Nuclear war scared the boomers so much because they knew if they had a big red ragnarok button, they would smash it. No hesitation. The button would be fully depressed before they even thought to think about it. The hand would already be pushing it by the time they consciously noticed the button is there.
Humans are comically evil. Saturday morning cartoon villains. Conquer the world, then kill everyone in it.
But without, like, blood, because that's icky. Everyone would die in sanitary agony, see. Like they do in cartoons.
Won't admit it even to themselves, of course. If you offer one an omnincidal world emperorship, they would turn it down. However, if you put them in front of that button, after they've already pressed it, they would be delighted and fulfilled. Especially if they get to watch the dying.
Try not to admit it, anyway. They were aware enough that they were terrified someone at the consoles was like them.
For one, you're not supposed to be the guy getting killed, you're supposed to be the guy doing the killing. The end is nothing. The guy who pressed the button is going to end up dead too. The means are everything. For two, how are you supposed to torment your children if you're both dead? Evil is incoherent: the omnicidal urge conflicts with deep sadistic needs. Humans like hell because knowing their own children are in torment gives them deep comfort, and there's always the possibility they will be allowed to do the tormenting themselves, if they suck up to Satan enough.
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