By 2020 us baby boomers are on the way out, and with that we take our unique consumerism and values.
We grew up on TV programs of the '50s-'70s. Westerns, heroes, science fiction, The Flintstones, Jetsons. Gadgets of the period, Tinker-Toy, Erector sets, plastic models, Heathkits, imported motorcycles, things that you made or worked on. Station wagons, exploring the USA, now doing that in RVs. Schools taught us the things we needed to be productive participants.
I don't have a clear picture of the emerging 20-somethings, but what I've seen involves Pokemon, Yu-Gi-O, Dragonball, video games, smartphones, live at home with the parents, job opportunities at fast-food joints, an explosion in modern drugs. A different educational philosophy concerning social and environmental issues, effort based grading.
Our parents, the greatest generation, fought to eradicate dictational governments, spoiled us as kids, created an environment of booming opportunities, broke barriers in science and engineering.
We picked up the ball and advanced electronics and technology. Mostly to pursue our curiosities, ambitions, dreams, consumerism. And kinda dropping the ball on creating an opportunistic future for the kids.
Sounds pretty bad, but it isn't. Some really sharp cookies in the new generations. They'll get it figured out...