The End of Human Scapegoats

July 28, 2025

We’ve been blaming generations for nearly a century. The GIs blamed the Boomers for cultural upheaval and social ills; Nixon blamed the Boomers too—along with stagflation—for America’s economic malaise. Then came the Boomers, who took the heat for climate mess, deregulation, and the rise of consumerism. Millennials got blamed for stalling the economy, Zoomers for being too online and detached.

Now, as Gen Alpha grows up fully immersed in a digital world, the blame game isn’t just shifting—it’s mutating.

Gen Alpha doesn’t just use the internet; they live in it. Social media, virtual reality, AI companions—they know nothing else. And with that immersion comes new challenges: digital overload, misinformation, and a world where reality itself can be manufactured.

And guess what? The blame is already creeping toward them, as if growing up plugged in somehow makes them responsible for the chaos they inherited.

But the truth is simpler—and scarier.

It’s the internet’s fault.

Algorithms don’t just feed us content—they shape what we think, how we feel, and who we trust. Automation is rewriting jobs and transforming society in ways we barely understand. Artificial intelligence isn’t coming—it’s here, influencing everything from our social lives to global markets.

And here’s the kicker: we built this machine. We trained it with our clicks, our data, our consent. It’s not malevolent by intention—it’s indifferent, relentless, and insatiable.

So what’s left? To blame AI for what humans allowed. To face that the system isn’t broken because of people—it’s built to be broken for people.

If we don’t start questioning the engines driving our world, who else will?

The end of generational blame isn’t the end of blame. It’s a reckoning with a colder, more complex reality.

— Read more at Occupy25.com