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Trekker · 51-55, M
I've lots of thoughts. Lost most of my friends. Highest suicide rate of any generation. Which is unusual as usually the oldest generation has this statistic ..
Anyway, gen x has little TV or movies or anything marketed towards them. Too small a population compared to the others so mostly ignored.
Caught between different worlds, different ideals. Free love vs aids, love and be free vs abductions. Not always true, but it's what was believed.
Thought they were worse off than any other generation, until the student debt of millennials kicked in.
Anyway, gen x has little TV or movies or anything marketed towards them. Too small a population compared to the others so mostly ignored.
Caught between different worlds, different ideals. Free love vs aids, love and be free vs abductions. Not always true, but it's what was believed.
Thought they were worse off than any other generation, until the student debt of millennials kicked in.
MethDozer · M
@Trekker Nah, it's actually the opposite. It was so saturated that there's not as much that stood out and become classics. Being the age I am I watched, listend to, and loved all the GenX media and it was satrurated.
Also it is worth noting that GenX was a genration of "scenes", authenticity, and anticonsumerism so being marketed to was kinda of wasted endeavor. Being commercial media marketed to GenX was kind of garunteed failure story. GenX's most lasting impression on American Culture is in underground music and art and various scenes such as Punk, Goth, Industrial, Metal, etc.
It wasn't GenX wasn't marketed to or marketed to less. It was that GenX rejected what was marketed to them as it was considered fake, sell out, consumerist bullshit. Which is the coolest part of GenX.
Also it is worth noting that GenX was a genration of "scenes", authenticity, and anticonsumerism so being marketed to was kinda of wasted endeavor. Being commercial media marketed to GenX was kind of garunteed failure story. GenX's most lasting impression on American Culture is in underground music and art and various scenes such as Punk, Goth, Industrial, Metal, etc.
It wasn't GenX wasn't marketed to or marketed to less. It was that GenX rejected what was marketed to them as it was considered fake, sell out, consumerist bullshit. Which is the coolest part of GenX.
Trekker · 51-55, M
@MethDozer my point I think. A handful of memorable movies or shows, music that is mostly pushed to footnotes.
How many punk rock bands are in the hall of Fame? How many bands from gen-x in general compare to others? Sure, there's input and influence and impact. But compared against others?
60s baby Boomer culture had more of an impact on society, music, tv, etc than anything other than Amazon from gen x.
How many punk rock bands are in the hall of Fame? How many bands from gen-x in general compare to others? Sure, there's input and influence and impact. But compared against others?
60s baby Boomer culture had more of an impact on society, music, tv, etc than anything other than Amazon from gen x.