Why are they the butt of so many jokes?

A little bit of ageism, but also it feels like they’re fair game since their vote is the most daughter after and politicians bend over backwards to keep them happy.

It’s great that we take care of our elders, but when they get Triple lock pensions guaranteed by both parties while young people are saddled with increasingly higher student loan debts and higher rents/mortgages, resentments build up. They have in many ways voted to fuck the country and youth over the years as well. So it feels more like punching up than punching down