Contrary you just resent the older geberations for your own shortcomings which you justify as "bad luck". It has never been easier to buy a house, start a biz, make lots money even as employee. I would have been much better off if I was starting out now.
I have a house and a few IP's and I also have my own business. I did once work as an employee and I think the tax treatment they get is really quite unfair.
I do find pensioners annoying when they ask for a discount and obviously are not at all poor or needing it. I ran into a woman I know at a GP surgery and she asked the receptionist "can you spare a pensioner a break ? (ie discount)" and this woman has children who are very wealthy and is herself reasonably well off.
What I find irritating is this sense of entitlement that some older persons have that they are entitled to special treatment because they turned 65. They get on their high moral horse when their handouts are threatened and anyone questioning about this is stereotyped as a whinger, terribly disrespectful etc etc. Which is all smoke and mirrors, everyone wants handouts, the oldies included. Simplify the message and say "gimme my handout".
I have to admit I am envious of the very wealthy around retirement who pay no tax. I hope it's still around when I retire but doubt it.