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It’s worse for us Gen-Xers. We remember living as adults in the time before it all went from kinda shitty to the diarrhea apocalypse.
'88 here. 9/11 sits at such a clear demarcation line for us. Happened in 8th grade where you’re still straddling the fence that’s childhood, while still capable of grasping the enormity of what was unfolding.
Though I also grew up in the rust belt, so there was always the sense that you were riding a wave that had long since crested.
Try being a few years older and they brought you all into the cafeteria to watch the Challenger launch live.
🤩🚀💥🤯😭🪦
Yep, things looked positive for a short while after the end of the cold war and the Internet became widespread when we entered the workforce. The advancement of the human race only seemed a matter of time.
But our Boomer parents weren’t willing to let anyone else have a bright future, keeping us away from any real power while driving exploitation of nature and people to the max to fill their bank accounts.
Gen X: they forgot us again
It’s 2 pandemies. People like to forget H1N1… & at least 4 recessions since the 90s… & the rise of Neo-Faschism should definetly be there as well.
Not to mention BSE, we got that the head-end of that one as well. And of course the planet literally burning.
Lol. The worst thing that can happen is war. I will be very grateful if I don’t have to endure it in my lifetime.
But burgerstanis surrounded by two oceans are complaining about burgers and gas while sowing death and conflict around the world.
Time to stop feeding the empire.
Don’t forget the current climate apocalypse. That will literally end everything
I was rippin’ Rust a few years ago, especially after reading Stephen Markley’s The Deluge and having a bit of a breakdown. Then I was
Then the anxiety counter got to 999,999 and ticked back over to 000,000 and broke, so now I’m just sorta
getting more weird and whimsy instead of more anxious.
I don’t have any kids of my own. I feel sorry for the other people’s kids but I wish them all the best in the cannibal wars to come.
Yeah, as a fresh 44 year old, I’d really love to have a boring decade where nothing much happens. Just a bit of a breather before the inevitable climate wars. I’ve lived through so many ‘once in a lifetime’ events, it’s not even funny.
Toss in the existential threat of nuclear war and you can include genx
Yep. We went from the cold war to more hopeful times just to fall into despair even worse than before.
Don’t forget the return of fascism 😮💨
Purely as an excuse to post this video, Fascism never really went away… https://youtu.be/OLkPwxcIji0
Every 100 years there will be a rise of facist, and only the Avatar can stop them.
Which one? The last airbender, one of those 10 feet tall blue guys with the magical ponytails, or someone else?
This
Like we can afford to smoke.
And super el ninos, multiple 21st century wars, and watching technology advanced so fast it devolved.
Can add about 30 more items to that list
Gen X had Reagan and LA Riots and the .com bubble burst and Gulf War and Waco and Columbine in addition.
We are ready to die, thank you I must be going. Sorry
You forgot the Cold War.
I had a friend tell me - you don’t get to pick your place in history, but there’s always something worthwhile to observe. Most people don’t live through the end of an empire, social decay, and ultimately… well, we know this won’t end well. But there’s something deeply romantic about being part of the resistance - I mean hell look at how much art is made about that.
Now obviously you have to ignore some things like how you can’t afford groceries and your life expectancy is going down (you’re already unable to afford rich people medical care, which is now diverging from the rest of us). But it’s really nothing compared to any historical turbulence like this. We aren’t in famine. Our life expectancy is way UP since then.
I can’t change any of this (beyond the serious community organizing I’m doing anyway) so looking at different perspectives is the only way to stay sane.
