There are actually two different groups of boomers, the early born ones, and the later born ones. The latter didn't have the opportunities the former had after WWII. The boomers born from 1960 to 1964 were going to be grouped as Gen X, but that was dropped and they now have a "Generation Jones".

As Jonesers reached adulthood, the United States military draft and involvement in the Vietnam War had ended; thus, they had no defining political cause, as opposition to the war was for the older Boomers.[20] The Woodstock music festival (1969) was a defining moment for older Boomers, whereas Jonesers tend to remember the Watergate scandal (1972–74) and the cultural cynicism it begat.[6] While in high school, members of Generation Jones felt they had just missed the real hippie era.[21] Key characteristics assigned to members are pessimism, distrust of government, and general cynicism.[22][23]