The Myth of the Generational War: How Millennials Are Quietly Shouldering the Burden of Aging Parents Millennials' declarations of revolt against their aging Boomer parents, as reported on a viral Reddit thread, initially seemed like a clever social media meme.
However, upon closer inspection, it became clear that this "revolt" was more myth than reality.
Data shows that Millennials are becoming a caregiving generation almost by default – and they're being forced to bear both the labor and financial costs of aging parents.