I have two comments to make: first, from where I'm sitting those of the younger generations who most like to complain about "Boomers" tend to be most like the characters you mentioned. Second, studies in trait narcissism in America find an increase since the days of the Boomer's youth (google is your friend). All in all, I hardly think this book says much about Boomers in general. These were outliers.
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I have two comments to make: first, from where I'm sitting those of the younger generations who most like to complain about "Boomers" tend to be most like the characters you mentioned. Second, studies in trait narcissism in America find an increase since the days of the Boomer's youth (google is your friend). All in all, I hardly think this book says much about Boomers in general. These were outliers.