[Rainger99]

There should not be a paywall to read it.

The Villages Is a Boomer’s Utopia—And Demographic Time Bomb | Vanity Fair

[Stu from NYC]

Interesting

[Boston-Sean]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

There should not be a paywall to read it.

The Villages Is a Boomer’s Utopia—And Demographic Time Bomb | Vanity Fair

But behind its idyllic façade lurks a crisis that the Villages—and the rest of the country—have yet to reckon with.



Finally someone is calling out the nationwide and Villages problem of not enough pickleball courts and Costcos.

[Dusty_Star]

I think the author Philip Bump is just bashing the Villages for profit. He completely neglects to mention the larger population groups coming up behind the Boomers. But I think it is worthwhile for some of us to read in case there are questions from friends or family.

[manaboutown]

While Bump recited a few well known facts about the already experienced as well as predicted Boomer population bulge effects his was a surly and censorious presentation. He displayed envy, resentment and even a touch of hate toward both The Villages and Villagers.

[Two Bills]

I knew that Boomer was a trouble maker!

[Aloha1]

Seriously?? Vanity Fair?? Spare me.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Dusty_Star

I think the author Philip Bump is just bashing the Villages for profit. He completely neglects to mention the larger population groups coming up behind the Boomers. But I think it is worthwhile for some of us to read in case there are questions from friends or family.

Yup. The very first sentence in his hit piece sets the tone...

Plus, he fails to mention that Gen X has now reached the "age 55 threshold" to buy in TV... And they are already buying homes...

You're talking about almost 66 Million people vs a tad over 70 Million Boomers...

[Papa_lecki]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Yup. The very first sentence in his hit piece sets the tone...

Plus, he fails to mention that Gen X has now reached the "age 55 threshold" to buy in TV... And they are already buying homes...

You're talking about almost 66 Million people vs a tad over 70 Million Boomers...

Also, didn’t mention the impact COVID had, many 45 to 55 year olds escaped the more restrictive COVID state, moved to FLA bought their retirement place and in the Villages now.

[Aces4]

I thought it lacked substance, felt like a page filler article to me.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Aces4

I thought it lacked substance, felt like a page filler article to me.

Well, it -is- Vanity Fair...

[Bogie Shooter]

Waste of time.

[Boomer]

Well, yeah, Boomers are “The Pig in the Python” moving right on through — that highly visible big bump, getting smaller and smaller, ‘til the end. So what else is new.

That sure was a tedious, rambling article. Looked like it grabbed bits and pieces from random sources for a rather pointless hodge-pudge. Maybe it was written by AI.

Boomer

[LAFwUs]

Originally Posted by Papa_lecki

Also, didn’t mention the impact COVID had, many 45 to 55 year olds escaped the more restrictive COVID state, moved to FLA bought their retirement place and in the Villages now.

<- Guilty as charged!
...and it wasnt just draconian covaids response policies of some states either, the riots, violent crime, taxes, rising cost, homeless camps, decriminalization, city funded heroine injection sites, yadda yadda, I could name 100 other reasons.

Some here in the bubble, particularly those who haven't been outside the bubble in the past 10yrs, often have no idea how truly bad certain "nice areas" of the country have gotten in a number of ways.

[patfla06]

Interesting.

Keep in mind he works for The Washington Post.