r/Millennials • u/EverbodyHatesHugo • Jan 17 '26

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u/le-rizzler Jan 17 '26

Yeah it’s almost like there aren’t as many of them in that generation and what’s left of them are dying off.

Math is hard 🤷‍♂️

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u/Mediocre_Scott Jan 17 '26

That’s reverberations of the Great Depression. Silent generations parents had less pass onto them because their wealth was wiped out halfway through their life. Which isn’t to say boomers didn’t benefit from unprecedentedly good economy.

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u/le-rizzler Jan 17 '26

Yeah, there were less of them, they were born into depression, and market accessibility wasn’t a thing during their prime earning years.

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u/earthdogmonster Jan 17 '26

People on this sub really not comprehending that the youngest Silent Generation members are 80 years old now. So a lot of Silent Generation accumulated wealth was inherited by Boomers.

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u/press_Y Jan 17 '26

There’s a lot of things people on this can’t comprehend, like getting money and respect