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The Forgotten about Generation X
Posted on 2/19/17 at 12:44 pm
Posted on 2/19/17 at 12:44 pm
In the war between millennials and baby boomers we have forgotten about the work-hard, play-hard Generation X
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Don’t you know there’s a war on? It’s being fought right now, all around us, between the baby boomers and the millennials.
Opinions differ as to the exact parameters that define each group of combatants, but the boomers are generally thought to have been born between 1946 (the results of the post-war baby boom, when people were so happy to be alive after six years of conflict that they jumped, en masse, into the sack) and the early 1960s. The millennials, on the other hand, take their name from the fact they came of age at the turn of the new century, so are usually defined as being born in 1982 or later.
The boomers don’t like the millennials because they think the younger generation are feckless, whiny snowflakes who are scared of hard graft and obsessed by status, more interested in posting a selfie to social media than doing anything useful.
The millennials, on the other hand, see the moomers as a rapacious generation that’s pretty much ruined everything for them. They’re living too long, taxpayers’ money is gushing into looking after them. They’ve kept house prices high, meaning young people can’t afford to buy. Workplace pensions are rapidly becoming a thing of the past. Boomers are, by and large, Brexiteers and Trumpers. They remember when Britain was great, and think coming out of Europe will be a doddle. They want to make America great all over again.
If you fall into either of those camps, you’ll doubtless have strong opinions. If you don’t, then come and join me on the sidelines as the two sides limber up for the mother of all battles. I’ve got popcorn, it’ll be fun. And who are we, if we’re not boomers or millennials? Why, we’re Generation X of course. And when the slapping and fighting is all done and dusted, we’re going to save the world.
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Generation X has the benefit of possessing the best characteristics of both the boomers and the millennials, and none of the downsides. We know how to work hard and we know how to play hard. Generation X-ers are very industrious. Boomers don’t understand the internet and millennials were raised on it. Generation X created it. We stripped off and dove into the glittering waters of this brand new thing, and made it what it is today. We had a dot com boom (and a couple of busts), we took those progressive late-boomers Bill Gates and Steve Jobs under our wing and showed them what we could do with their stuff. We walked around with phones the size of rucksacks and sent the first halting text-messages. We knuckled down and worked hard and now we write books and make TV and direct movies, we get up early to go to work, we come out in the middle of the night to fix your burst pipe.
Posted on 2/19/17 at 12:48 pm to Mike da Tigah
Is there anything else I can fix, Mrs Johnson?
Posted on 2/19/17 at 12:49 pm to Mike da Tigah
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baby boomers and the millennials
The funny pet about their never ending pissing match is there's really not a dime's worth of difference between them.
Posted on 2/19/17 at 12:50 pm to Mike da Tigah
Posted on 2/19/17 at 12:50 pm to Mike da Tigah
Us Gen Xers enjoyed the best of both worlds...
We watched cable television, but knew what an antenna was... We listened to AM radio, LP's, 8 tracks, cassettes, cd's and digital...
Played pinball, and the arcade games that actually had real physical figures involved in the game, then evolved to video games..
Played outside, rode bikes with banana seats, then converted to BMX bikes...
Rode skateboards with clay wheels, then went crazy when the polyurethane wheels came out..
Ate fast food before chicken nuggets came along...
Played little league baseball with wooden bats, then were really happy when aluminum bats were created..
Were happy to wear only Converse tennis shoes before Nike came along...
We watched cable television, but knew what an antenna was... We listened to AM radio, LP's, 8 tracks, cassettes, cd's and digital...
Played pinball, and the arcade games that actually had real physical figures involved in the game, then evolved to video games..
Played outside, rode bikes with banana seats, then converted to BMX bikes...
Rode skateboards with clay wheels, then went crazy when the polyurethane wheels came out..
Ate fast food before chicken nuggets came along...
Played little league baseball with wooden bats, then were really happy when aluminum bats were created..
Were happy to wear only Converse tennis shoes before Nike came along...
This post was edited on 2/19/17 at 5:59 pm
Posted on 2/19/17 at 12:51 pm to Mike da Tigah
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This post was edited on 2/19/17 at 1:46 pm
Posted on 2/19/17 at 12:51 pm to Mike da Tigah
I'm so tired of everyone being defined by their generational label. The labels and their stigmas are as pointless and inaccurate as your zodiac signs.
This shite belongs on facebook
This shite belongs on facebook
Posted on 2/19/17 at 12:55 pm to Mike da Tigah
I don't need a fricking cell phone.... I HAVE to have it for my job.......
I don't have to have a computer.....
How the hell did MY generation survive??????
You young folks would not know what to do with yourselves if it weren't for your cell phones.... take them away and you would walk around like zombies..... THIS generation is based on having things made way too easy for you.... technology is great .... BUT it makes people even more lazy.....
I don't have to have a computer.....
How the hell did MY generation survive??????
You young folks would not know what to do with yourselves if it weren't for your cell phones.... take them away and you would walk around like zombies..... THIS generation is based on having things made way too easy for you.... technology is great .... BUT it makes people even more lazy.....
Posted on 2/19/17 at 1:11 pm to Mike da Tigah
Best thing Gen X can do is not make excuses like other generations. Own our frick ups and stop bitching about the mess on the floor we may have to deal with.
Posted on 2/19/17 at 1:56 pm to Mike da Tigah
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The millennials, on the other hand, take their name from the fact they came of age at the turn of the new century, so are usually defined as being born in 1982 or later.
This is my biggest issue with this entire thing. I was born in the mid-80s and the gap between my generation and those born even 10 years later is massive. We may have had the Internet and digital age come about at a time when we were in high school and college, but we still grew up with the same basics and values as Gen-X. We look at millennials the same way our parents (and even grandparents to a degree) would, and tend to side with the gen-x crowd on most matters.
It's kind of a "best of both worlds" scenario, where I can recall life before cell phones, Facebook, google, etc and I know how easy we have it now by comparison. There was way less materialism in those times and you could get by and be perfectly happy with a low paying job; and as long as you worked your arse off and were proud of your accomplishments you weren't judged by it. Having a college degree is now more about social factors and the fact that you even have one and not about what you learned towards your trade.
Posted on 2/19/17 at 2:18 pm to Mike da Tigah
That's bc gen X keeps their heads down, mind their own business and take care of themselves.
This post was edited on 2/19/17 at 2:47 pm
Posted on 2/19/17 at 3:00 pm to Mike da Tigah
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efit of possessing the best characteristics of both the boomers and the millennials, and none of the downsides. We know how to work hard and we know how to play hard. Generation X-ers are very industrious. Boomers don’t understand the internet and millennials were raised on it. Generation X created it. We stripped off and dove into the glittering waters of this brand new thing, and made it what it is today. We had a dot com boom (and a couple of busts), we took those progressive late-boomers Bill Gates and Steve Jobs under our wing and showed them what we could do with their stuff. We walked around with phones the size of rucksacks and sent the first halting text-messages. We knuckled down and worked hard and now we write books and make TV and direct movies, we get up early to go to work, we come out in the middle of the night
to fix your burst pipe.
And if you're not down with that, they've got two words for ya
Posted on 2/19/17 at 3:09 pm to Mike da Tigah
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Generation X
We have the best generation don't we folks?
Posted on 2/19/17 at 3:24 pm to Mike da Tigah
Gen X rebelled against the Boomers but unfortunately raised millennials.
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:09 pm to Mike da Tigah
I'm just thankful I'm a Generation Xr
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:13 pm to Mike da Tigah
Most of society's problems are/were caused by people over age 40. Fact.
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:24 pm to Mike da Tigah
I'm a proud founding member of gen X.
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:43 pm to Mike da Tigah
Is this the thread where all the 25 year old millennials declare they aren't millennials bc they feel like they should be Gen X?
Posted on 2/19/17 at 5:31 pm to Mike da Tigah
I don't really care about any of this. It all comes down to how you were raised. If your parents spoiled you, you were probably gonna be an entitled prick as an adult, no matter what generation. This generation shite is stupid.
Signed,
Millennial
Signed,
Millennial
Posted on 2/19/17 at 6:04 pm to Mike da Tigah
GEN X RULES! Everyone else can suck it.
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