Shira, Thanks for the visions of both sides of this generational divide. As you point out, it might not make much sense to divide by generations, but there are some differences. As a boomer, I found your description of the woke folk more defined, compelling and even chilling, as the woke minority seems to succeed in silencing the non-woke majority on campus.

But that was focussed on one subset on one generation, so was manageable. We Boomers with so much more history behind us at this point are more difficult to nail in 800 words. We've got a mixed record, I'd say, but that will be one of the ages to judge. To the extent we're seen as complacent or fixated on old ideas or values, that is, as you point out, pretty much the way it's always been, the younger generation impatient with the caution of their elders.

You are right to ask about the price of change, even in terms of the violence it may require. When I see the seemingly ruthless Gen Z propensity for silencing other points of view, I worry the price may be going up if/when they hold the levers of power.