Originally Posted by
Atlas Shrugged
Completly ignore previous comments and insert this foolish stat. Boomers are 1946 - 1964 plus you have the Gen X to contend with. People in their 60s and 70s have never been healthier, more active and as well resourced. In the real world as previously mentioned cycling events are extremely popular, cycling vacation operators have never had more participants, and bicycle touring in Europe is more popular than ever. Demographics is not what has killed the ACA rather the services they offer.
If you take the average of 1946 and 1964, then count the years to 2025, you'll see that the average Boomer is exactly 70 years old in 2025.
I have no doubt you are healthy, and I wish you good health until 90 and beyond.
But life expectancy statistics are released by government tracking. Not like anyone is making it up.
Boomers were a coddled generation. Single earner with just a high school diploma and a stay at home wife could go to a 9-5 job and afford a house and annual vacation. That's a fantasy in today's era. The younger generations are barely getting by. The people who are just graduating college today, they are screwed.
Taking a month off work to tour is out of the question for most younger people today. And taking several months off to ride transcontinental is nearly unheard of. Nowadays most of the tourists you see are either very old or very young. Retirees or students. Few in-between-aged long distance tourists.