Today, a Baby Boomer will tell you that being on your dang phone too much is the reason you can't afford to buy a house, all while playing level 8,634 of Candy Crush at the breakfast table.
But back in the day they loved to crush the arcade pinball machines and arcade games. What gives?
Here are 21 baby boomers from yesteryear doing stuff that the modern version won't dare to touch today.
1
Hanging at the Arcade
Teenagers in 1976.
2
Protesting for Mini Skirts
Girls in London, 1960s.
3
Hands Full
Full of the good stuff.
4
Anti-Litter Posters
Teenagers share their work, 1968.
5
Quality Time With Friends
And a little liquid help.
6
Gay Pride
During the Vietnam War, 1970s.
7
Cannabis Rights Activist Ben Masel
Having a smoke while voting for president in 1976.
8
Margaret Leonard
The first white southerner to participate in the “freedom riders,” 1961.
10
House Party
Going all the way.
11
Playing an Arcade Machine
Bay Area, late 1970s.
12
Bath Nap
The most comfortable place on Earth.
13
Playing Combat
Video games in the 1970s.
14
Playing Pinball
Kids in 1977.
15
Fun at Wrigley
Chaos at a Cubs game, early ‘80s.
16
Atari Gaming Competition
Gaming in 1981.
17
Teenager
Ready with nunchaku, 1970s.
18
Playing Monopoly
Game night in the 1970s.
19
On a Hike
With some power liquid.
20
Pong
Gaming in the 1970s.
21
Living it Up
A living room in the 1960s.
