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Then by time we turned 25 to 30, they stopped calling us "Generation Me" and for the first time we started hearing "Generation X".
My Dad is 78 (late Silent Generation), I'm 53 (Generation X) and my son is 18 (Generation Z). He's really into do-it-yourself music making (just like I was). Until recently, he was in a band that was part of the "hardcore scene" in Los Angeles. The bands would rent a generator at Home Depot and take it to neighborhood parks or empty lots under freeways interchanges and play loud, obnoxious noise until the cops broke it up.
I joke with my wife that Gen Z's parents show up to all their generator performances, whereas Gen X's parents didn't even know their kid was in a band!
I think that would make a good meme.
My Dad is 78 (late Silent Generation), I'm 53 (Generation X) and my son is 18 (Generation Z). He's really into do-it-yourself music making (just like I was). Until recently, he was in a band that was part of the "hardcore scene" in Los Angeles. The bands would rent a generator at Home Depot and take it to neighborhood parks or empty lots under freeways interchanges and play loud, obnoxious noise until the cops broke it up.
I joke with my wife that Gen Z's parents show up to all their generator performances, whereas Gen X's parents didn't even know their kid was in a band!
I think that would make a good meme.
I remember growing up the media tried to frame my generation as "Generation Me" the generation that shared our lunch, our pot, our clothes our homes. There wasn't a selfish bone in our bodies. More over we had a very positive group outlook. As well as a positive self outlook. We were resilient and self determination. Problems and Issues were not a major set back for us. Those issues were just something we would have to solve so we could be on our way.
Then by time we turned 25 to 30, they stopped calling us "Generation Me" and for the first time we started hearing "Generation X".
The powers that be, just put an X mark by our names and ignored us. They couldn't even be bothered with getting us mixed in the Generation Gap war they were setting up between the Boomers and the Millennials. Because they knew we would solve our conflicts rather than to set back and let The New York Times frame the narrative.
I think they had big plans for the Me Generation, but they soon bailed when they realized how fucking awesome we became.
Part of it due to the positive messaging in our media, our Rock Songs, our Movies our TV shows, all were chocked full of self reliance messaging.
That is why they made sure to make Art as much shit as they could for the Millennials, they wanted them force-fed defeatism, futility, the opposite of what they gave us.