What's the most irritating generation? Obviously boomers, but after that?

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Anonymous wrote:Friggin Silent Generation

Well, they're definitely pretty silent now since they're mostly dead.

Gen X is such a small generation stuck between Boomers and Millennials. They had a moment in time in the 90s - and I'd argue that was the best time culturally for America. But 9/11 killed that time. And that was followed by so many Millennials combined with the rise of tech that Gen X ended up not being an impactful generation. Which very much fits Gen X sensibilities.

In my lived experience, Boomers take the cake for worst generation ever. But Millennials aren't really distinguishing themselves. It's a blah generation, and too many have the worst character traits of all - which is a deep stupidity about the world combined with extreme arrogance and their embrace of everything that is dehumanizing about tech. I have a lot of hope for Gen Z though. I think they are an empathetic generation. But I know gnats with better social skills than Gen Z. So I fear they may lose themselves behind their screens. Otherwise, my family has some toddlers - that's a good fun generation so far. Will update when they turn 5.

Which generation are you?

[Anonymous]

Boomer here. GEN X has always been insufferable. TV show should be called Thitynothings.
Z are just weird.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Friggin Silent Generation

Well, they're definitely pretty silent now since they're mostly dead.

Gen X is such a small generation stuck between Boomers and Millennials. They had a moment in time in the 90s - and I'd argue that was the best time culturally for America. But 9/11 killed that time. And that was followed by so many Millennials combined with the rise of tech that Gen X ended up not being an impactful generation. Which very much fits Gen X sensibilities.

In my lived experience, Boomers take the cake for worst generation ever. But Millennials aren't really distinguishing themselves. It's a blah generation, and too many have the worst character traits of all - which is a deep stupidity about the world combined with extreme arrogance and their embrace of everything that is dehumanizing about tech. I have a lot of hope for Gen Z though. I think they are an empathetic generation. But I know gnats with better social skills than Gen Z. So I fear they may lose themselves behind their screens. Otherwise, my family has some toddlers - that's a good fun generation so far. Will update when they turn 5.

Which generation are you?

They used the term “lived experience”, $100 they’re a millennial.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Boomer here. GEN X has always been insufferable. TV show should be called Thitynothings.
Z are just weird.

Boomers both me because they can't use technology. wtf is a thitynothing?

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Anonymous wrote:GenXer here to defend my generation. What did we do this time?

elected Donald Trump?

Actually wasn’t GenX the one generation that primarily voted against him?

No, Gen X leaned Trump. Race and gender had more impact on the election than age, but Gen X are definitely turning into their parents.

Um. No.

I would say most of the folks that I know from my cohort 1973 Ish are very anti-Trump.

But we are the Next up for older generation, so I’m sure we’ll get blamed for plenty soon enough.

You should look at actual election stats and not just people you know. I’m also blaming you for being middle aged and still clueless on how this works.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gen X because they’re the ones who start threads like this one and seem to have a vested interest in pitting the larger gens against each other. They have small dick energy about being less numerous but also losing their cool. They were supposed to be the chill "Dazed and Confused " so called "slacker generation" that was going to change the world, but they largely fell in line and are middle management corporate drones who vote for Trump.

No one ever looked to GenX to change the world. You’re conflating different generations.

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Anonymous wrote:I am Gen X, and do not think Boomers are annoying! They were/are not complainers, put their heads down and worked hard, made lots of strides for women’s rights and opportunities.

I’d vote Millenials x 100.

Whaaaat? All they do is complain! They are so self-entitled, and the whole point is THEY didn't put their heads down and work—their parents did and handed it all to them.

Nobody handed boomers anything, you must be thinking of millennials.

You have absolutely no self awareness.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Gen X because they’re the ones who start threads like this one and seem to have a vested interest in pitting the larger gens against each other. They have small dick energy about being less numerous but also losing their cool. They were supposed to be the chill "Dazed and Confused " so called "slacker generation" that was going to change the world, but they largely fell in line and are middle management corporate drones who vote for Trump.

No one ever looked to GenX to change the world. You’re conflating different generations.

He thinks Dazed and confused is about Gen xers... He's a donut.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am Gen X, and do not think Boomers are annoying! They were/are not complainers, put their heads down and worked hard, made lots of strides for women’s rights and opportunities.

I’d vote Millenials x 100.

Whaaaat? All they do is complain! They are so self-entitled, and the whole point is THEY didn't put their heads down and work—their parents did and handed it all to them.

Nobody handed boomers anything, you must be thinking of millennials.

LOL all the boomers I know who have benefitted and or survived on passive wealth transferred to them from the silent generation to the climb in real estate to the stock market climb along with cheap college, pensions, and cheap necessities thinks they earned it and were so brilliant. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

[Anonymous]

Boomers are so terrible they cover "the worst generation in history" by multiple fold and then some. There's no point in discussing anything else. They gave us Bush x3 and Trump x2. Horrific generation.

[Anonymous]

Millennials are America’s biggest regret.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Boomer here. GEN X has always been insufferable. TV show should be called Thitynothings.
Z are just weird.

Boomers both me because they can't use technology. wtf is a thitynothing?

That's a lie! They are experts at typewriters with carbon paper and fax machines. Their favorite communication medium is bicycle courier.

[Anonymous]

What is wrong with millennials? We are the last generation to experience a normal low screen/no iPhone childhood. We are humanity's last hope for turning this shipwreck around.

[Anonymous]

Whoever is in their 20s right now. Gen z?

They consider their online presence to be doing “the work” that others do. Whether that’s activism, service, art, etc. So they aren’t as involved in person as past groups.

Perhaps it’s because of Covid and being tied to screens during times of typical social development or it’s tied to being babysat by technology.

As older people lose their ability to show up, I fear that younger people aren’t taking their place. The hand-off of information and responsibilities isn’t happening the way it used to. You can see it in civic groups, service orgs, etc.

[Anonymous]

PP who just posted about Gen Z.

Millennials were super active in social groups, service, and activism as young adults and that continues, IMO.