Have we "had our day?" Because of other people replacing us?

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I keep seeming to think my generation (millennials) have "had our day" because we are not doing all the things Gen Z are doing now. It does seem quite irritating when the focus is on them now and not much with millennials anymore. It does even annoy me when people who want to enjoy certain things in life even at an older age gets frowned upon by some other people younger than them. I remember seeing some program where people were discussing growing up and there was a guy in his 60s who liked the night life and was enjoying life more than he did in his 20s and 30s and one of these 20 year old women said "Yeah but you had a long time to do that."

A, lot of people think I'm strange for advocating weightlifting for the aged, when it's of most benefit. It's one of the reasons (and quite possibly the main reason) why I'm getting about, and enjoying life more, than most in my age group.

As for being replaced, it's quite possibly why, outside of computing, science has been in the doldrums for decades. It used to be that scientist got there through their ability to think scientifically (which Autistics do far better than most) but now, even in this arena, how well you socialise, and who you know, are far more important factors.

Those now referred to as Natural Philosophers were dominantly Autistic, but now such are hard to find in this proffession. This is especially true in "autism research" which is dominated by clueless touchy-feely types, who start with the belief that their way of thinking is some kind of ideal, which the rest of us should aspire to! Hardly ideal for those who are studying children who think differently.

Note, I wrote children, not adults; these experts have shown they have no desire to encounter those of us who are worldywise enough to defend our way of thinking.

There was a "golden age" of science after World War 2. Male professors got to teach Baby Boomers and do scientific research. They had female assistants to help them out because women were underemployed.

By the 1980s there were a lot of talented people chasing the few science jobs that were available.
Most jobs today are applied science. How can we design better drugs to make a lot of money?

If you think millennials are being replaced, can you understand how we gen xers must feel?

Basically like I've wasted my entire life and all my childhood dreams are crushed because I had no idea what the world would be like by the time I was in my late 20s, let alone now.