They were called the Greatest Generation. They fought in the "great war" and then we were born during the years following.
Some of us made it to maturity to create music that our parents hated. Our expressions (English) survive in the shadow of Elvis Presley. [cool].
A superficial examination of the last half of the 20th century, the 'boomer generation' fostered tech explosion. Bill and the Apple Steves were the geeks that recognized an opportunity.
Gates, Jobs and Wozniak, from our generation, were the superstars of tech. Sadly there were others of the generation who moved another direction.
That direction was oriented toward personal aggrandizement in the political arena.
You can pick your own political avatar. This link goes to the efforts of John Kerry:
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