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NevenderThready@reddit

What generation gave birth to and raised these generations some of y'all have such contempt for?

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birkenstock1977@reddit

All non-Xers need to get off our subs lawn and stay on their own shaking fist lol 🤣

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DreadPirateWade@reddit

You forgot to threaten to “rock salt their asses”.

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TapeFlip187@reddit

lol I haven't heard that one in a While..

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RaisedbyNuMetal@reddit

I’m (32M) a long time lurker here. I love hearing your stories and wisdom. GenX is my lost fav generation, boomers orcourse being the gen I hate the most

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CountHonorius@reddit

Can hate boomers all you like, they gave us the best music.

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krneki534@reddit

polite people who mind their own business are always welcomed

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endtheme@reddit

At first I joined this sub and Xennial because I thought the topics might be interesting since they're groups I'd share cultural markers with.

After a few days I noticed most topics follow the same theme. Then I looked at other cohort subreddits and realized all the generational cohorts are the same bullshit in different self selected piles. It's literally like that study where every subject was given the same astrological reading and they all thought it uniquely applied to them.

But I do find "Generation Jones" to be the most chill and least pretentious. However I attribute that to their older age and some kind of survivorship bias.

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PlayfulMoose9665@reddit

This Generation Jones thing is new to me. I’m Boomer born at the tail end, married to a GenX born at the beginning. I never felt any alliance to Boomers but always got lumped in with them despite being more GenX. So now I’m Jonesing it :)

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TapeFlip187@reddit

That's the only way to do it. I'd just lean in.

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CountHonorius@reddit

It pays to be old (or 'unc' as the kids say nowadays)

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krneki534@reddit

Just click ignore/ban account when someone bothers you and harmony is restored.

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RealityDependency@reddit (OP)

Haven't been bothered. I guess not all GenX carry the sarcasm gene based on some responses. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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TapeFlip187@reddit

(I mean, boomers don't.. "Gen Jones" definitely doesn't...)

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Commercial-Plenty-16@reddit

"I'm writing a novel about a lesbian in 1992 Texas - I don't want to research anything on my own so I'm coming to this subreddit to ask you all what color her socks would be and what kind of toast she would eat, please be specific!"

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isosc314@reddit

Powdered toast, man

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Itchy-Grapefruit2756@reddit

Avocado socks and toast, duh.

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BWWFC@reddit

so easy, are you chatgplolz

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Jufimbo@reddit

Whatever, dude. I personally value curiosity.

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D05wtt@reddit

Exactly. I want the younger generations to learn from us. There’s a lot of craziness that spawned from them.

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GenX-ModTeam@reddit

Poor Behavior - No antagonism, trolling, rage farming, flame wars, juvenility, or any other overly cantankerous commentary and/or behavior will be tolerated.

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Signal_Run_68@reddit

Gen x doesn't care

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ParadoxDemon_@reddit

I'm curious about the life experiences of people older than me. I think we can learn a lot of things from you, especially because the world is a lot different than it was when your generation was younger. It helps put things into perspective.

I wish I understood more about how the world was like for other generations, especially those who grew without technology. And I find Gen X even more interesting because it's the generation that raised us Gen Z.

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asscheese2000@reddit

You wanna know? Turn off your phone and don’t use the internet for a month. You can use a house phone but it needs to be tethered to the kitchen wall. Also, no on demand anything - get an antenna and the only tv and music you get is live broadcast. No GPS, paper maps only no games more advanced than the original NES. All shopping must happen in person, same for banking, postal stuff, everything really. For the few things that you are able to do without being there you have to do it by phone or USPS mail. Use cash or checks for most things instead of credit or debit. Live like that for a month and you’ll approximate 90% of the experience.

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ParadoxDemon_@reddit

I wish I could, but nowadays a lot of things we do daily require the use of a device. Most of my assignments at college require a computer, and you can only see your exam results online. I study computer science tho, so probably not the best degree for that. When I visited France two years ago I couldn't even take the bus because they only accepted payment through an app I didn't have (the driver was really nice tho and let us in anyways)

And I'm probably not the average Gen Z. I live in a small city in Spain, I was in a scout group, and my parents (Gen X) love traveling and hiking so I've been doing that since I was a kid. And even then, it would be hard, not to say impossible, for me to manage for a month without a phone. I really wish I could, but it's really not a choice anymore.

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Firstcounselor@reddit

That alone must give a glimpse into how different things were. It was not uncommon to literally find yourself lost while driving. It wasn’t uncommon to hear of people taking wrong roads, sometimes literally dying because they got stuck or ran out of gas.

I was personally a good navigator. But looking back I really wonder how I made my way around, city to city, without gps.

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ParadoxDemon_@reddit

Oh, I do remember when I was a kid and we didn't have a GPS, and he had to ask strangers in the street. Sometimes it could take half an hour to find the right street. But to be fair the GPS also got us lost a few times lol.

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CountHonorius@reddit

Hard to believe that younger generations don't use paper maps.

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darkest_irish_lass@reddit

You forgot about the radio being the only way to hear music on the go....until the tape deck became such a huge thing, and then CDs so you had to buy your whole music library all over again.

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salchichasconpapas@reddit

ironic because we raised ourselves too but we came out better

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butmymommasays@reddit

Still are too

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kthoffy@reddit

Yea, I thought it was kinda cute…and brave at first. But now it’s like “scram kid, this ain’t any of your business”.

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UnplannedProofreader@reddit

Heh. Mental note to overuse “scram, kid” this week so it becomes part of my vernacular.

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BWWFC@reddit

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

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Flababulous@reddit

I use my mobile device and the interwebz to revisit the fond memories when I had no mobile device or interbwebz.

hops on bike to head down to the 7-11 for sugar and Galaga

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StanleyQPrick@reddit

Strange things are afoot at the Circle K

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Johnny_2Times@reddit

Knowing this is Bill and Ted; but for some odd reason I repeated this in Hunter Thompson's voice..twice..??? 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Ok_Transition7785@reddit

Who can it beee nowww, doo doo doo doo doo.

Why do I always feel like someones watching me? Doo Doo :-D

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CountHonorius@reddit

Love that song!

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Ok_Transition7785@reddit

Thats 2 sobgs actually, exact same theme. Go away, dont invade my home :-D If you keep knocking, Ill only run and hide

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CountHonorius@reddit

Quite right.

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Dapper-Raise1410@reddit

The time between the invention of digital cameras and the introduction of mainstream cloud storage haunts us. We took so many digital photos and stored them on our pc, then we changed the pc/laptop a few times and somewhere deep down we still believe we missed a few. That's why even after we digitised all our pjysical photographs, we kept them in shoeboxes in the attic.

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LVMom@reddit

I’ve seen so many comments that are like“I’m a millennial (1985) so here are my thoughts on the matter”.

No one here gives a fuck about your opinion. Go to the millennial board.

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December_Warlock@reddit

So tough and edgy.

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Impressive-Health670@reddit

I mean I don’t really care about the opinions of fellow Gen Xers either. If it doesn’t entertain me I just scroll on past.

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Ok_Industry3016@reddit

We are the FO with your opinion and feelings generation.

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Significant-Deer7464@reddit

Maybe they secretly want be like us

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RaisedbyNuMetal@reddit

Yeah i’m a Millenial lurking here and I wish I was Gen X

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FreeIndividual7@reddit

I can't do nothin' for you, man, Flavor Flav got problems of his own

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StormProfessional950@reddit

You want 6 dollars for what?!

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Golden1881881@reddit

But 911 is a Joke

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Ghost_of_Syd@reddit

I always feel like

Somebody's watching me

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Breklin76@reddit

I [still] have that album in cassette.

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Johnny_2Times@reddit

Seriously was just singing this earlier tonight.............it fits......

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Neat_Ad_3268@reddit

And going hard on that Casio keyboard 🤣

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surfinbird@reddit

This was the first song I taped off of the radio.

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jtrades69@reddit

damnit that was my first thought to post too 😄😄

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OverPaper3573@reddit

And I have no privacy, whoa ohh ohh!

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LeanUntilBlue@reddit

Always amusing to have visitors. I always warn them not to trust Tricky Dick.

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wrldwdeu4ria@reddit

I've seen some answer questions here that are over the age of 70. Not GenX, they're Boomers.

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LittleBitOfStarshine@reddit

They just can’t kiss any opportunity to narrate for us goodbye.

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Rhamona_Q@reddit

If we wanted to be left alone we wouldn't be on social media. We'd be out in the woods and vacant lots like nature intended.

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Miserable_Jacket_129@reddit

I love the collaborative apathy.

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Neat_Ad_3268@reddit

Collabathy is going to be my foster baby's name Thank you.

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jaypee42@reddit

Collective Apathy was my band’s name.

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jaypee42@reddit

In band camp.

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Dangerous_Scholar_89@reddit

That's it I quit I don't give a shit

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Neat_Ad_3268@reddit

Dont give up, Seamus McJackson!

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Chad_Hooper@reddit

Or an arcade.

I live in an area that has casinos. That means it also has arcades, because the gamblers have to be able to put their kids somewhere to do the actual gambling. The gambling is strictly 21+ in my state.

Tip for anyone traveling through smaller casino towns than Vegas or Atlantic City; the arcades in the casinos are okay, but the machines are probably better maintained at the other arcade across town.

The one attached to a bowling alley or a water park.

Casinos usually have a larger selection of machines in the arcade than the bowling alley, but there’s no guarantee they will be games that your kids will enjoy.

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billzilla@reddit

Docasinos still have arcades? That’s heartwarming.

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Chad_Hooper@reddit

I don’t know if that’s what I’d call it, but they do.

One of them used to have a theater that showed movies right before they were released for household purchase. That was a great, budget friendly, entertainment option, but I have heard rumors of its closure.

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mybluecouch@reddit

They're here because contrary to our prickly ethos, we are the greatest living generation; created all the things, with the f-u attitude solidly in place, prior to our slackdom greatness.

Who wouldn't want to know more about or engage with that?

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punk_willy@reddit

Most of them are cool. Some of them have that brain rot stare though. Like there's nothing but tik tok brain rot going on.

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Wild_Read9062@reddit

Sounds like someone is ready for nappy time. Are you weddy for a great big nappy, little buddy? We can bring your favorite stuffed buddy to lay beside you. There ya’ go… it’s alright.

(Cue : Enter Sandman byMetalllica for the plot twist)

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NevenderThready@reddit

I like the younger gens. I have friends in the 22 to 32 range.

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BigFitMama@reddit

My job has always been helping young people and I like them.

I don't like adults who treat them like crap over stuff we all did when we were their age.

Honestly we invented and refined every alternative thing they affect now. We legalized gay marriage. And weed.

And now all we have left to do is love them and help them see the path to creating their own future. Thats our job.

We got 25-30 years left and we are going to save the world for our kids and grandkids.

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Accurate-Survey6985@reddit

Fine.

Come home when the street lights come on.

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C) Don't drink from the garden hose now, it can kill you.

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Prudent_Wish7640@reddit

True, and too funny! 🤣