It is fairly easy for folks to test their foolishness.  It's basically one question, if it's honestly answered: do I have an opinion on any subject I know nothing about?  If the answer is yes, you are a fool.

There is a constant drumbeat of the young agitating against the old.  It was ancient when I was young, observed by Plato.  What young folks do not grasp when they disparage the aged is that the aged were young once, and their attitudes have changed from those they held in their youth due to their experience.  Given their lack of experience, the young are baffled by this attitudinal disagreement with their youthful enthusiasm and willingness to adopt radical and unproven ideas.

The aged boomers have done this, and learned from that mistake.  Insofar as boomers are the primary targets of this pandemic, the world will suffer a loss of experience that will be irreplacable during this crisis, and that will leave our youth existentially vulnerable to political manipulation they have no ability to understand.

As a boomer relatively likely to suffer the worst consequences of this pathogen due to comorbidities, it is my hope that far more factually based and reasonable young are paying close attention to ongoing events than I think are.  My only purpose in living at this point is to empower such people to best enjoy the blessings of liberty and prosperity.  In the event, which seems likely, of my swift demise, I shall be unavailable to provide such assistance as my life experience enables me to provide, and that is what most disturbs me about my eventual passing from this world.

Youths that denigrate experience deserve what they get.  Sadly, their mistakes will harm others, who do not deserve that fate.  For any that might be reading these words and sympathizing with youth derogating boomers, I urge you to resist peer pressure and apply reason and factual knowledge to the best of your abilities.

Thanks!