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Thinking about the Generations...

I have never been mad at boomers or millennials and think all generations have their good points and their bad points .
Later boomers(1960's) are closer to the ideals and upbringing of gen X , then millennials seem to be and not saying that is a bad thing.
This really isn't a lets bash the other generation posts.

Just an observation,really.
As to why GenX generally likes to hang out with other GenX?
I think, it is because we were raised on sarcasm and banter so, we are not as sensitive about it,I think we thrive on it.
The later generations seem to be more adverse to this type of expression.
I don't advocate really hateful mean spirited crap, but when Gen X is comfortable enough with another GenX bantering doesn't hurt our feelings,usually.

We also share a special time in history a time of no internet, cell phones, or social media in our teens, but by our 30's we embraced it all.
There was good and bad things bout this generation just like all the rest.
I would argue we tend to be apathetic at times, but we can joke about it,so that is something.
And just like the older boomer generation we have a hard time understanding the younger generations point of view at times.

I think up to the 40's everyone just kind of lived together without thoughts about the different generations,although there were some distinctions which eventually exploded by 60's, but started in earnest with the rock and roll generation of the 50's and created a deeper divide between child and parents.

Depending which group you belong to you will have feelings of nostalgia and a belief things were better back in the day.
We all heard it from our boomer or ww2 parents.
I know, I think things were better back in the day and I hear millennials lament the same thing.
This change seems to take place as we and our children age.
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Im guessing you are gen z? There is no need to be mad at other generations thats fingerpointing he said she said does not solve the issue I was born in 1994 so im sure my generation is all kinds of messed up but I take responsibility for what I can do in life.
TheThinker · 61-69, M
Yeah, I'm born late 1964 and definitely feel like Gen X as do most of my cohort.

Whereas those who were just a couple of years ahead of me or more at school seem far more Boomer-ish.
Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F
@TheThinker My husband was born in 1962, technically a boomer, but he was more like the generation X crowd.
TheThinker · 61-69, M
@Justmeraeagain Yeah, there's definitely a blurred line there where the generations cross over.

I'd say maybe it was to do with the age of the parents, except that mine were born in the early 1920s...
craig7 · 70-79, M
I was born in 1948,and in my very young years grew up - as I can see now - under the long shadow cast by the greatest conflict in human history.Parents of those of my age-group had been children during the Depression and young adults during World War 2,so the potential for a "generation gap" of sorts with those who grew up in the more affluent '50s and '60s,was always going to be there.
Sidewinder · 36-40, M
I may have been born a Generation Y child, (1986) But I'm self-identifying as a Generation X child.

Astrologically, I'm a Virgo (Western Zodiac) and a Tiger. (Chinese Zodiac)

According to the Japanese calendar, my full birthdate is the 27th day of the 8th month of the 61st year of the Shōwa period.
(昭和61/08月/27日)
Boeing · 36-40
@Sidewinder never heard of generation Y, I was born in 87, perhaps that's the concept, we're a generation none ever heard from lol

I'm also a Virgo and a rabbit.

What about the Japanese though I've no idea
I’m among the "latter day" boomers (1960) and my youngest sister is Gen X (1974).
Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F
@bijouxbroussard
1967 for me an older Genx
Sidewinder · 36-40, M
@Justmeraeagain A.K.A. the "Me Generation."
FreeorLonely · 51-55, F
I very much think it was better back in the day, for me it’s the 80’s and 90’s. I really miss the simpler times before internet and cell phones.
AbstractWave · 61-69, M
I was born in 1958, I see myself as unique.
Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F
@AbstractWave I think we're all unique and we don't fit completely into any category
Princess54 · 70-79, F
I’m a boomer. I think of myself as a Hippie!!
Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F
@Princess54
I think of myself as a sarcastic gen xer that mostly fits in her category, but I also know nothing fits across the board for completely for anyone.

 
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