I distinctly remember some years ago the very same feral hog boomers very upset that young people didn't care about things outside of their iphone and avocado toast. Now they care about the wrong things and some hot couch guy with a nightstick is coming to cave their head in.
They don’t need to tell their wives because they’ve gotten first hand experience
For your other point:
"Leftists discovered the material reality we inhabit, we were told 'quit being assholes'"