Boomers were born into a Golden Age where they had less competition at the job market because there were less people – they had far less requirements – everything was much more relaxed and easier.
Then world population doubled from 3 Billion in 1960 to 6 Billion in 2000 and the internet came. As a result the job market worse because there were more people who needed work – there was more competition because through the internet one job offer could be seen by thousands instead of hundreds. Companies became picky and the requirement were raised to preposterous levels.
If the Baby Boomers of the 60s and 70s were transported to today – most of them would become homeless because they would be destroyed by the requirements of the current job market.
If on the other hand Millenials from today were transported to the 60s or 70s most of us would do 10x better than we are today.
So it is not your fault if you are not successful – we were just not born into a Golden Age. So stop comparing yourself with Boomers. They had it far easier because they were born at the right time in history – thats all.