Welcome to Occupy 2.5, where we speak truth to power and sarcasm to stupid. Let’s get something straight right off the bat: this piece ain’t for the pearl-clutchers or the sympathy-slingers. We’re talking generational blame—specifically how the Boomers became the go-to punching bag, and what happens when they’re gone. Spoiler alert: the problem ain’t the generation, it’s the damn game.

Boomers have been the meat piñata of social media for the last two decades. Blamed for killing everything from the housing market to napkins. They inherited a post-war economic boom, rode it like a Harley across the 20th century, and now retire fat off pensions that no longer exist. Fair? Maybe. Overdone? Hell yes.

You’d think once they fade out of the workforce and, frankly, off the planet, the collective scapegoating would ease up. Think again. The outrage machine always needs fresh fuel, and guess who’s up next? Millennials. Yep. The broke-ass avocado-chomping crowd is slowly moving into middle age, and just like their parents, they’re about to become the next designated villains.

Why? Because the system is rigged to keep us pointing fingers at each other instead of the ones pulling the strings. The ultra-wealthy. The corporate ghouls. The billionaires buying bunkers while the rest of us price out ramen. But they’ve got media megaphones, and they know how to aim them. So, we blame Boomers. Then we’ll blame Millennials. Then Zoomers. Eventually, when there’s no one left to blame, we’ll start blaming AI.

It’s generational hot potato, and nobody wants to hold the damn thing when the music stops. But the truth? Every generation is both a victim and a culprit. Boomers built the house, Millennials inherited the moldy basement, and Zoomers were born in the fire trap. The rules of the game were always rigged, but instead of flipping the table, we punch sideways.

That’s not solidarity. That’s suicide by division.

So what happens when Boomers die out? Who do we blame when housing still sucks, healthcare still bankrupts you, and the climate still wants us all dead by 2050? Think we’ll all come together and fix it? Think again. The system is banking on us turning on Millennials, on Zoomers, on whatever post-apocalyptic TikTok tribe comes next.

Unless we stop. Unless we start blaming up, not down. Punching up. Organizing across age. Getting loud where it counts—in the streets, at the polls, in union halls, at city council meetings. Because blaming your parents, your kids, or your younger coworkers ain’t gonna get you a raise, a roof, or a livable planet.

So yeah. Maybe the Boomers weren’t saints. Maybe they hoarded more than just Beanie Babies and beachfront property. But the ones who wrecked the system are still in charge. And if we don’t wise up, we’ll still be playing their game, right up to the end.