Young People Say Boomers Do This One Thing Constantly, But Experts Have Thoughts

"Known for being hard workers, ambitious and influential in driving social and political change, baby boomers have also gained a reputation among their younger peers for being know-it-alls, stuck in their ways and easily frustrated, with outsized reactions to smaller issues. "Boomer panic" was a phrase coined in 2023 by TikTok user @myexistentialdread in a now-deleted video (though it's still available via stitches)."

""Can someone please explain to me this phenomenon I'm gonna call 'boomer panic,' which is when you're in an interaction with anyone who is a boomer, and immediately, any time something is going slightly frustrating or like south, they immediately resort to that screaming and screeching and panic?" the user asked. In subsequent stitches and videos, other users (particularly people who work in customer service roles) shared similar anecdotes and theories about why these behaviors seem so prevalent."

Baby boomers are recognized as hard workers, ambitious, and influential in social and political change, but many younger people perceive them as know-it-alls prone to overreacting to minor inconveniences. The term "boomer panic" emerged on TikTok in 2023 to describe loud, panicked responses from older customers when faced with small frustrations like missing price tags, technology difficulties, or long lines. Customer-service workers on social platforms report similar anecdotes and theories about these behaviors. The phrase is not a clinical diagnosis; some data and experts indicate boomers feel overwhelmed by technology and pessimistic about their standard of living.

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