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What is your generation and what traits do you possess that you would say are indicative of your generation? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.08.20, 03:29 PM Flag
 

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I'm a millennial and I take pictures of my food. I WFH (pre-covid) and demand flexibility and PTO above anything else. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 03:34 PM Flag
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I am Gen-X. I am direct,resourceful, and self-sufficient. I know all the best music from the 70s and have seen the best bands perform live. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 03:37 PM Flag
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np; Me too - Oh the concerts - I went to David Bowie's 40th birthday concert with guest artists - that was fun. Music really defined our era - I remember my freshman year of college - walking by dorms and you can hear Nirvana and Pearl Jam blasting out of windows :). We are also cynical - almost to our detriment. It does help with self-sufficiency - I can validate that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 03:48 PM Flag
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NNP: +1000 to this [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 03:59 PM Flag
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This! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 02:07 PM Flag
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We grew up listening to our parents' records and oldies stations, not to mention our grandparents' big band/standards. Sha Na Na, Happy Days, American Graffiti popularized 50s music for us when we were little. In kindergarten, Girl Scouts and on through elementary music class we sang 60s folk music. And then, of course, we had all of the popular songs on the radio and MTV. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 10:04 PM Flag
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Yes, I remember digging through collections of original Beatles albums when I was 7 in the mid 70s. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 02:08 PM Flag
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same! Born in 74' My early childhood was the amazing music of my parents generation that they blasted on their record player (Beatles, Motown, Sonny & Cher) combined with Queen - as my older cousin loved them. That's a great start already, no? Then the magnificent 80's came and we can see our favorites on MTV- so many fun boppy songs encasulated into my beloved Duran Duran. Just as I thought I was cool New Wave kicked in and Depeche (still love them), The Cure, The Smiths / Morrissey happened (also lucky there!) which led me to discovering David Bowie who influenced all of them + The Pixies who influenced all grunge IMHO. By the time College came around - College Radio became mainstream, things got harder and more meaningful. Also, to add - hip hop was emerging and f'n incredible!!! and then 2000 hit... What the effin hell Britney? My 13 year old son listens to Low Fi electronic beats and thing that's good music (Face Palm) - For this generation music isn't as good or as seminal - IMHO. Maybe I'm old. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 05:27 PM Flag
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1973 here and agree 100% with all of this [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 06:39 PM Flag
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I photograph my food too (not millennial). :) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 03:37 PM Flag
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I take pictures of my food too. Not for social media. I just like looking back at them and remembering what great meals we had. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 03:39 PM Flag
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Yes! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 03:42 PM Flag
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PP: I don't do restaurant pics, but I will take pics of bread and pastries that I make and those get gramed #homebaker #gettingbaked [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 03:47 PM Flag
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I am elder millenial and have many of these traits [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 12:21 AM Flag
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I'm Gen X and have been thinking alot about this in the past week. A lot of times I'm stereotypical of my gen: cynical and slow to act until I have all of the facts. A big part of this is growing up (and coming up in the workplace) in the shadow of a super large, powerful/vocal generation. When we were younger, our voices and contributions felt like a drop in the bucket, so we had to work hard and troubleshoot/investigate shit on our own, with no help from above (and no help from technology early on). These past few weeks I've been more explosive and vocal than I ever have been in my life. I'm so proud of the younger generations that are taking the wheel with confidence, and finally being HEARD. I'm learning to go off my gut more and be more confident. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 03:47 PM Flag
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Interesting. I am Gen X through and through and I am slow to act until I have all of the facts and even once I do have all of the facts I am often very cautious in timing and executing decisions. I did not realize that was a Gen X "thing." [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 06:37 PM Flag
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Not sure if it's a cited thing in pop culture/media, but having worked so closely with millennials and now gen z, I notice they seem so much more empowered than I ever was - will leap right into anything, take risks. And the Boomers before us took charge... but held the reins for so long that we could never join in. I know everyone curses the "participation trophy" generations, but if anything, I feel like it might have made them feel like they have nothing to lose? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 08:36 PM Flag
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Good point, I think you're on to something. I'm 57, so cusp of GenX but technically a BabyBoomer. All of the above rings true to me... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 08:53 PM Flag
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Remember in the 90s, we were labeled the "Slacker Generation" - it wasn't that we were lazy, more like powerless. I see it all now in hindsight. Like, why bother having an opinion if it's just going to get shat on, if there's no place for you at the table (thinking of when abusive bosses were so acceptable, it was a cliche). It's an absolute terrible way to be - like forced apathy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 09:36 PM Flag
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Same - I'm 44 and feel very much this way. Speaking up has never come naturally to me but I've been more vocal and want to continue to be. I'm also very inspired by and proud of younger people - we should really support them, they can change things. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 07:17 PM Flag
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Same , always figured shit out myself. The younger gen, can not do the same. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 03:10 AM Flag
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Very interesting [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 02:01 PM Flag
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I'm GenX and when I left home for college and grad school, I never lived at home again. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 03:51 PM Flag
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Is that a Gen X thing? I'm a Millennial and I did the same. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 03:54 PM Flag
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+1, however a lot of millennials did "boomerang" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 03:57 PM Flag
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really, I know so many millennial, including 2 nephews who live at home in their mid to late 20s. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 04:56 PM Flag
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PP: Yep, I moved home the summer after college because I had surgery scheduled in August, but by September I was off on my own and have not moved back. This was in 2011. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 06:46 PM Flag
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Boomer here and did the same thing. this used to be normal. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 04:01 PM Flag
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this [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 06:10 PM Flag
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Gen X here. I don't see any shame in going home at any point in life, but it never would have occurred to me or to my friends when we graduated from college. It was just so different then. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 06:27 PM Flag
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I went home for a year to save money (to be able to move to NYC). It was so shameful for me when all of my friends were getting their own places. And my parents (while welcoming, of course) teased me about it. It just wasn't done among the middle class college grads I knew. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 09:44 PM Flag
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I moved out at 17 and never went back. However, we need to acknowledge that COL is WAY higher now. My apartment in Philly in 2007 was $500/month! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 06:47 PM Flag
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But so are salaries. My first NYC apartment in the West Village was $844, and I made $24K. It was a dump, and a glorified studio (disguised as a 1br) and I had to share it with two friends to afford it. But being able to move to NYC with basically nothing (grateful for the support throughout my education, but none of us had any family money or financial help after graduating) and live in Manhattan was amazing. And back to COL/salary: I just hired someone with barely 1 year experience, and our corporate HR said the minimum salary we could offer was $60K. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 09:56 PM Flag
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I don't think that's true though. Salaries have not risen in relation to housing costs when you factor in inflation. Someone making $60k in NYC is still going to have to live in a tiny apartment with one or more roommates. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 10:19 PM Flag
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https://www.bkreader.com/2020/01/19/unaffordable-nyc-the-rising-cost-of-calling-new-york-city-home/ "In 2019, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer released the Affordability Index, shining a spotlight on the cost of living in New York City. According to the report, between 2005 and 2017 in New York City, basic costs like housing, transportation, childcare and food had risen at nearly twice the rate of incomes." [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 10:21 PM Flag
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Same here! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 12:12 AM Flag
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Same (gen X here). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 02:01 PM Flag
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I’m a cusp Gen X/millennial (1981) so I think I have traits of both - reliance on technology, prefer texting over talking on the phone, spend a good amount of time on social media. But on the other side, I wasn’t coddled, I’ve had a job since I was 15, I moved away from my hometown after college and never looked back, I started off working crappy jobs and worked my way up, I never expected anything to be handed to me. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 04:00 PM Flag
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+1 but slightly older 1977. We are the generation that grew up without technology and had to adapt quickly to be relevant. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 04:53 PM Flag
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Yes! I remember dial up AOL lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 12:52 AM Flag
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+1 b.1965 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 01:44 AM Flag
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who even calls? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 12:21 AM Flag
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1981 too https://notablelife.com/xennial-millennial-definition/#:~:text=Xennials%20possess%20both%20GenX%20cynicism,early%201980s%20to%20late%201990s "Xennials possess both GenX cynicism (not their pessimistic) and Millennial optimism and drive" true of me :) cont'd [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 03:00 PM Flag
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False: I eat avocados (was in my yard in California). I can take or leave social media, cell phone and tech -- to the extreme. I remember Star Wars. I did TelNet. Heathers, Empire Records and Dazed and Confused never heard of them. Saw but would not say seminal The Goonies, Jurassic Park, Clueless. Maybe if I heard this played it would resonate but just reading I don't know what Oasis and Blur are, and would not say I LOVED Nirvana probably because I got what they were saying. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 03:04 PM Flag
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True: You didn’t get your first mobile phone until your late teens. You used a dial-up modem. I remember Napster but don't recall having an account or using as my lack of music knowledge may demonstrate. You had a MySpace, ICQ or MSN Messenger account ALL of the above. I also TelNet but that's probably more of Gen X. I played cassettes because that's all my car had. I had a CD player. I don't remember a walkman. I also don't remember making mix tapes. You had or still have a Hotmail account. You can remember when you first heard about Google and Facebook, but there was always internet — even if it just contained an encyclopaedia. Wow I would have gone for earlier search engines and social media networks than that! Is that Gen X? You listened to Blink 182, Incubus, The Offspring and Spice Girls however Spice Girls seemed too young for me. Grunge? I tried it, had friends that did, but didn't appeal to me. Also my first serious boyfriend in highschool was at the Littleton shooting so that's what I associate with grunge. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 03:10 PM Flag
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9/11 was more SSDD. Wondering what other xennials would add to this article? Me: fall of the Berlin Wall, Gulf War/Desert Storm my Dad was in middle east then, second largest volcanic eruption in human history I lived in SE Asia then, Jane Fonda aerobics fad diets bright neon spandex, smokers lots of smoking, Calvin Klein underwear, Starbucks, I idolized prep and was accepted to Princeton but couldn't afford to attend, EarthWatch, GreenPeace, super models, Linda Hamilton, deep voice = womanhood, DNA used criminal justice, Chavez but I lived in Venezuela, George Senior is my favorite president in my lifetime, Ross Perot, Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, Baywatch barely recall, Simpsons, actually I remember a lot of excellent TV content and family time watching TV, imperfect leaders like Mandela and Clinton and Princess Diana, Bosnia, Los Angeles riots, OJ simpson, Waco, Dolly and cloning, JFK jr death, Y2K, MTV, VH1, pop up videos, more than one wall street crash ($1trillion in 1987, dot com bubble burst, etc), AIDS and LBGTQ, Rwanda genocide, Ireland peace, Kosovo, Congo, WTC, Oklahoma city bombing, Atlanta olympics, Quebec trying to leave Canada, California legalizing pot, Margaret Thatcher (after watching The Crown I appreciate her even more now), USSR, decolonization of countries and their prosperity rapidly advancing an example is Singapore, Hale Bopp comet, ISS starts a scientific and political achievement, mapping our DNA starts, valley girl aka Clueless, chunnel, assisted suicide, Lorena Bobbitt (between that clinton, sexting, homosexuality, etc. sex seems like it was a casual topic of conversation), Mother Teresa, Tiananmen Square and other examples of China's cruelty, Tonya Harding... this is getting TLDR [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 03:34 PM Flag
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I'm a Millennial, and besides being a moderately heavy social media user, I don't think I have many traits of a stereotypical "Millennial". However, I don't think I'm particularly special- IME, I never found many of the stereotypes about Millennials to ring true of my friends/colleagues. The only stereotype I think is true that I have avoided out of sheer luck is the student debt burden. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 04:08 PM Flag
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Gen X - my ironic sense of humor, taste in offbeat films and music. Not sure if generational, but I am really not impressed by status, dressing in suits, cubicle work environments, or face-time for the sake of face-time at work. I was underemployed through my late 20s. I am also single and sought a very specific type of partner. I am friends with a lot of baby boomers but really can't handle dating within that age group and have preferred men within my own. Since I am almost 50 and single chances are I won't meet one. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 04:29 PM Flag
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^also a genX thing - the feeling that Baby Boomers won't move out of the way at work. I have been called "young" up until this year by my Boomer boss and I am 48! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 04:31 PM Flag
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Boomer who posted below: Do you think Boomers should quit their jobs because of their age? Some of us are in our early 60s and don't want to retire yet. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 04:34 PM Flag
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NP: It's not about quitting - I can't speak for PP, but for me, "move out of the way" means to be willing to yield to others' way of thinking, even if they're younger/less experienced than you. I'm feeling the crunch as a 46 year old woman in a young industry... as soon as I learned how to be less stubborn and accept change I started feeling less threatened. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 10:13 PM Flag
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^case in point, companies/managers suddenly realizing workplace flexibility, working remote, etc. isn't a bad thing [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 10:15 PM Flag
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Hi - I am the NP - What happened to me was a mix of classism (I worked in museums and higher ed), being stuck up about my state college, and ageism from the Boomer bosses I've had. If you asked them they would probably say they mentored me but they literally would comment on how young I was constantly, tell me I'd get my turn, and be affronted when I'd leave a job for more $$ (we are talking I made around $50K into my 30s with a masters). My boss right now is 60 and I am 48 she will still say things like you're still young and wondered if I wanted to go for a PhD now! I explained I am tired, have a kid and aging parents. As far as dating, I dated a lot of Boomer men on Match, etc. So sick of hearing their good old days stories, and their assumption that I know nothing is as strong as that their music was the besr. It's a type. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 12:01 AM Flag
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classism is rampant in museums and higher ed, which is why when people say any state univ will do, I have to disagree. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 01:45 AM Flag
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No way- do what you feel is right. I am very inspired by people in business, politics, and entertainment that go on forging ahead like they are still in their 30s and they are pushing 80! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 02:04 PM Flag
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Baby Boomer: I am less tech-savvy than my millennial co-workers (but I try). I frequently have to look up acronyms that people use on this site. I start out emails with "Hi" and never "hey". I've gotten used to "hey" but have had trouble getting past the idea that it's rude to say "hey" to someone. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 04:29 PM Flag
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GenX: introspective, love music, cynical, self-sufficient (remember very little parental supervision growing up). Feel like I forever will have a bit of teenage angst. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 04:41 PM Flag
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I think we were the last “benign neglect” generation. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 04:55 PM Flag
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+1 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 06:11 PM Flag
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Yup - I think this is also why we have such a tight grasp of pop culture (especially sitcom references), from the shared experience of being raised by TV. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 08:38 PM Flag
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same!!!!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 05:14 PM Flag
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Me too - my mom was a full time mom, but she was always in her room with a "headache". [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 05:23 PM Flag
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LOL - same. SAHM but felt like I spent 95% of my time at home playing alone or watching TV. Yet I felt secure and loved and happy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 10:10 PM Flag
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This is me. Latchkey kid, grew up making my own breakfast, doing my own laundry, the tv was my babysitter [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 06:33 PM Flag
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Yup. My sister and I were loved, but not the obsessive center of my parents' lives. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 11:13 PM Flag
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Was your mom drinking a Tab (sometimes with rum) with the neighbor moms while you were running the streets doing Evil Kneivel stunts without helmets or Wrestlemania jumps off chipped (probably painted with with lead paint) metal playground equipment at the park two streets over? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 04:04 PM Flag
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or: Definitely broke my nose doing some GLOW moves with my siblings lol! No clue where my mom was when it was going down... probably just reading a book upstairs [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 05:04 PM Flag
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^meanwhile I haven't read anything but children's book in 7 years [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 06:00 PM Flag
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https://twitter.com/NewOldKaren/status/1241484217386782722 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.10.20, 01:03 PM Flag
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Same [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 12:07 PM Flag
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Gen X: distrustful of authority: which came in handy as I started wearing a mask everywhere in late march when CDC and WHO said you don't need a mask [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 06:01 PM Flag
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Me toooooo! Gen-Xr, who wore mask from the get-go, while some sneered. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 04:53 PM Flag
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Gen-X here: I am not cynical but I do not trust authority. I am optimistic and sincere. I hate 'irony.' And I feel in my heart I was a child of the 60s in that I am very liberal socially and believe in radical change and protests. SUPER resourceful. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 07:02 PM Flag
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Gex-X: "Selling out" as in profiting from your fame, or allowing your fame to be used to support corporate wealth with no values used to be a VERY BAD and would get you kicked out from ever being considered "cool". I think Pearl Jam taking on TicketMaster was heroic at the time, and would be seen as completely confusing to any generation after... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 10:15 PM Flag
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DH and I laugh about how we used to hyperventilate about Starbucks coming to Wicker Park (Chicago). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.08.20, 11:14 PM Flag
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Gen X: I have issues with authority. I’m definitely cynical. I’m very resourceful. My parents are boomers and drive me nuts a lot. I’m finding myself getting irritated that boomers are still running everything politically and won’t step back and retire already. Locally, a huge factor in voting is whether there is a good candidate that isn’t a boomer. I even voted against my own FIL in a city council election in favor of a gen x’er. I listen to lithium on SiriusXM but I also love 70’s music. I hate labels and people who are showy with wealth. I smoke a lot of weed still. I just don’t understand why people can’t be nice and get along, fighting makes me uncomfortable and although I can stand up for myself, you have to be doing something super shitty for me to care and say something. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.20, 03:47 AM Flag
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