The perception among younger folks today is that Boomers were better able to acquire the resources necessary to live that 2.5 kids, 1 dog, picket fence American (or I guess, in this case, Western) dream.
Ohhhhh man. Now you've crossed the line!
"Oh they say the stars in Texas surely shine shine shine
But I'd trade them all to taste a drop of mulberry wine
I'm a coming through the desert, if I have to I will crawl
There's a paradise a waiting once I get through Arkansas"
You can cling to your dreams about some super-weapon or force-user blowing up the Enterprise, but you know after about 30 minutes of show time, some character will get a lightbulb over their head, mutter some technobabble nobody understands followed by two or three others.
After that, Darth...