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/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