Gen Z and I like Gen X more than my own generation

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NothingGloomy9712@reddit

Don't be too concerned with generational affiliation, focus on who you are and enjoy life.

Kind of a side note but when a lot of GenX were teens they felt the same, wanted to associate with the previous generation in the 60s, the music and culture.

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OldBanjoFrog@reddit

Appreciate the love. Be sure to love your generation too. You don’t want to alienate yourself. As you get older, you will find your footing. One thing we did was enjoy our fun in the moment.

I like your generation. You might be a little lacking in humor, but overall, I think y’all are alright. Don’t be too hard on yourselves and develop a “whatever” attitude.

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Mix in some variations like "Holmes" or "Homeskillet", get some acid washed jeans and a cheap Winger T-Shirt purchased from a local carnival, a Swatch secured to your wrist, and a true Gen Xer shall you be!! Thanks for the kind words. Trust me, we were kind of idiots back when we were young, too. We were just lucky not to have a giant worldwide open forum to cry our eyes out on.

And this sub is incredibly welcoming and fun, and the more the merrier! Later, dude!

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ManyLintRollers@reddit

Honestly, a lot of the stuff they say about Gen Z they also said about Gen X. I remember back in the late '80s/ early '90s the general view of the older generations was that Gen X was a bunch cynical, , apathetic, pessimistic, depressed teenagers who were very tiresome to be around.

There's a Simpsons episode from 1996 "Homerpalooza" that kind of shows what the perception of Gen X was - a bunch of sour-faced teens https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701127/

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The_Dude_2U@reddit

Word

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ClosetCaseGrowSpace@reddit

I like Gen Z. To me, it seems Gen X and Gen Z share an innate dislike of the establishment. Boomers and Millennials are more apt to buy into the establishment narrative, imo. Gen X and Gen Z grew up fast. Boomers and Millennials are forever children.

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merianya@reddit

I think Gen Z has had something similar to Gen X’s childhood experience in that they have grown up online with not a lot of supervision, and have had to figure things out for themselves in much the same way we did. Just as we were given free rein to go explore outside or watch whatever we wanted on TV, exposing us to situations or content that were not really kid-appropriate, Gen Z has basically had the same thing with the Wild West of the internet. From this perspective, handing your kid a tablet and telling them to entertain themselves is not all that different from being told to go outside and play.

Because let’s be honest, most adults still have little to no actual, applicable knowledge when it comes to internet security or protecting one’s identity. So Gen Z hasn’t had much in the way of adult guidance on the internet yet still given access to it from an extremely young age. They are the ones confronting new problems, too, like the mental health issues that can arise from social media use during crucial years when personal identity is being developed, that earlier generations didn’t have to deal with. They are having to grow up fast like we did, just in a different medium.

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oneknocka@reddit

Very good analysis!

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spoonfulofsadness@reddit

That’s a smart observation about them being unsupervised online, very good comparison.

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symewinston@reddit

Ya, my kids are all Gen Z, they’re good people. We like the same movies and game together every other week or so, but they have their own direction/goals and a real edge about them. I like that.

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oneknocka@reddit

Homeslice!

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orthopod@reddit

Growing up sucks, especially if your course in life differs than most.

Just wait it out, your gen is alright and cool, but just needs a little growing up ..

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jacked_up_jill@reddit

I agree, I feel like I get along better with gen z than with millennials or boomers.

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blur410@reddit

I've gotten along with all younger generations. It's the boomers in which I really need to watch what I say to.

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woodbanger04@reddit

Homeslice! 🤣🤣😂😂😂

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CitizenChatt@reddit

What did he say 🤣

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Few-Performance7727@reddit

He said he was a homie, homie.

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No-Meringue2388@reddit

Home fries.

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DarwinGhoti@reddit

Where did you learn that word?! Have you been dipping in to our archives??

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IDisturbTheForce@reddit

The quickest way to join us is to stop giving a fuck about all the bullshit. If you have no fucks to give, nobody can take anything from you.

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Proper-Ad7997@reddit

😂 Man kid. You gonna be alright 👍🏾

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LetsTryAnal_ogy@reddit

Welcome!! Pull up a chair and watch the show with us.

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Glass_Maven@reddit

Homeslice with a side of fried potatoes ♡

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wwJones@reddit

You're officially in.

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cream_rinse@reddit

That's my home network name. 🤣

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jcstrat@reddit

Damn I haven’t heard that one in a long ass time!

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Kodiak01@reddit

One thing we did was enjoy our fun in the moment.

The things we did at 19 make me very happy 30 years later that cameras and social media weren't yet a thing. There were BBSes, Usenet and Fidonet, but the masses didn't even know what those were.

If I did a tenth now of what we got away with then, I'd be in jail for a very long time... or dead.

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hauntile@reddit

Tbh a lot of the sensitivity around humour is more rooted in millennials. Gen z humour is kinda unhinged and confusing from an outside perspective, but it isn't lacking.

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ProfessorCH@reddit

My teen son (Gen Z) and I (Gen X) talk about this a lot. He feels like OP, he often wishes he were raised in my era. I think a lot of Gen Z have Gen X parents. Gen Z humor is darker than I expected. Some of it is truly off the rails. My son is downright hilarious but sometimes pushes the envelope to the point I am secretly thinking he’ll land in HR (due to Millennial bosses) on the daily. He’ll need to work for GenXers and with our generation or his generation to not be fired. He’s learning the appropriate times and whatnot but sometimes he throws a witty, sarcastic zinger out there that would make GenX proud and everyone else stare in disbelief that it came out of teen mouth. Wise beyond his years, still working in reading the room though.

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hauntile@reddit

Ye I'm gen Z (18M) and its a pretty big misconception that gen z humour would be woke, esp younger gen z. There's a general trend that teens and young adults are becoming less woke and (for men) more right winged compared to the previous generation. I generally relate more to gen x than millennials in beliefs due to this factor. I also think I might land in HR one day 💀

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Stigger32@reddit

Yeh don’t get down on young people. We’re older and can laugh at ourselves now. But back when we were your age. We had our share of doom and gloom. - Berlin wall came down. No one knew how the USSR would react. - Challenger shuttle blowing up was epically shit. - We had mass famine in Africa. - China reared it head with Tiananmen Square massacre

The list goes on.

All I can say now at 50 is just live your best life. Be nice to people when possible. And don’t sweat the small stuff.

And stay off toxic social media!!!🤟

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akillerofjoy@reddit

Oh man. Is anyone gonna tell him? No? I guess it’s me then…

Look, OP, the reason you aren’t seeing any of that doom and gloom around here is because we are too old, tired and lazy to keep that up. You, my friend, are complimenting a generation who literally dragged the permanent state of ennui around, anywhere we went. It’s our goddamn business card. It permeated everything we grew up with, from the Cure to Nirvana, from Bukowski to Vonnegut, from Greenaway to Boyle. We used to eat, breathe and sleep that shit.

Generations before ours, you know what they were called? The Great Generation. The Silent Generation. Those MFs kept their heads down and worked their asses off to build this country and provide for their families. They fought wars. Then the boomers showed up. Clueless as hell, unable to adapt to the massive changes that the 1980s brought. But they made us. The shapeshifters. Half analogue, half digital. So much potential… what did we do with it? Goth stuff.

So don’t be so hard on your gen. It’s called coming of age for a reason.

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MonkeyKingCoffee@reddit

Adding to the above. GenX at your age:

Didn't think we'd survive the coming nuclear war. (Reagan and Andropov trading threats such as "I have outlawed the Soviet Union. We begin bombing in five minutes." The Day After. Red Dawn. )
We were stuck watching Boomer culture our entire lives and rejected it utterly.
So, basically we put on headphones, fixed our favorite mix tapes with a pencil, fired up our Walkman, and tuned out. Since we were basically ignored, that was just fine with us.

I quite like both the Millennials and GenZ. They're much further along than we were at the same age. So I keep rooting for them. GenX isn't going to "take over." It's going straight from Boomers to Millennials. And that's fine. It's basically what we wanted.

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akillerofjoy@reddit

I don’t interact much with gen Z, but I agree 100% on the millennials. There’s that familiar lost vibe about them. Whereas we were ignored, and had to figure out literally everything, when we grew up and made our own babies, we’ve overcompensated and helicoptered the shit out of them. As a result, they were just as woefully unprepared for the real world, now stumbling their way into their 30s. Come to think of it, most of my friends are probably millennials. And when I say “most”, I mean, both. And when I say “friends” I mean colleagues. Because no one makes friends at my tender age of… pushing 50. Eh, they gave me my nickname for a reason

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NackieNack@reddit

Dude, they're not stumbling into their 30s, the oldest Gen Z may be, but the oldest millennials are already hitting their mid-40s. They've started to hit middle age, only the youngest are 30 now. Heck, our cohort is starting to turn 60 already...

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akillerofjoy@reddit

Did you have to? I’m desperately trying to Peter Pan through this shit for just a little longer, don’t crush it with objective reality please.

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NackieNack@reddit

Sorry about that, just pretend I didn't say anything 😄

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akillerofjoy@reddit

:)

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zookytar@reddit

lol at least you're a hell of a writer

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MonkeyKingCoffee@reddit

From my interactions with Z, they're the anti-Boomers when it comes to emotional maturity. Boomers don't have a thimbleful of empathy and don't give a shit. Zoomers have buckets full of empathy and have anxiety because they care about things so much.

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gurl_2b@reddit

The song world destruction has that sound bite of regan in it.

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embracing_insanity@reddit

I quite like both the Millennials and GenZ. They're much further along than we were at the same age. So I keep rooting for them. GenX isn't going to "take over." It's going straight from Boomers to Millennials. And that's fine. It's basically what we wanted.

Fully agree!

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ryancementhead@reddit

I love the shapeshifter analogy, we had to adapt to every situation since we were left to our own devices.

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akillerofjoy@reddit

I can’t take credit for this one. There’s a dude on TikTok, I think, goes by DadBod Veteran. He had this whole thing about our generation being the only one able to move between the analogue and digital worlds, like shapeshifters.

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philovax@reddit

I would like to make an argument for the children of the Industrial Revolution.

Ever notice that we started this whole generation nonsense around the time we started marketing firms? What is the generation of those raised in 1750 called? Gen Regicide?

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im_dead_sirius@reddit

The locus is the Baby Boomers (and they'd like hearing that).

As you step back in generations, or forward, as we are doing, the generations start falling out of phase with neat time slices, partly because they are tied to noteworthy events and decades, and not something approximating generations.

But even the first named generations aren't very neat and tidy. For instance, actual Baby Booms started when individual nations left WWII, and that varied. For instance, The US after Sept 2, 1945, while Canada was pretty much out after V-E day in Europe, which was earlier in 1945. And of course, Europe itself didn't really have a baby boom because so much was destroyed, including economies.

They had a baby bust starting in about 1939, right up until the 1960s. Euro "Gen-X" might even be a bigger generation than their parents.

For the US, the baby boom ended with US entry into Vietnam. Canada never officially joined that conflict (though I know of people who signed up for the US military), so the Canadian Baby Boom started sooner and lasted longer. Other nations like Australia did take part in 'Nam.

For that reason, Gen-X has variable start times, and perhaps slightly varying social concepts, and Gen-X wasn't all born to the same generation of parents. For instance, my eldest aunt is a war baby, not a baby boomer, and her kids, Gen-X like me, are actually younger than I am, though she's older than my dad. Socially, of course, my aunt is a baby boomer, but not strictly speaking. And my youngest aunt is Gen-X, born in 1966. Born to parents born around 1920.

The millennials were born from either Baby Boomers or Gen-X. Gen-Z is split somewhat between Gen-X and Millennial parents. And yet, my Gen-X sister has a child who is Gen Alpha.

As time goes by, that will get messier, and that concept of social generations may become irrelevant.

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akillerofjoy@reddit

Indeed, come to think of it, I don’t know of any generations prior to the Greatest. That might be the first one to be given a name

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Sumeriandawn@reddit

Lost Generation (born 1883-1900)

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Adequate-Monicker634@reddit

My kids just asked me how to use a phonograph. I feel useful but still very dated.

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Bac7@reddit

We didn't JUST do goth stuff.

We also had those few years with the hackey sack circles. I miss the drug rug years the most, I think.

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Worst-Panda@reddit

I did the goth thing AND the rave thing. Mostly because I couldn't make up my mind and both were super fun

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CoinsForCharon@reddit

Same. I combined them.

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maeryclarity@reddit

I never left that circle they're still around.

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GArockcrawler@reddit

I still blame the boomers for the major shift in consumerism in the 80’s. They adapted just fine to the “I’ve got mine” mindset and they’ve never backed down from it.

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Magerimoje@reddit

We grew up thinking we were all going to die from nukes or quicksand or the Bermuda triangle or AIDS anyway... We never thought we'd see 30, or 40, and now 50!

We used up all of our doom and gloom and subject fear long before 9/11, and then that just restarted it all over again only this time it wasn't the Russians that were going to annihilate us, it was the extremists.

So, whatever. We're over it now.

Snoop taught us to be laid back... and hey, weed is legal in so many places now, so, we're chilled. Whatever 🤷🏻‍♀️

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embracing_insanity@reddit

We grew up thinking we were all going to die from nukes or quicksand or the Bermuda triangle or AIDS anyway... We never thought we'd see 30, or 40, and now 50!

I think this played into a lot of living in the moment and just saying 'fuck it' and having fun. Which always seemed to include dangerous shit. I laugh now that it's totally by dumb luck that me and my friends survived! lol

I also remember having an 'oh shit' moment when I was about 19-20 and I realized I probably wasn't going to die by nuclear war and I needed to figure out what I was actually going to do with my life.

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new2bay@reddit

Yeah, you know there’s a reason we were known as slackers and one of our catch phrases is “whatever.” But most of us managed to grow up, and some of us even managed to make something of ourselves.

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wierdomc@reddit

Fucking Poetic. You were a fucking English major. Tell me I’m wrong

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akillerofjoy@reddit

Would you believe me if I told you that English was the third language I learned? It is the only one I’ve been using for the past 25 years though.

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new2bay@reddit

Which were the first two? I’m always impressed when someone who learns English as a foreign language can wield it like a scalpel rather than a sledgehammer the way you can.

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Worst-Panda@reddit

what did we do with it? Goth stuff.

🙋‍♂️ guilty as charged

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Mean_Fae@reddit

Pretty good summary 👌

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Developing_Human33@reddit

I'm cool with Gen Z. Gen X just wants to be left alone, pretty much how we spent our childhoods doing crazy unsupervised things for hours and hours. Survivors who figure shit out because we had to. No coddling. Shit, some of us never ever got hugged by our parents and no verbal I love yous. Crazy isn't it. Gen Z through the power of the internet just discovered how fucking rigged everything is including jobs, pay, insurance and pretty much everything else on this shit show of a planet. The Boomers or silent generation just told us to work hard and then work even fucking harder. Gen Z just asked the question WHY more as they see the shit show underneath. Many of us Gen X you better the fuck have around when the zombie uprising start. We will be the hardcore survivors working behind the scenes 16 hours a day to kill them so all you other fucking generations can argue amongst yourselves. Gen X here holding down 3 jobs at 60 to 80 hours work weeks. We get shit done and take risks because that was our childhoods.

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modi123_1@reddit

Hmmm... So you have this:

I hate my own generation so much. I honestly think my Gen Z is objectively the worst generation to have existed and that we should just be annihilated from existance. There is nothing good about us.

.. but say this:

filled with nothing but shitty doomerism and ragebait.

Isn't it ironic, don't you think? Along the lines of rain on your wedding day or a free ride when you already paid. ha!

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The_Outsider27@reddit

I used to hate Gen X because we're sarcastically witty. We approached everything with cynicism. It was downright depressing sometimes. Now I see it as more realism and really love us as a generation. We are the last of a lot of lasts. That's something to be proud of.

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Kodiak01@reddit

We approached everything with cynicism.

Alternately ignored and semi-daily beatings would do that to us.

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majorfiasco@reddit

I used to hate Gen X because we're sarcastically witty. We approached everything with cynicism.

Right? Have you met our older Boomer siblings and cousins? Sarcastically witty cynicism is all I got!

Thankfully we had an over-abundance of hope too, as generations go.

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NVJAC@reddit

Or 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife.

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floridagator1992@reddit

I saw the TV movie "The Day After" at 12 and I don't think your generation talks about doomerism enough.

But there is a certain psychological freedom in being middle-aged that you're probably sensing in our posts. It's our trophy for being older. I hope you receive that trophy eventually too. Good luck to you.

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1000thusername@reddit

Haha I was 10 or 11, and I remember school sending home notices saying that kids shouldn’t watch and recommending to just turn the tv off that night because it would wreck us.

Since notices gone were of course on mimeo paper at the time, that made us all want to watch it that much more.

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Kodiak01@reddit

When was 11, my school sent ME home... to fetch my parents because my brother picked a fight with 3 classmates and was about to be expelled.

I walked the 4 blocks home, crawled in through a casement window, made myself lunch, watched The Price Is Right, then walked back to school to tell the nuns that my parents weren't home.

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OldBanjoFrog@reddit

Threads was more terrifying

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lazygerm@reddit

Don't forget Testament.

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OldBanjoFrog@reddit

It was blocked out of my mind

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lazygerm@reddit

Yeh. I grew up watching all those movies and books. I expected to be living in a nuclear wasteland. But really we're living in some major dystopia shit I used to read.

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catrules618@reddit

Have you read Octavia butler's parable of the sower? I think she wrote it in the 80s (with a bunch of other great titles). It was eerily prescient.

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lazygerm@reddit

I may have read a bit of it back then. I will have to check it out again.

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catrules618@reddit

I've read the series 2 times at least and parable a number of times. It's become one of my fave books

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lazygerm@reddit

I've got a lot of books on deck that I need to read and re-read!

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catrules618@reddit

The absolute constant struggle. Lol

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lazygerm@reddit

I also have a large cache of games on Steam that need playing.

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Worst-Panda@reddit

Nah, don't hate your generation. GenZ has some pretty great things going on about them. GenX now is a bit different than when we were your age-- we've done a lot of growing up in that interim. We weren't nearly as accepting of gay teens when we were adolescents as GenZ is now, for example. Bullying was a bigger problem back then too.

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StormFinch@reddit

Depended on location I guess. I was born and raised in Arkansas, the town at the time had less than 75,000 souls. Although they would have never said anything about it for obvious reasons, it was common knowledge amongst my peers and I that one of our male teachers in middle school was gay and would sometimes perform in cross-dressing events on the weekends. He was also one of the most well-loved teachers, and there was no way in hell any of us would breathe a word about knowing to any adult. Later in high school, everyone knew who was gay and who was straight, we just really didn't care. On a related note, the school district was almost exclusively white, though there was one poc enrolled. Everyone would say hi to them and they were extremely popular. Again, it just wasn't a thing as far as we were concerned.

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Kodiak01@reddit

Went to high school and worked in Northampton, MA in the early-mid 90s. Being intolerant to gays wasn't even a thought back then as long as their side respected the boundaries of straight people as well.

Hell, the things I saw working the weekend graveyard shift at the parking garage back around 93-94...

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OkturnipV2@reddit

Do you mean Drag Shows?

“Cross dressing event” sounds like a cabinet meeting 😂

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StormFinch@reddit

😂 There are just some days that words and phrases get lost, guessing that yesterday was one of those days.

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OkturnipV2@reddit

I gotchu! I just thought it sounded funny. I haven’t heard anyone say that phrase in probably 20 years

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LadyChatterteeth@reddit

Yes, this was my experience too in the 1990s. I came of age in Southern California. My two best friends were gay and were extremely well-liked and popular. I also knew a handful of bi people who didn’t have any problems fitting in. It would never have occurred to me not to accept someone because of their sexual orientation.

I also knew gay people who died of AIDS, and they were widely mourned. To this day, they’re not forgotten. 💔 My gay besties are still my most favorite people of my entire life. 💗

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Worst-Panda@reddit

Yeah, like anyone, I'm just drawing on my own experiences. When I was a kid, we moved from CA to CO and I spent my teen years in a small town north of Denver (also at the time pop. was about 70 K) and bullying was definitely a problem. I had a friend who was gay, but didn't come out of the closet until after HS. It didn't seem to matter though because, despite being very much in the closet, he still got mercilessly bullied every day for being gay by our student body. My other friends and I stuck up for him, but that just meant we were gay too and thus also targets for bullying.

But I think you're right-- location makes a difference. After HS I moved back to CA and noticed the difference in attitudes amongst our generation. I also noticed attitudes shifting further as we all got older and more mature.

My GenZ kids both are way more tolerant than my peers where when we were their age. My daughter was an active member of the Gay-Straight Alliance club in her middle school. I'm sure kids in CO (which has since become a liberal bastion) are more tolerant now. I'm proud of them and their peers for not being the douchebags some of us were back then.

I know OP feels disaffected and detached from his generation, but they're a generation with a better outlook on the world than I think we had. It's kind of a shame that we haven't been able to fix the problems we inherited and now have to pass those problems down to them. I have faith in them, though. I think we all should.

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ChillaRoo@reddit

Yeah, huuuuge difference in Denver from the 90s to now. It’s never been the same since Boulder won the Great Range War of 2013.

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StormFinch@reddit

Sorry about what your friend, and you by association, had to go through.

I think part of the problem Op is running into can be at least partially attributed to the vocal minority. There are certain portions of Reddit that you just really don't want to wander into, and I've seen it happen with things like fandoms groups as well. Groups where the ones yelling are all negative, but there's a lot more under the surface that you never even hear from.

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farmerben02@reddit

This was my experience too, the bullying was of nerds like me, and once I started lifting weights and throwing hands, and stuck up for my friends, they left us alone. Fight every three months and it was fine. No one bullied the lbgtq or poc's. We had different words then but no one really cared.

My junior and senior year in highschool everyone got along and it was pretty great. I didn't have to hit anyone and I had a great time. Shared some drink with people who hit me before and it was all good. I don't have any bullies I want to get back at, I did that when I was young.

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OrbAndSceptre@reddit

GenX has definitely grown up. Every second word in the locker room or corridor was fag this and fag that. If there were iPhones back in the day we’d be all cancelled.

Now, all of my friends and I believe equality is equality and we’ve left that stage of our lives far behind.

GenZ might be more intolerant of differing thoughts but at least they grew up in an environment that’s much more supportive of everyone.

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peptide2@reddit

Yes the one thing I like about Gen X is they we always had the ability to grow as an individual with open minds, it helped me raise the coolest 26 year old daughter. She is in Total control her life lives far from me and when I visit we have a blast . Her and her peers give me hope for the future of this planet and you guys will have the opportunity to do it as well. Not bashing anyone but we found all the doors locked for us upon graduation and most still managed to open them for themselves, a fuck it attitude helps as well. Many of us graduated into a recession a gulf war and high interest rates . For 250,000 you could have a house on the water in the Golden Horseshoe of Ontario but for me my first mortgage was for 96,000 and I was just getting by so it’s all relevant. We have to do something about home ownership for you guys . Please don’t correct me on the pronoun thing. Guys to us means everyone. LIKE “AWW YOU GUYS!!!!

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Tommythegunn23@reddit

Those type of words were always weird for me. I used words like that all the time when I was young, and still catch myself calling something gay that I think is weird. Here's the thing though...I've never had a problem with gay people my entire life, even have some I consider friends now. I think even as a kid using those words, I never thought anything of it.

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mjkulm@reddit

My daughter is a Z and I love her generation. They are very similar to us. Put the phone down, go outside, and live. You are raised by X and we know you'll be fine.

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Fight_Tyrnny@reddit

My kids are 22 and 24 (genZ) with college degrees (real ones) now and they are completely normal. I personally think GenZ is better then the millinials since genX raised them and boomers raised many of the millinials. Sure their are bad ones and like society now, they are still a very small and very LOUD percent of the population, mostly those who get indocrinated in college while taking gender studies class's.

I always felt the millinials just live in a fantisy world mix of Harry Potter and all these damned cartoon movies with animals talking that they seem to like so much.

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The_Outsider27@reddit

Gen X and Z are pretty similar. Just like Boomers and Millennials are two peas in a pod. Only one had their head in an iPhone and the other up their --- ;-)

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greevous00@reddit

Boomers and Millennials are like bizarro world clones. It's why neither one sees us. They're too focused on each other as rivals.

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The_Outsider27@reddit

I disagree. They both see Gen X when they want to dump something on someone. We are the only one's actually doing any work.

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greevous00@reddit

Good point.

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Mean_Fae@reddit

Ok I laughed heartily at this.

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1000thusername@reddit

And isn’t it hilarious watching the millennials whine about how boomers are the reason for all their unhappiness? It’s such a train wreck, and I can’t look away.

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thatgenxguy78666@reddit

Read today that 1 in 4 Gen Z believes Hitler had good ideas. I am worried now that Gen Z will replace boomers that love MAGA/ Trump.

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Neat-Composer4619@reddit

The teens and 20s are the worse though because you are let loose with nothing while older people have had years to save and open doors.

Gen Z will eventually find its place.

I'll still take the compliment.

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devi1duck@reddit

There is so much goodness in Gen Z.

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littleHelp2006@reddit

Aww, what? My kids are Gen Z. I like your generation.

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princesskeestrr@reddit

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J/k - I like Gen Z best after Gen X

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mushbum13@reddit

I feel the same way about Gen Z. Y’all make me feel like there’s hope in this world. I recently had a job where I was a Gen X in a sea of Gen Z and I couldn’t believe how easy and fun it was to be with you little darlings

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A_Thorny_Petal@reddit

As an Xer, lemme tell ya, I like you genZ kids so much more than the junior boomers that are millenials.

Y'all seem much more genuinely willing to care for each others mental health. Much more present emotionally than we are, and more willing to speak up when people treat others poorly.

My only real complaint is, 'why so many edgelord nazi guys?' but the answer to that has a lot more to do with shitty parenting and billionaire sociopath's algorithms than anything else.

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Gamewheat@reddit (OP)

Appreciate it man!

My only real complaint is, ‘why so many edgelord nazi guys?’ but the answer to that has a lot more to do with shitty parenting and billionaire sociopath’s algorithms than anything else.

That, and a lot of people never grew out their 4chan middleschool edgelord days and still think that saying racist shit is funny for some reason.

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mossbrooke@reddit

Ya know, I would disagree. I actually think that X and Z could be world changing. Many X had been quietly doing various low and high key activism on and off for most of our lives, and Z grew up with the innate ability to garner attention.

I think if everyone just tosses the generational competition nonsense aside, we could really focus the message and change stuff. There's a reason we've been pitted against each other.

I admire how Z is like, nope,not taking that corporate crap. Yes, we should be an inclusive society. Hmmm, maybe I should be self-aware and consume my media consciously.

Don't hate on yourself. There's enough of that going around. Come hold space for growth.

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Breathinggirl0768@reddit

Well, being around people older than you, you can pick up some nuggets of wisdom that are more enduring than fleeting social approval that is the be all, end all when we’re young.

Everyone is different in some way including GenX-ers. We’re just more closeted! lol. Well, me for example, it took me until I was 54 to really accept I am bisexual and I still haven’t had the courage to chat up a woman.

You my friend, accepting yourself at a young age when society is giving you B.S. about it- you are so far ahead of the game. Keep that in mind. I say hang around people you feel comfortable and supported by.

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WarpedCore@reddit

You are an old soul. That is a compliment if you never heard the saying.

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LolthienToo@reddit

Be cool on your gen, man. Believe it or not, you guys are gonna save the world.

But I do appreciate the appreciation.

Trust me, no matter how bad you feel like your generation is, at least you aren't Boomers. ;)

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shaggin_maggie@reddit

You aren’t alone. I’m gen x and I had friends growing up who hated our generation.

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turquoiseblues@reddit

You and I have Greta Van Fleet in common.

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LJkjm901@reddit

It tracks.

Thanks for the support and you’re always welcome to hang. I’ve also always found genX to be very open to queer lifestyles fwiw.

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Ok_Employment_7435@reddit

Hey man, you can come be an honorary Xer. The only thing is, you’ll be forgotten & minimized by every other group from here out, unfortunately.

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jstohler@reddit

Get off my lawn

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CivMom@reddit

It’s age appropriate to be full of doom, we were the same way. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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ssquirt1@reddit

Awww thanks. 🤗

While I love my generation, there are things I appreciate about Gen Z more than Gen X. Example: you guys are actually willing to stand up for yourselves and not silently eat the shit shoveled to you, particularly in work situations. That kind of IDGAF attitude is healthier than Gen X’s apathy and cynicism.

Sorry about the state of the world previous generations (including my own) have left for you. Good luck out there.

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godleymama@reddit

I love my GenX brethren, but i love GenZ as well! I have 2 sons, 25 and 20. I'm assuming they are GenZ. My younger one is more 'doom and gloom' and it makes me sad. I would give my life for those GenZers!

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boxer_dogs_dance@reddit

In ten years you might like your cohort better. People mature at different rates but by 30 most people have caught up.

Good for you finding your people wherever.

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Mean_Fae@reddit

I gotta tell you...Gen X loves the hell outta Gen Z. Here's why: 1. You have excellent taste in music, and know as much about our own shit as we do. We are happy to share. 2. Is it possible that you are more savage than we are. Not in the drinking from the garden hose kinda way, but I have hung out in your sub a bit and you all give zero fucks. I like that. 3. You're skeptical. I told my Z niece some shit about the World Economic Forum and she was just like...you got a source? 4. You don't tolerate bullying. 5. You're our kids, and we're proud of you. Don't say you're the worst when the Millennial sub is whinier and far less entertaining than y'alls sub. I can't even open that thing.

One last thing, I saw a TikTok where some Z's were talking about going to war with Gen X (like boomers vs Millennials?) And I was like...we just want to hug you like our parents never hugged us.

Or whatever.

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MeNotYouDammit@reddit

The concept of going to war with Gen X on social media is laughable. One of two things would happen

1) We ignore them , mostly, and don't even fight because you can't hurt Gen X with words and we couldn't care enough to get offended.

2)We fight. Now this scenario is dangerous because again you can not offend us but the shit grenades we can hurl at you is devastating to anyone who can be offended. Once we commit to a fight we would be relentless and no mercy would be shown.

I really hope no one tries to pick a fight with Gen X.

Whatever!

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CitizenChatt@reddit

Wolverines!

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TriggerTough@reddit

AVENGE ME!!!

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terrapinone@reddit

Speak softly and carry a big stick. They have no idea. Whatever.

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Worst-Panda@reddit

You have excellent taste in music,

omg this is so true. I fuckin love new music. The part of me that survived on alternative rock in the 90s is addicted to indie music now.

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Ok-Breadfruit-2897@reddit

i feel ya op, love my gen x'ers......78 disco baby forever

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FloridaIsTooDamnHot@reddit

Just realize that when we were your age, this sub would have been a shitshow. We learned through screwing life up many many times. ❤️❤️

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chiquimonkey@reddit

As Gen X I love love love Gen Z…we were raised on the streets with little to no supervision, and Gen Z was raised on the interwebs with little to no supervision.

❤️❤️❤️

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Divinevibrator@reddit

you are what we call an “old soul”. your journey is a bit more complete than your peers. its a sign of wisdom. ✌🏻

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MsBee311@reddit

Welcome! But keep in mind, we were all assholes at your age, too.

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Intelligent_Arm_7186@reddit

no one in gen x cares that u r queer. we r the tolerant generation. we gen x ppl know the deal and we have seen a lot. we were the ones who started using computers and cell phones first on a wider scale. we had the best movies and shows. we had the best athletic talent to come out of sports in the 80 and 90s. i feel so sad for every gen that comes after X.

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r33c3d@reddit

Honestly, I find the Gen Z interactions I’ve had to be similar to when I was a young Gen Xer. However, I do think Gen Z — despite being more empathetic — is much quicker to anger, negativity and hella anxiety than we were. I’m assuming it’s because they were never left by themselves to just “figure it out” and thus they’re prone to extreme frustration and helplessness. I’m a little concerned about it, ‘cause they seem to be missing the humor and resilience side we added to our apathy and anger.

I also think they’re very pissed about shitty work culture — just like we were — but way more aggressive, defiant and utterly humorless about it. And that’s probably my biggest warning I give to Gen Zers: Don’t shoot yourself in the foot about work. I know you don’t want to take any bullshit and be vocal about. But there’s also something to be said about just rolling your eyes, not taking it personally, laughing it off, and keeping your head down. A little Zen-like acceptance that life just sucks, suffering can’t be avoided, and capitalism is a steamroller that can’t be stopped might give you some opportunity to focus on other things in life — like socializing, developing niche personal interests, and enjoying some self-affirming hobbies.

Don’t sweat it so much; life will get better as you gain more experience and perspective. Don’t give up. Choose life when surrounded by evil, not despair.

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Sandi_T@reddit

Reddit is not who your generation is. You are not Reddit.

You're making the right decision not to "flock together" with those birds on that sub.

That isn't Gen Z culture, it's the culture of that sub.

Find your culture, and "birds of a feather flock together" with your own flock, instead.

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LolaBijou@reddit

Hating everyone around you is the most Gen X thing ever. Pull up a big wheel and have some hose water.

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Dark_Web_Duck@reddit

Our generation is no different than yours. Just start talking politics and the stupid exposes itself.

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zookytar@reddit

There are other Gen Zers out there who feel the same as you and have the same taste in music and culture as you. Find them! Commiserate together! Go to see 90's bands together! This can be a recipe for fun and companionship, but you might need to get over a hump of not wanting to reach out to people.

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ManUp57@reddit

We where all slackers and losers at 19.

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HauckEck@reddit

We grew up without cell phones and the internet and guess what? The Sun still rose in the morning. Turn the phone off once in awhile and go out and enjoy. It's just a tool - it is not your life. To quote Bueller: "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."

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Karrion8@reddit

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."

Wonder if I can get this in a Gregorian chant....

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CoinsForCharon@reddit

We start going down that road again, and how long until we get back to big bands and swing dancing.

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new2bay@reddit

Pie Iesu Domine, dona eis requiem

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AtroyaBelladonna@reddit

summons Enya

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numanoid@reddit

*Enigma

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AtroyaBelladonna@reddit

Yep, you're right. Sorry, my brain isn't what it used to be and the current slew of meds aren't helping. Thanks for the correction.

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FlappyFanu@reddit

Many of us have Gen Z kids and think they're really a great generation. In some ways Gen Z has its shit together far more than our generation did.

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Supreme_Moharn@reddit

Aww, that's so nice of you. And you are very right, Gen X is the best.

However, Gen Z is not all bad. I mean, my kids are Gen Z and I like them a lot! And you seem pretty cool too, so... just saying.

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InfectedSteve@reddit

OP, this is a pretty accepting group. If you can identify here, pull up a lawn chair...mind the metal hinges they pinch, grab a Bartles & Jaymes from the cooler and chill with us. Or yell at the clouds. Or tell the damn kids to stay off the lawn. Whatever your mood is at the moment.
Beware of the jarts, some of us still have shit for aim and others have shit for aim and their eyes are going.

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Gamewheat@reddit (OP)

Thanks, dude

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jaxiepie7@reddit

Looks like you've got "dude" mastered. Now just make sure you practice saying "Fuckit" and "Whatever" until they roll effortlessly off your tongue.

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new2bay@reddit

Once you can have an entire conversation using nothing but the word “dude,” you’ve got it down.

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TriggerTough@reddit

Whatever.

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ShaiHulud1111@reddit

Throw in a sweet and awesome in every now and then. You can use dude in six or seven different ways. See YT or Dude who stole my car. Adidas are cool and no show socks. We got you covered for the rest. Just chill and hang.

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SettleDownAlready@reddit

And thanks for your support! But seriously, welcome.

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InfectedSteve@reddit

r/GenX_LGBTQ Might also be a good place to hang out too. Maybe you can relate a little more there as well.

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iamrava@reddit

fwiw… my youngest offspring (24/f) also feels like you do.

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jcstrat@reddit

Yeah I find myself being “old man yelling at the clouds “ from time to time but then I remember, fuck it. Whatever.

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InfectedSteve@reddit

Yelling at the clouds is our therapy. Its easy. Its free, and they don't give a shit or talk back. And when we're done yelling at them, we can go back inside to do whatever.

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new2bay@reddit

I couldn’t help but laugh at myself the first time I caught myself literally telling kids to get off my lawn. 😂

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hauntile@reddit

I'm also gen z browsing this subreddit but just wanna say, the positivity seen in this subreddit is usually nostalgia through rose tinted glasses, and the negativity in the gen z subreddit is all the misery of today (not necessarily of our generation specifically). So it's not rlly a fair comparison, and the recent past will always be rated higher than the present.

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ognisko@reddit

Far out, am I the only one threatened by doomerism and ragebait?! 😂😂😂😟

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Psychological-Pie37@reddit

We’ve just grown out of those fears. We grew up worrying about Russia, the bermuda triangle, quicksand, and stranger danger. However, to your point. We are dope AF.

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Orbital_Vagabond@reddit

Then maybe stop calling us "Boomers". We've taken their shit way longer than you've had to.

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TriggerTough@reddit

We get shit on from all directions usually.

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OPsDaddy@reddit

The Cure - Disintegration. Turn out the lights. Turn up the volume. Report back tomorrow.

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TriggerTough@reddit

Follow that up with some Jagged Little Pill and Bleach now we have a deal.

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Initial-Chapter-6742@reddit

I don’t blame you love. We are the last generation with common sense and work ethic.

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TriggerTough@reddit

Nailed it.

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Operation-FuturePuss@reddit

Millennials have a work ethic. They just need 200k starting base and 15 weeks of PTO.

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rumpusroom@reddit

I mean, I need that too.

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The_Outsider27@reddit

This comment was a beverage spitter. In a good way.

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InfectedSteve@reddit

And a participation trophy.

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Initial-Chapter-6742@reddit

I can’t.

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montecarlos_are_best@reddit

Meh, whatever. Stop thinking in terms of labels and get outside for a long bmx ride with your friends, maybe find a disused quarry or an abandoned hospital to muck around in.

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TriggerTough@reddit

We used to break into our high school, skateboard the hallways, and shoot fireworks off of the roof.

It was EPIC!

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FuckedUpYearsAgo@reddit

As a card-carrying member, I'll tell you, "we don't care."

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TriggerTough@reddit

About anything.

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JohnYCanuckEsq@reddit

I'm a Gen X parent of Gen Z kids, as are probably most people in this sub. We connect with Gen Z better than any other demographic. We don't really like our Boomer parents, Millennials are just weird, and Gen Z seems to embody the exact ideals we tried to have in our twenties before they were beaten out of us.

There's obviously a lot of generalization here, but I'm damn proud of how your generation stands up for yourselves and your peers. It's an ethos I like to think we instilled in our kids.

I also think we have the same absurd sense of humour. We get memes. We get inside jokes.

So yeah, we kinda like you too.

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TriggerTough@reddit

Kinda (wink)

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TriggerTough@reddit

F*ck yeah dude. Carpe Diem!

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NorseGlas@reddit

The generational thing is a myth.

The only differences are the things we experienced during our lives.

I just hang out here because I miss the 1990’s and this place has the best nostalgia.

You are welcome as long as you don’t call me a boomer 🤗 I don’t care what your age is.

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WishieWashie12@reddit

Gen Z gives me hope for our future. There are always a few examples on the extreme, but the vast majority of Z i have interacted with are more socially conscience and willing to stand up for themselves and the rights of others. From school shootings to lgbt rights to the environment. I saw Maxwell Frost's DNC speech and hope for the day more Zs push the boomers out of political offices. Your generation has the numbers to make real changes if they remain politically active, vote, and run for more offices.

The public education you were provided may be shit, but those who want to learn have online resources I could have only dreamed of as a kid. The amount of creativity I see coming out amazes me. Indi music and games, art, and other forms of expression are not limited by corporate studio overlords. Platforms to self-publish and share your creativity with the world are easily accessable.

I jokingly tell my kid that gen Z is the Minecraft generation. Cooperation and working together to build something beautiful.

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FlyParty30@reddit

It makes me happy to see younger people enjoying GenX culture. It’s what happens when you leave an entire generation unsupervised. I have so many stories but I can’t tell them online. I could get arrested 🤣

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Specific_Ad_97@reddit

You'll be fine. You guys have a ton of advantages that we could only dream about. We didn't have access to instant information. If we wanted to learn something, how to make something, or how to do something.

We had to find someone who knew the answer, good luck with that. Or, we had to read about it. One thing I can tell you about Gen X is that a majority of us read a lot of Books. It was the only real way to escape, explore, engage, & expand our consciousness without using drugs or alcohol.

Trust me, we had more than our fair share. All we did was Party.

The early 90s was like the late 60s turned upside. Non-conformity was a big part of our nature. Selling out was for losers. No one wanted to become famous or have their picture in magazines. We made Art for Us.

We lived in the moment & we loved it. We didn't take selfies or feel the need to photograph our food or clothes. We remembered everything, & we still do.

Our experiences were unique because we cherished all the good times with our family & friends. We dealt with the bad times through inner strength & resilience.

If we made mistakes, we owned them. We learned from our mistakes & made sure everyone else did too. We held people accountable for doing something wrong, we looked out for others, & we stood up for ourselves. We still do.

We just don't like to talk about it, because we've got better things to do.

You said you were Queer. I'm not, but I'm proud of the fact that you OP are Gen Z & you can say that out loud without being afraid. I had plenty of Gay friends over the years who really struggled with their identity growing up in the 80s & 90s.

Being openly Gay 35 years ago wasn't easy. Aids was a real epidemic & homophobia was rampant throughout society. My mom was a nurse at one of the 1st Aids Hospice & Healthcare Centers in Chicago.

All of her patients knew there wasn't a cure & nobody was going to come & save them. The entire Aids crisis was a real lesson of unconditional Love.

Being able to accept another human being for who they were without judgment or fear was so hard for so many people to do back then because there were so many opposing forces that fought against them. "It was all types of fucked up."

Also, Crime was a thousand times worse, & people were much more prone to Violence. We can save those horror stories for a later date.

My advice is. Fuck everybody else. Go out & live your life the way you want to! Walk Tall with dignity & grace. Look out for the down trodden, & look out for your friends, make sure they're looking out for you as well. Read more! Talk more! Learn more!

        Go out & Vote!!! 
            Stay strong.

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CreatrixAnima@reddit

Don’t hate your generation. You guys are cool. The things that piss you off are important, and I respect that. Our parents generation gets all upset about bad words and wrong words like happy holidays or no problem instead of merry Christmas or you’re welcome. You guys get pissed off about slurs and people treating service workers poorly, and stuff like that. The stuff that upsets your generation, in general, matters. And that’s one of the things I really like about your generation.

Yes, we have better music and are more self-sufficient. We have a lot of things that are pretty damn awesome, but so do you.

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Common_Alfalfa_3670@reddit

We didn't like our own generation either. Maybe people always dislike their own. But since we generally don't give a fork what people think, you can be an honorary Gen X er. Welcome to the sheet show.

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Moist_Rule9623@reddit

Don’t hate on your whole generation, now, I’ve got plenty of co workers who fall within your demographic generation and lots of them are cool. You’re just apparently surrounded by assholes either in real life or on the internet or both

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Singing_Wolf@reddit

Hey, I can think of one very cool Gen Z thing: you!

Yeah, that's cheesy, I know. But I'm a queer Gen Xer, so I can be cheesy. ;)

Don't let the doomers (love that, btw) in your generation get you down. Just be an honorary Gen Xer, say "whatever, dude," and rock some 80s tunes with us.

Love ya, kiddo. Hang in there, and as far as I'm concerned, you're always welcome here. 💜🏳️‍🌈💜

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Dazzling-Cook3950@reddit

A lot of people here are saying gen z is cool too, that’s debatable, but regardless the environment is so different now. It wasn’t all rainbows and sunshine when we grew, but OP is right, there was a sense of fun, we had better music, tv/movies and unique fashion/trends. We had events. I was recently watching the Menendez brothers documentary as well as the Netflix show, seeing late 80s/early 90s California was wild and awesome. Getting older stinks, but I can honestly say I’m glad I was a teenager in the 90s as opposed to now.

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Dazzling_Artist333@reddit

Thanks! We’re slaying out here for sure.

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Spectre7NZ@reddit

You were raised right. There are few of you, but we appreciate it.

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geefunken@reddit

Spoken like a true Gen Z…

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IronMule3@reddit

My niece, a gen z, does seem to follow me around more. I went to a party and when she saw me, came up to me all cool, and hugged me tight. Hey old man...I missed you, she said. She's 10 + 6. She has a dad...but she tells me that she wishes I was her dad. It's flattering...sweet even...but i remind her, I love you too, but all I can ever be is your uncle. I don't think it's wrong to say that, right?

I just can't stand stand the self absorbed, self agrandizing generation. Bad parenting did that. The kind where the parent was more concerned with being friends with their kids than parents to their kids. I'm not trying to say, Don't be friends with your kids, just dont forget you should be a parent first.

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Edge_Euphoric@reddit

GenX grew up with far less advanced tech, Walkman, Atari and a phone that had a cord, dial up modems so I think our experiences were more about being present in that moment. Whatever it was. Millennials and Gen Z have grown up with iPhones and social media, a capture and share experience culture rather than just experiencing them. There was no fear of missing out. We raised ourselves. For most of us we were latchkey kids where both parents worked. Self reliant and resilient may have contributed to our unbothered attitude. I’m starting to see my nephew and nieces not care so much about being on their tech and see them rarely take out for the occasional picture. So there’s that. Anyway, just a thought.

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Comprehensive-Tea121@reddit

Babies are born everyday. Generational warfare is so overblown. I'm convinced it's part of the psychological warfare inflicted on all of us by nefarious actors using social media. I love me some boomers and some millennials too. Do I even know any gen z? Whatever, who cares. Good people are good people. Plenty of Gen X are absolute douchebags. But thank you for appreciating the overwhelming kickback Gen X vibes and especially the music culture.

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shamashedit@reddit

It's ok, I can't stand some of your generation, either.

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Particular-Cash-7377@reddit

Gen Z is more financially insecure. All that stress and uncertainty is gonna make people crazy. Gen X have stable jobs so we can chill.

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Dangerous_Ad6580@reddit

I'm gen x and in a relationship with gen z, I love gen z energy and desire for changing the world... I feel ya

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thehauntedraven@reddit

Awwww thanks…Gen Z speaks to my dark side…so don’t go hating on them to much. Yes, they can be little precious but my daughter is a Gen Z and she is frikken awesome!!!

Once you all learn to push your feelings down to the darkest depths of your hearts, you will basically be our brother from another mother!

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NihilistTeddy3@reddit

I have a lot of love for gen z. My kids are gen z, but that's not why. You guys are making changes. You're doing what we wanted to, but didn't have the resources or motivation to do. You guys won't get pushed around and I love that. I just hope you guys don't get jaded and give up hope because you could be just what this world needs

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mtrap74@reddit

Yes we rule. But Gen Z is just a smarter & more cynical version of Gen X. The big negative is that you guys have way more stupid shit going on & stupid people in charge than we did. Now that you’re getting to adulthood it may be time for us to team up to start fixing the things that boomers & millennials keep screwing up. Also, Gen Z isn’t the worst. The worst is a tie between boomers & millennials. They both suck.

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Tazmaniac808@reddit

I'm fortunate to know and interact with a lot of Gen Z and I love hanging out with them even though they like to call everyone over 35 boomer 🙄🤣. It's pretty cool that we all enjoy alot of the same music.

Most of them that I know are doing good and dealing with the world that got handed to them, just like every generation before them. It's not always easy, but they're making it work

It's also cool how Gen Z has more LBGTQ folks living more normal lives where nobody cares about their sexuality and it doesn't have to define them. They're not Jon the gay kid anymore. They're just Jon.

Gen Z are going to do fine.

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MrExCEO@reddit

You guys type fast.

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Gridsmack@reddit

Whatever.

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Vprbite@reddit

Ya. We're fuckin rad

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TheGOODSh-tCo@reddit

I’m a GenX with 6 Gen Zers in my house. You guys will be ok and there’s strength in numbers that you have, so we will have your backs as you do great things! Pay attention to politics!

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veryfynnyname@reddit

In a hundred years, historians will lump us all together a Generation XYZ. We all have more in common than we realize.

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da_impaler@reddit

You are welcome with open arms! Please don’t think so negatively about your generation though. You have so much life ahead of you. Your generation is still maturing so things will get better. Besides, Gen Xrs are the parents of many of Gen Zrs. Oh shit, we failed as parents! Oh, well. Whatever…. ;-)

By the way, though are music, humor, vibes and attitudes, and so on were kick-ass, we were far from perfect in our younger days. We dealt with a lot of bullying and we were kind of jerky to each other sometimes. It was a coping/defense mechanism. I think Gen Z’s attitudes right now are a coping mechanism. We feared nuclear war with the Soviets. Your generation fears economic and environmental collapse. It sucks to feel that way. Trust me though. What doesn’t kill you will make you stronger. Just don’t end up like those pussy ass bitch Millennials. They be retarded and shit.

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Cutepelican126@reddit

The overall music taste of gen z makes me slightly sad to be one but eh what can you do

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Upper-Shoe-81@reddit

You’re not alone. My GenZ son (also 19) is a GenX in hiding. I tease him about it (while secretly loving it) but it has caused him to struggle with connecting to people his own age.

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abfuch@reddit

Mine too!

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Tippy4OSU@reddit

While your submission for admission is under review please try and breathe some hope into your own Gen🤞👍

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Clueless_Nooblet@reddit

We had a different childhood, but we're all living in the same 2024 right now. Be happy you're young and have some healthy years ahead.

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odinsbois@reddit

Hey G, show your Gen what we have to offer, and maybe when can turn this suicide train around.

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katwoop@reddit

Honestly, if twitter existed in the 80s, there would be a lot of doomerism. We were all convinced we were gonna die in nuclear war.

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Popcorn_Blitz@reddit

Well, you certainly sound like a grumpy X'er... Suspiciously so.

My kids are Z, they're pretty awesome.

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DontTakePeopleSrsly@reddit

I think generations are more a generalization than anything else. I’ve met cool boomers, X, millennials & Gen Z. It’s more about how you were raised than anything else.

You should always avoid negative people regardless of what generation they are, they will drag you down like an anchor.

Music is subjective, but I still lean hard on rock from 65-75, I still like a lot of alternative & Greta Van Fleet (Gen Z) is one of my current favs.

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libmom18@reddit

We had no idea we were even a generation anything at 19 😂

I thought the same about millennials for a while until I realized they're responsible for opening our minds and being more compassionate and accepting. Gen x was well on our way and likely taught it to our children.

The menendez murder case is one example. The older Gen then was like yeah I got beat too but I didn't murder my parents. Gen x was believing them until the media changed our minds. We still didn't feel good about it. But millennials changed everyone's perspective and the brothers get a chance at freedom.

Gen Z still has decades to find out what they stand for and don't. I hope I'm around to see it bc I think it will be amazing! Maybe even turn this crazy world around ❤️

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UnimportantOutcome67@reddit

I think my Gen Z kids and their friends are pretty A-Ok.

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embracing_insanity@reddit

Same! I may be bias because of my daughter, but I actually really love Gen Z and I think they're going to do some pretty amazing things as they go along, I think they already are.

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CommanderSincler@reddit

I've taught the tail end of Millennials, that transitional cohort and now GenZ. The kids are alright. Don't hate, your generation has a lot going for it

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ezgomer@reddit

This Gen Xer loves Gen Z so love yaself!

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Sanjomo@reddit

We GenXers were fortunate to be born in a ‘sweet spot’. We got to benefit from the cool cultural movements of the late 60’s - 70’s, while growing up in the more stable yet unique 80’s— We got to see the birth of modern technology yet not be defined by it. Every generation after sadly didn’t really know life without the internet.

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TehKarmah@reddit

Kiddo, we like you, too. I think GenX was the first generation to embrace their kids on a massive scale. Of course there are outliers, but me and most of my friends have great relationships with our progeny. Cut your peers some slack, you guys have things to deal with that we never did. Keep doing better than those came before you and raise your kids right. The ball is about to be in your court.

GenX/Z Rulz!

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Ok-Abbreviations9212@reddit

Welcome to the real world.

This is how it's SUPPOSED to be. All this doomerism and rage bating is NEW and didn't used to be mainstream.

Part of it is just a product of the times. Y started this shit where they've greatly expanded judgemental ism to the point where nobody is safe anymore.

It doesn't have to be like this, and it's eventually going to end. It just a matter of when. The boomers started the whole work-a-holic thing, and X was the one to put an end to that shit. Z can be the generation that puts an end to the Y's doom and judge pattern.

Save us Z! You're our only hope!

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Silly_rabbit989@reddit

We were super lame when we were your age. 🤣Give it time. gen z may look different to you when u are old.

I for one think u gen z-ers are pretty remarkable.

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BrownDogEmoji@reddit

As an elder Gen X, I’ll accept our righteousness, my dude.

But my kids are Gen Z/Alpha and you know what…the kids are all right. In general the younger generations are more compassionate and accepting and understanding. We Gen X types are tough and edgy and that’s cool, but we’re also hardened by trauma, neglect, and abuse. We can laugh about it, those of us in our small cohort who made it through, but damn. We lost a lot of good humans to prison, to drugs, to violence, to war, and to despair. It doesn’t have to be that way for y’all. Be the change you want to see in the world. We will support you.

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ChewieArtist@reddit

I like your generation. You care more about mental health and are outspoken. We are scared too though. We just do what we can and then talk about the things we like and know. You can find more gen z like yourself. Make friends with similar hobbies.

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theladydeejay@reddit

I'm Gen X with a Gen Z son. I'm also a high school teacher and work with 16-18 year olds. I like you guys. Gen Z has the honesty of Gen X and you guys call BS when you see it. You want to know about and understand other cultures and beliefs, and you deliberately and respectfully ask questions to learn. You are aware that technology is both beneficial and detrimental for yourselves and for society. You don't sacrifice life for careers and you don't put up with bad jobs. Gen Z wants purpose in life. But you're also figuring out life, and life right now is weird.

Gen Z gives me hope for the future. And having hope for the future is a new feeling for me.

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PuzzleheadedWeird402@reddit

Have faith! As a parent of two awesome Gen Zers there are some great people out there in your generation. There are also some that just need some growing up to do. Once more and more of you get out on your own and start families perspectives begin to change because now you have to be the grown up in the room. 🙂

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mykindofexcellence@reddit

I’m Gen X and I love and appreciate Gen Z. You guys taught me so much. Here I was your stereotypical Karen and I learned how to see the world through a different perspective.

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AlternativeExpert434@reddit

I totally agree except for the annihilation part. We like you too. Stick around, we someone to talk to because I've been over these millenials since 2000.

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IsThataSexToy@reddit

No duh! We’re, like, totally awesome!

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tastysharts@reddit

to be fair, you guys are A HELLUVA LOT NICER than we EVER were

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Own_Elderberry6812@reddit

We grew up without social media. It’s really that simple. You’ve had it since 2008 so basically your entire life. And it sucks.

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irmarbert@reddit

Opening song on Cracker’s album The Golden Age is for you. And the rest of that record slaps…as you kids like to say.

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oldschoolskater@reddit

It seems like GenX and GenZ are alike.

Millennials and Boomers are alike.

Imo

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Sumeriandawn@reddit

🤔?

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JanaT2@reddit

This is interesting ….

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Aggressive-Pilot6781@reddit

The thing is you can’t have fun while also being overly sensitive and getting offended on behalf of other people. Just relax and learn to laugh at everything

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gulogulo1970@reddit

Well we are pretty cool.

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Keldrabitches@reddit

I just said the same thing but profanely

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mika00004@reddit

Me too. F-ing A , damn straight

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chrisinWP@reddit

Don’t discount how bad it was for queer/gay people back then. I came out young and was shunned for it. Even when I wasn’t treated badly, the three letter label G-A-Y pretty much obliterated my individuality. It was the only pertinent fact about me to a lot of people.

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s3rndpt@reddit

I feel like Gen Z and Gen X are very similar in a lot of ways. I get along with Gen Z better than I ever did with boomers or millennials.

You kids are alright.

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Obvious_Leadership44@reddit

We love you too kid! All of you😘

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Triello@reddit

I feel like genZ and GenX should get along quite well. We are both generations that follow very self centered, me me me generations. If there is one thing Gen Z should learn from us is the “whatever” attitude. Do your own thing and dont worry what those boomers or millennials think. Ho change the world and make it a better place. Gen X will cheer you on!

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clarejames1991@reddit

I do feel like who ever brought back bell bottoms x100 swear pants bell buttons does need to be held accountable 😭🤣

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CulturedGentleman921@reddit

My advice:

A midlife crisis occurs when you REALIZE that time is the only wealth you really have, and you've wasted far too much of it on stupid bullsh!t.

Anger, worry, chasing money....stupid bullsh!t

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kellzone@reddit

I spent a lot of time drinking, partying, carrying on, and having fun in my younger days. The rest of the time I wasted.

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CulturedGentleman921@reddit

Mad respect, sir.

Better that than some cubicle Carl working to make the man rich.

DAMN THE MAN!

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DeepRoot@reddit

Do I upvote or... meh, whatever.

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Stinkydadman@reddit

Gen X here. We like you too, you’re like us with motivation.

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Big-On-Mars@reddit

And see, I like GenZ more than I like current GenX. Your music is vaguely reminiscent of the 80s/90s with a fresh twist. You have an energy that you use to change the world for the better. You treat each other with respect. Our generation is old and turning into boomers. Most of us weren't cool. Just watch any 80s movie and you'll see that the preppies and jocks ruled, and the weirdos had to make their own space.

despite the fact I'm queer

Sorry to say, but you would have had a horrible time growing up GenX. Maybe the people you're around now are shits, but if you grew up queer in our generation, you would have lived in fear anyone would find out. You would have been bullied and tortured if it was even suspected you were LGBTQ+. You would have to keep your mouth shut as people made AIDS jokes and said blatantly racist shit. And adults would look on and say oh that's just how kids are. I suggest you seek out the misfits in your generation. We had to.

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belinck@reddit

Whatever.

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Hafslo@reddit

I think Gen z would be way better off acting like Gen x. Get off the internet. Meet people in real life. Be weird. Have fun.

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Party_Aioli1668@reddit

I’ve met some pretty cool Gen-Z kids. They seem smart, inquisitive and fearless. They give me hope for the future. I’m excluding the woke weirdos.

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NihilsitcTruth@reddit

Seems abit harsh to lump a whole generation into the bin and flush it. You will all come into your own. I don't speak for anyone but me, but gen x we don't generally, care what or eho you are our rule is don't tell me what to do and don't be a dick. Well get on great.

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prettyminotaur@reddit

bait

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Minereon@reddit

Don’t despair, let us do that for you. Like many have said here, Gen Z gives us Gen Xers much hope. Many of us don’t believe millennials can be saved (from their own self-entitlement and over-sheltering). See their mistakes on social media and don’t follow them. Put away your phones and computers and live your life - by all means see what Gen x did for hobbies and such.

I can tell you surely that millennials conflate boomers (whom we also detest) with Gen X and thus refuse to take our well-meaning advice. Increasingly, I for one have stopped giving millennials advice, but I frequently find Gen Zs wiling to hear us out. Maybe we’re biased because you are our children, but if that means we want to save this world for you, that’s the best motivation. Come to us anytime you need.

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waaaghboyz@reddit

Well luckily, everything Gen X is readily available for you to discover and enjoy. You don’t have to watch skibidi toilet or tiktok stunts, you can watch Pee-wee’s Playhouse for extremely stupid nonsense that’s actually funny.

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LocalInactivist@reddit

I think the core differences between Boomers and GenX are that we haven’t forgotten what it’s like to be young and we really hate it when old people ignore or denigrate our stuff just because they don’t like it. I don’t get a lot of your music but why should I? It’s not made for people in their 50s. If you enjoy it, great! I don’t see any reason to try to co-opt your stuff by claiming we paved the way. It was galling when the Boomers tried to pander to us by comparing Lollapalooza to Woodstock.

If you like our old bands and our cynical style, awesome! Let it inform what you do. Just try to learn from our mistakes. Looking at you, acid-washed jeans.

Oh, but check out Iggy Pop and Neil Young while you still have a chance to see them live. They were already old when we were kids and they won’t keep touring forever. Well, maybe Iggy. He’s 77 and he could probably take Gojira.

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emmsmum@reddit

A lot of Gen Z’ers I know, including my kids, really like Gen X and I think it’s because we are young at heart still. To us it seems like yesterday that we were young so we can still see the points young people make.

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OverGas3958@reddit

You just need to find your people. I was able to work with some Gen z kids and found them to be quite charming, hilarious, and hard working. Half of us can’t stand our own generation because they act like boomers. We all go through it. Just find your people. They’re out there but some of us take longer to find who we’re meant to spend our time with.

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UncleAlbondiga@reddit

Whatever

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FatXThor34@reddit

That's very admirable. Just be yourself. Don't let a generation define you. Be you and do what makes you alive and happy.

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Live-Cat9553@reddit

Wanna get high, kid?

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Spicy_Taurus_79@reddit

😆you know it’s a yes

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lucifer4you@reddit

our generation was aingsty at the time too. It's more so the age bracket than the generation imo. And people tend to be happier in their 40s which I think contributes to the vibe disparity as well.

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H1landr@reddit

Gen Z is cool and we aren't taking applications.

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Spicy_Taurus_79@reddit

This is a private club and the club is full ~ sincerely GX.

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MisterMakena@reddit

Welcome. Im not gonna be the jolly guy and say love your generation. The biggest gripes I have with Gen Z are, they complain about boomers, have lower work ethics, rage fir various reasons, and require too many mental health inverventions cause they cant deal with things that arent pleasant.

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PhotosByVicky@reddit

You sound a lot like my daughter, same age.

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PotentialLanguage685@reddit

We're trash and you should never trust us.

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Glorious_tim@reddit

My two gen Z kids amaze me every day. Empathetic and aware of the world, able to see things from other perspectives in a way I never could when I was a teenager. They also live under a type of social pressure that I never experienced until I was old enough to realize that stuff is all bullshit. I have an enormous amount of respect and hope for Gen z. It also doesn’t hurt that my oldest is obsessed with Elliot smith, nirvana and the cure so not only do I love her but I like her

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catrules618@reddit

I dont imagine reddit is a good way to evaluate any gen. Also, it's just a means of classification. You can do, and like, and be anyone you want.

In my opinion, it's apples and oranges. Y'all have never known a world without social media, smart phones and TV programs with no commercials. Most of you endured covid shutdowns in the time of your life when socializing is a huge need. That complicates a lot for you guys. I dont know that having constant screen access is good for anyone.

Y'all have so much more knowledge and access to people unlike you that is super cool. But you do need to come together at some point, and sort yourselves out. Because you are facing challenges that are nothing like we ran up against.

The doomerism makes a bit of sense I think. I like that term by the way. Maybe we should call you doomers rather than zoomers. 😉

Hang in there. But I dont think that meeting and interacting with other gens is a bad idea. Older, and in a few years, those younger than you.

You've got this. How about injecting some joy or silliness into your sub? I'm no toxic positivity gal, but its never good for anyone to take themselves too seriously.

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fabrictm@reddit

Careful though, we’re a cynical bunch ;-)

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Vitalsignx@reddit

I hereby knight thee, honorary Gen X.

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TheNotoriousSHAQ@reddit

:high five:

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seriousname65@reddit

Your generation IS awesome. They are facing some serious challenges, but you all seem like you are doing it with empathy and pluck. You are still young, and can still BECOME

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wildmstie@reddit

GenZ is awesome.

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Attjack@reddit

We accept you, and you can hang with us whenever you want.

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captkirkseviltwin@reddit

Having watched Christopher Titus’ “enjoy your participation trophies” bit from his special Zero Side Effects, I have a new appreciation for just how much s**t Millenials and Gen Z have grown up through over the past 20 years. You guys have really been put your own ringer of problems.

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lazygerm@reddit

My kids are Gen Z.

Don't sell your generation short. You guys are much more accepting of the LGBTQ community and skin color does not matter.

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JakkSplatt@reddit

Yep, the gay kid always got picked on. So did the girls, the fat kid, the weird kid, the tall kid, the short kid, ... And me, the redheaded kid. Well, they tried anyway 🫠 definitely helped make us tougher but many ran home crying. Like my oldest brother... redheaded, freckle faced(I didn't get this as bad) bucktoothed, and coke bottle glasses. He was born in '62('77 for me) and got shit on by other kids way worse.

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lazygerm@reddit

I always got picked on for thick glasses and for being the weird and gay kid.

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JakkSplatt@reddit

My brother's friends confessed later that they always thought I was going to be gay when I grew up. Little did they know I'd end up marrying a woman in their own age group 🤣 my closest brother in age was born in '68. My wife in '69.

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lazygerm@reddit

I wish I knew at that time!

I was one of those kids who argued that Boy George just because he dressed like a woman and wore makeup, that didn't mean he was gay.

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JakkSplatt@reddit

Lol, I love Boy George! I watch Voice clips on YouTube and he's been on the show in a couple different countries. Maybe I am gay🤔😂🤣😂🤣😅

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lazygerm@reddit

Boy George is awesome. I always loved the arty, androgynous, crazy fashion of the 1980s.

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HHSquad@reddit

Sorry to hear that about your brother (I was born in late '61), it was a tough crowd back then, particularly those ahead of us born in the 50's. Dazed and Confused was no joke.

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JakkSplatt@reddit

Yep, I caught residuals from that Gen. We were always sneaking around as the kid brothers and sisters trying not to get beat up lol.

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HideYourWifeAndKids@reddit

Bla bla bla....

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RoleModelsinBlood31@reddit

Word!

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Spridlewv@reddit

Cool. My son is also gen Z and has said he’s envious of how my generation grew up. We did have it good. At least comparatively.

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majorfiasco@reddit

We did have it good.

I agree with this sentiment. I mean, not top-shelf weed delivered to your home or a Door Dash burrito at Midnight good. But, more of a stay out until the streetlights come on and Super NES with jelly on white bread good.

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Spridlewv@reddit

Exactly!

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grahsam@reddit

You still have to wait until we are dead to get our money.

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UncleBeeve@reddit

Whatever nerd!

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typhoidmarry@reddit

I’m old gen X and I feel better about my future with Z’s running the place in a few years.

Also, meh

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Mean_Fae@reddit

They won't even let us run the place.

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Low-Soil8942@reddit

Thanks for the acknowledgement kid. We like you too. Sometimes.

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therian_cardia@reddit

My 15 Year old son is a rock solid GenXer lol.

He's listening to Van Halen, Metallica, and Final Fantasy OST's that he plays on an emulator lol.

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Mean_Fae@reddit

My 13 yr old (refuses to be called alpha) went to his first concert with Dad wearing Levi's and Docs. Metallica.

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TheFlannC@reddit

I worked with a group of teens about 8 yrs ago (I volunteered at a camp for a week) -- now they are all in their early-mid 20's and despite me being about 30 yrs older they had lots in common with Gen X. They knew most of the 80s songs that I grew up with and at the same time we still had the "what was life like when you were 16" conversations

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Mean_Fae@reddit

Theyre also hilarious.

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FoxIndependent5789@reddit

As a genx’er, i appreciate the love but know that our formative decade, the 1980s, wasn’t all happy memories for a lot of people (including queer people). It could really suck. What you describe as the shittiness of Gen Z, I kinda think this is a result of you being the first social media generation. And honestly I think social media will fuck up every generation if/until we as a society decide how to manage it.

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LVMom@reddit

My kids are zoomers and they are pretty cool. People may say they have no work ethic but the truth is they have a more balanced work home life than we ever had. My daughter’s a bartender and works all the hours she needs to have the things she wants and then she goes home. She takes sick leave when she needs it - unlike me who was taught to never miss a day at work.

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Mean_Fae@reddit

They learned it by watching us.

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sealosam@reddit

taught to never miss a day at work.

We were grilled with it incessantly. We're just realizing now that it was one big corporate sham.

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LVMom@reddit

It took me waaay too long to realize “the man” doesn’t care about me or my well-being. It sounds gross now, but I was taught to go to work and being in the hospital was no excuse - “they have an internet connection, don’t they?” The only excuse to miss work was to attend my own funeral. Gen Z don’t give a fuck in the best possible way

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ItsPumpkinSpiceTime@reddit

We had a lot of growing up to do. You know where I lived if you announced to even your best friend that you were queer back in our "good ol' days" you could be run out of town. We had a girl expelled from the entire district for writing a love note to another girl in high school. Queer folk had to walk through the fire! We had a lot of doom and gloom too with the constant threats of nuclear war. Living in TN we had to do regular drills for nuclear attacks like it would have made a difference to hide under a desk. And there was so much open racism back then. People where i lived were soooo scared of "race mixing".

It blows my mind to think how different it is now, but we are all stills subject to that same doom and gloom and bigotry.

You probably like it here because we might be dorky as heck but we're still more mature in our world views.

Well... some of us!

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MudaThumpa@reddit

I'm putting a lot of hope in your generation, so keep on keeping on.

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PBJ-9999@reddit

Definitely not the first one to say that here

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joe127001@reddit

You guys are alright. You’re pretty much our replacement. The more time I spend with my kids and their friends the more I see the similarities. Just like how millennials are boomer light, you’re cool, word.

Continue our resistance, learn the power of whatever and fuck this. You got this mini X.

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jRok57@reddit

I appreciate your words, and I do think that we had it pretty good. But Gen Z has got it going on too.

One of the things that I think our generation did right was going outside with other people. Find a mall, if you can, and take a few friends and walk around the mall for a day. Go to a party, and have everyone leave their phones at the door.

My nieces and nephews are gen Z, and I think they're pretty awesome. I'm sure you are too.

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JT-Shelter@reddit

Interesting that you say this. I met a few Gen Zer’s recently, and I was impressed at how nice they were. Just very nice people.

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Vegetable_Storm_6045@reddit

There’s a lot good about you Gen Z (I’m Gen X). You all have gone through a lot because of Covid shut downs etc. it really affected the growth and maturity of your group. We have a lot in common with Gen Z because us too have gone through a lot being that most were latch key kids etc. We also get ignored alot thus feel like you do in a way! Gen Z will change and grow as they mature.

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NVJAC@reddit

To be faiiiiiiir, I don't envy Gen Z. You kids have grown up with social media making you feel like you're in a fishbowl 24/7, and the algorithms pushing doomerism and ragebait on you because it gets more "engagement" than "Hey, look at this cool shirt I got at a thrift shop."

Yeah, sometimes you're a bit too "I already know everything, grandpa", but that's common to every generation. We were the same way with our Boomer parents. Your kids will be the same way with you.

The more Gen Z (and tbh, every other generation as well) is able to disconnect from social media, the better off we'll all be. (Reddit has its problems too, but it's more like an old-school bulletin board from the early days of the Internet).

As far as the music and culture ... well, I don't see much improvement coming as AI is used more to make movies and music.

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1000thusername@reddit

I think Z is pretty cool. Millennials? Pfft whatever. But Z is alright.

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jcilomliwfgadtm@reddit

You ever watch that episode of Rick and Morty when Rick becomes tiny Rick? It do be like that.

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Ok-Scheme-1815@reddit

I'm Gen X and I like Gen Z moree than my own generation. You aren't a bunch of jaded assholes that grew up thinking it was normal for grown ups to beat children and that seatbelts were optional.

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1000thusername@reddit

I think the jadedness is similar. They just received it by proxy… didn’t have to want it like we did — and that’s not a value judgment, just an observation.

I certainly feel that I have more in common with Z than with Millenials.

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accalof@reddit

We are the best.

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Brain__Resin@reddit

As a Gen Xer with 2 GenZ kids , I’ll be the 1st to admit your generation is far more accepting of diversity and are generally a very inclusive and accepting group. Now if you would all just vote you could actually have the future we wanted.

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HideYourWifeAndKids@reddit

🤢🤮

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beltjones@reddit

Fuck off, poser. (This is gen x affection)

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mountain-guy@reddit

Well duh… lol 😂

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texas-playdohs@reddit

The moment I learned about Domi and JD Beck, I knew for certain gen z had serious potential. I know there’s a lot of idiots, too, but we had a lot of idiots in our generation. Still do. There’s just a good cross-section on Reddit that were mostly outcasts and weirdos in their youth (if I had to guess), and they’re curious and social. Those people exist in your generation, there’s just a larger overall percentage of them online, so you’re getting more wankers too.

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Fun-Distribution-159@reddit

zoomer are our kids. we love you guys

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Dogzillas_Mom@reddit

That’s because we cool.

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kyote42@reddit

Welcome. Enjoy your stay. Be sure to practice your "whatevers" and *shrugs*.

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Many_Exit_5358@reddit

I find millennials annoying and of course everybody hates boomers but I like you young ones a lot!

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ThoseLittleMoments@reddit

We will take you in.

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wonderful_lock_130@reddit

Well, we DO have much better music, lol.

Not all GenZ are bad, though. I came across a few highly intelligent and ambitious ones in the workplace. It's the ones who "know it all" that get me.

Like, oh, okay. I've just been here twiddling my thumbs for decades. No life experience or insight here, lmao.

Oh, and the ones who have the "they should crawl under a rock and die" mentality about us and Boomers.

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Keldrabitches@reddit

We are cool as fuck 😎

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tultommy@reddit

We understand. As long as you can be chill you can hang with us lol. Doomers are such Neo maxi zoom dweebies.

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OldBanjoFrog@reddit

Doomers?! Gag me with a spoon

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sugarlump858@reddit

Like totally.

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LiletBlanc42@reddit

totally. like oh my gawd, gag me with a spoon!

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gentle_sounds987@reddit

Gen Z is bussin no cap. Your dedication to not binge drinking, having positive mental health, not submitting whole heartedly to capitalism, your activism, your commitment to redefining gender, and your love of Dadaism is impressive. I love my Gen Z co workers and peers. You have a lot on your shoulders.

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