups based on birth year: Seniors (late 40s, tethered to Greatest Generation values), Juniors (early 50s, wilder/hippie era but also tech pioneers like GatestakeawayDrug Culture as Education: O'Rourke posits that drug use taught Boomers 'street pharmacology' and brain chemistry awareness, making them more likely to seek medical/pharmaceutical solutions for mental health issues compatakeaway














