I think Boomers may of actually had it better then any generation that came after it...

But didn't Boomers walk to school barefoot in the snow uphill both ways?

I’ve had this conversation with my parents. And they agree.

I remember life being nicer tbh

Yes, I believe we did..i am one. Things were calmer back then..50's, 60's and early 70's.
We could hitch hike a ride anywhere.
The bus would come and wait if you were late..nobody complained.
The cops may pull you over for poor driving...and when they knew you were drinking....they would follow you to make sure you got home safely.
Cars didn't have seat belts, but they were built like tanks.
I delivered newspapers to the neighborhoods and collected the money from each house..ALONE when I was 10 years old and it was safe.
We stood on a snow pile waiting for the bus...schools didn't close

When you put it that way....

My dog never rode the bus but he did take himself out on the occasional walk and always knew his way back home.
The dog catcher knew where he lived and would just bring him home if he saw him out.

They definitely had it easier when it came to jobs and finances. It was easier to both find and keep a job. As long as they did a good job they could stay at the same company for life. By the time I started working in the 90s that was over. Everyone was disposable and being a good employee didn't seem to mean much. Life was actually affordable. Most could afford a comfortable life on 1 salary.

They got drafted into viet nam their parents were savages as well.

It's not a speculation, they DID have it better. They arrived during a post -war economic boom and they rode it out til it dried up.