Just something I've been thinking about now that I'm 40. A complete lack of leadership and mentoring from the boomers.
Parents were just focused on academic success and getting me off to college. Never learned to use tools, tend to plants and animals, do sports or hunt.
In my career, I was just given lots of responsibility and risk. No mentoring or leadership. No actual control to go along with the responsibility.
Was it like this for anyone else? Now that I'm middle aged and see the problem, I'm trying to be different for the younger generation.
Interesting, I was raised on tools, just took up crops and animal husbandry three years ago, and have been doing 2a sports and combat sports since a child. I'm not from a blue collar family, just conservative and like to "DIY". Lots to learn from YT. Gun stuff is as simple as getting started. Same with tools. Anyone can learn oil, brake pads/fluid, and basic auto care on YT. Same for home improvement, furniture making, construction, concrete, welding, wood work. Just pick something and decide to DIY it after research. You're never too late to start. I relate better to boomers because I have the mindset of a WW2 male thanks to grandpa. Maybe that made a huge difference but I can tell you based old boomers are looking for young people to teach to any millennial willing to learn.