I agree that the generational mud slinging is a waste of energy and meant to distract. The entire narrative around generational divide is created and pushed by corporate media. It’s the same story over and over, sow a social divide and keep the “have nots” infighting while the “haves” rob us blind. And the significant majority of us are not in the latter group and never will be no matter how much we fund our 401k and save.

Who’s they? A population of 300 million people? The USA is large and diverse, it can’t be simplied in the way you’re describing just like the EU couldn’t. Social media and meme propaganda doesn’t represent a country and it’s people.