Has the world forgot about Gen X?
Recently I found an article on Time.com about Generation X being ignored or thought of by some as not accomplishing much at all. Has this generation been forgot about? What have the baby boomers or the millenials done that we haven't?
Generation X has developed the Internet and all things associated with it. We created the flat screen, the notebook computer, audio and video players as well as more sophisticated technologies to help make this world a better place. We made all the things that the millenials love to play with and what the baby boomers can't yet understand.
My dad is never wrong and my young nephew is never wrong. The baby boomers tell us what to do and so do the millenials. Is Generation X the caregivers of the others? Are we the inventors and idealists that their generations lacked? Sometimes it feels good to feel needed but we do it because we love it, not because we want to be noticed.
Posted by scott at 01:13AM in brain
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True dat brother Fran.
I don't think anyone should write off Gen X'ers. Generation X bridges the gap between what I call the analog gen (those born before 1966) and Generation Y / Millennials (Those born after 1982). Generation X will continue to be relevant because we didn't grow up with all the information in the world at our fingertips, we had to figure shit out for ourselves and build this technology. So we have the benefit of knowing what's happening underneath the hood and we don't take these tools for granted. Us old timers can still remember days before the Internet! :-)