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"when Douglas Copeland popularized the term "Gen X" for the post-Boomer, pre-Millennial generation, the point was that X was an empty placeholder, as in algebra... Copeland's point was that Gen X was caught up in a very particular kind of anomie and listlessness, nameless because formless, featureles"
"all of this 'im too lazy to flush the toilet because adhd' stuff all started with incompetent and mentally ill gen Xers and them failing as parents"
"The last generation to make an ethos out of not selling out, rejecting advertising, being suspicious of authority, and standing by your principles. I'm not saying they actually accomplished that but at least they valued those ideas. As cringe as they could be they were better than whatever is happen"
"She talked about how she loved being Gen X and being able to make fun of anything, and how her sons are embarrassed about the shit she says."
"Looking at the election results, both Gen X AND Gen Z broke hard for Trump in a way that Millennials never really have, what is causing this?"