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richwicks
2023 May 5, 5:40pm
richwicks
2023 May 5, 5:40pm
Tenpoundbass says
I was born in 1971, I seem to recall being called "Generation X" before I left high school and being compared to the Silent Generation by the time I was 25.
Then by time we turned 25 to 30, they stopped calling us "Generation Me" and for the first time we started hearing "Generation X".
I was born in 1971, I seem to recall being called "Generation X" before I left high school and being compared to the Silent Generation by the time I was 25.
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Tenpoundbass
2023 May 5, 5:47pm
Tenpoundbass
2023 May 5, 5:47pm
They tried to scare the crap out of our generation.
Russian Missle
Acid Rain
Ozone Layer
Another ice age was coming
Nuclear holocaust
water was going to dry up what didn't was going to be polluted, and the air would be too toxic to breath.
But all of that made us stronger, and self reliant. We grew thick skin and laughed at ourselves and everybody. We gave no fucks we were all going to die anyway. But while we were here we were making the best of it, and we did.
Russian Missle
Acid Rain
Ozone Layer
Another ice age was coming
Nuclear holocaust
water was going to dry up what didn't was going to be polluted, and the air would be too toxic to breath.
But all of that made us stronger, and self reliant. We grew thick skin and laughed at ourselves and everybody. We gave no fucks we were all going to die anyway. But while we were here we were making the best of it, and we did.
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AmericanKulak
2023 May 5, 5:49pm
AmericanKulak
2023 May 5, 5:49pm
Yep. Conan, Rocky, Chuck Norris movies... self-reliance.
Don't get me started on why action heroes who train themselves with discipline to win a victory or just survive are better cultural role models than Supie Hewoes born with something just Speshal.
Don't get me started on why action heroes who train themselves with discipline to win a victory or just survive are better cultural role models than Supie Hewoes born with something just Speshal.
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brazil66
2023 May 5, 8:44pm
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 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.
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Tenpoundbass
2023 May 6, 9:01am
Tenpoundbass
2023 May 6, 9:01am
There's a cool bar out on Highway 27 right across the street from the Everglades National Park. It's an outdoor Tiki bar venue, Cafe 27. They have some awesome bands that plays there. Always GenX members though. The people who hangout there are all over 45, lots of Bikers there. It's strange because I have noticed since I was 30 with kids. Gen X people didn't get out much, we stayed home and did the right thing raising our family and going to family friendly places with them. When I would go out to a bar, people were always older or younger than me.
It's probably the first time I have hung out at a place with mostly Gen-X people since I was in my early 20's. LOL
It's probably the first time I have hung out at a place with mostly Gen-X people since I was in my early 20's. LOL
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mell
2023 May 6, 11:18am
brazil66 says
100% we played metal guitar, soccer, tennis, went windsurfing, water/winter skiing and snowboarding at age 14/15 with friends, and our parents hardly noticed.
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.
100% we played metal guitar, soccer, tennis, went windsurfing, water/winter skiing and snowboarding at age 14/15 with friends, and our parents hardly noticed.
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AmericanKulak
2023 May 6, 1:03pm
AmericanKulak
2023 May 6, 1:03pm
brazil66 says
Very similar, though I'm in my late forties and my dad would be mid 80s if he was alive; my sons are still children.
I'm as much a helicopter parent as a GenX parent could be: I make my kid check in every 4 hours on non-school days until sunset (defined as street lights turning on). Just like I did in the 80s, although my parents let me bike around all day without checking in at all.
Free Range, stay away from stinky old men and toothless old ladies, but they kind of instinctually know that. Like this guy:
Eldest son makes video games and play with on line mixes in collaboration with kids from school and rando kids from the internet all over the world, Weekends him and local kids go off on bicycles.
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.
Very similar, though I'm in my late forties and my dad would be mid 80s if he was alive; my sons are still children.
I'm as much a helicopter parent as a GenX parent could be: I make my kid check in every 4 hours on non-school days until sunset (defined as street lights turning on). Just like I did in the 80s, although my parents let me bike around all day without checking in at all.
Free Range, stay away from stinky old men and toothless old ladies, but they kind of instinctually know that. Like this guy:
Eldest son makes video games and play with on line mixes in collaboration with kids from school and rando kids from the internet all over the world, Weekends him and local kids go off on bicycles.
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.