Why Gen X is the real loser generation: the Economist

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Anonymous wrote:I am a Black gen X woman and have an amazing career, make way more than my parents, went to amazing schools. And the Trumpers didn't like seeing it.

What does it go do with you being Black. Your success probably had nothing to do with your race

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Anonymous wrote:We are not White, we are first gen immigrants and we are not Christians. Nothing of the generational stereotypes are true for us. We are Gen X and we have done well in every sphere of our life. Our kids are Gen Z and they are the most motivated kids I have seen.

America is amazing! I'm enjoying the comments in this thread from successful immigrants of color. Goes to show that despite all the fashionable claims to the contrary, the USA is truly a land of equal opportunity, regardless of skin color.

As an African immigrant who spent years in Europe, I wish many of the liberals in this country who always use Europe as a sort of "paradise" knew about the glass ceiling migrants face there. Despite graduating near the top of my class from one of the best engineering school in France I was quickly reminded that as an African im destined to be another regular engineer like anyone else.

I moved to the US wow. My career took off like a rocket.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone have a gift link for this?

You (the poster and all readers) likely have access through your local library through the Libby app.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone have a gift link for this?

You (the poster and all readers) likely have access through your local library through the Libby app.

Look at me spreading out-dated guidance. Looks like The Economist was removed from Libby circa 2023.

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Yeah? Well, you know, that’s just like uh, your opinion, maaaannnn.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah? Well, you know, that’s just like uh, your opinion, maaaannnn.

While the Big Lebowski wasn't Gen X he sure summed up a vibe I can get with as a Gen Xer.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a Gen-X. Being honest, that article bored me. No I haven’t become more conservative. No I didn’t vote Trump, ever.

Anyway, I will eventually leave this earth knowing that my generation produced and experienced the best music ever.

I couldn’t make it through the article either. She was focused on throwing in Gen X cultural references but not really analyzing the actual issues.

This is the second shitty NYT author on DCUM this week.

The economist article was much better. But hard to post.

GenX has had a rough hand, especially later GenX that were too young to get in on explosion in housing prices but too old to be part of the post-FB tech scene. We had the lot decade of investment, basically dot.bomb to GRC jobs drought and when things finally improved were muscled out by the larger Millenials.

True, but most GenXers didn't learn anything they could use for their advantage from the lost decade or the explosion of housing prices.

What they learned was to be risk adverse at the wrong time.

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Anonymous wrote:We are not White, we are first gen immigrants and we are not Christians. Nothing of the generational stereotypes are true for us. We are Gen X and we have done well in every sphere of our life. Our kids are Gen Z and they are the most motivated kids I have seen.

America is amazing! I'm enjoying the comments in this thread from successful immigrants of color. Goes to show that despite all the fashionable claims to the contrary, the USA is truly a land of equal opportunity, regardless of skin color.

As an African immigrant who spent years in Europe, I wish many of the liberals in this country who always use Europe as a sort of "paradise" knew about the glass ceiling migrants face there. Despite graduating near the top of my class from one of the best engineering school in France I was quickly reminded that as an African im destined to be another regular engineer like anyone else.

I moved to the US wow. My career took off like a rocket.

And soon they will force you to go back to Africa. Or send you to El Salvador or wherever.

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Anonymous wrote:We are not White, we are first gen immigrants and we are not Christians. Nothing of the generational stereotypes are true for us. We are Gen X and we have done well in every sphere of our life. Our kids are Gen Z and they are the most motivated kids I have seen.

America is amazing! I'm enjoying the comments in this thread from successful immigrants of color. Goes to show that despite all the fashionable claims to the contrary, the USA is truly a land of equal opportunity, regardless of skin color.

As an African immigrant who spent years in Europe, I wish many of the liberals in this country who always use Europe as a sort of "paradise" knew about the glass ceiling migrants face there. Despite graduating near the top of my class from one of the best engineering school in France I was quickly reminded that as an African im destined to be another regular engineer like anyone else.

I moved to the US wow. My career took off like a rocket.

And soon they will force you to go back to Africa. Or send you to El Salvador or wherever.

Maybe. I am not Nostradamus. But there is no place in the world where migrants can have the kind of success they do outside their countries like the United States. Nobody ever said that here is no racism in the United States. It exists. But American corporations pay for talent regardless of their ethnic origin. At least it's been my experience, I cannot speak for everyone.

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IDK DH and I are richer than our parents were at our ages, with plenty more income streaming in, and we are Gen X so I think we are fine.

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Anonymous wrote:I was born in 1980 and I am a late Gen X. I think we are the worst generation ..we are extremely pessimists and spend a lot of time criticizing every other generation.

What I find bizarre about many of us late GenX is that many of have Gen Z kids and yet we can't stop criticizing this generation..anyways I love my Gen Z kids. And frankly I agree with them about a lot of things.

Yes, you and I could be friends! I am shocked by how much hatred there is for our GenZ kids. I’ve defended them over and over on DCUM. I’ve also learned a lot from them, but I have an open mind and am not afraid of change.

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Anonymous wrote:I was born in 1980 and I am a late Gen X. I think we are the worst generation ..we are extremely pessimists and spend a lot of time criticizing every other generation.

What I find bizarre about many of us late GenX is that many of have Gen Z kids and yet we can't stop criticizing this generation..anyways I love my Gen Z kids. And frankly I agree with them about a lot of things.

You’re a millennial, in age & spirit

1973 and agree with everything PP said.

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Anonymous wrote:Its talking about the American White Male.

- Female, Brown, Non-Christian immigrant.

It's true. I'm pretty proud of the life I've scraped together, even though I do recognize that we haven't been dealt the best hand as a generation.

IDK. I was part of the tech boom, and I made a good amount of money from it. The stock market was amazing in the 90s.

Also female, not white, immigrant gen xer, '70.

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Anonymous wrote:GenX voted for Trump so of course they are going to whine about their lot in life. Their generation stayed on Facebook with the Boomers and went down the Fox News/Qanon hole.

I don't think this is true outside of a subset of white men. My 60+ year old neighbors all voted for Trump but the 40 and 50 year olds all had Harris signs/whispered about how much our older neighbors suck.

More Gen xer voted for Trump than Harris.

-signed a female former R Gen xer who voted for Harris

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Anonymous wrote:We are not White, we are first gen immigrants and we are not Christians. Nothing of the generational stereotypes are true for us. We are Gen X and we have done well in every sphere of our life. Our kids are Gen Z and they are the most motivated kids I have seen.

America is amazing! I'm enjoying the comments in this thread from successful immigrants of color. Goes to show that despite all the fashionable claims to the contrary, the USA is truly a land of equal opportunity, regardless of skin color.

As an African immigrant who spent years in Europe, I wish many of the liberals in this country who always use Europe as a sort of "paradise" knew about the glass ceiling migrants face there. Despite graduating near the top of my class from one of the best engineering school in France I was quickly reminded that as an African im destined to be another regular engineer like anyone else.

I moved to the US wow. My career took off like a rocket.

And soon they will force you to go back to Africa. Or send you to El Salvador or wherever.

Maybe. I am not Nostradamus. But there is no place in the world where migrants can have the kind of success they do outside their countries like the United States. Nobody ever said that here is no racism in the United States. It exists. But American corporations pay for talent regardless of their ethnic origin. At least it's been my experience, I cannot speak for everyone.

NP, and a Xennial child of immigrants. I think historically this has been true, especially for for well-educated immigrants, in the US. They experience racism if they aren't white/European, but they have had a lot of opportunities for growth that they would not have experienced elsewhere. That includes Canada vs the US, because my parents did also consider emigrating to Canada in the 70s.

What I think we are seeing now, however, is a backlash against immigration in general. While the focus in the narrative is around undocumented, low-skilled immigrants, the policies are broader and would impact immigration across the board. It's coming, IMO, from a perception that non-Americans are taking all the spoils of our economy: education, high-paying jobs, nice housing and neighborhoods, etc. And there is particular resentment for Asian and African immigrants and their kids who are disproportionately represented in the UMC.

Anyway, it's hard to know how the current set of policies will play out...but that's my observation as an Asian-American. The racism is more pronounced in certain ways now than when I was growing up...and I grew up in a much less diverse area and much less liberal state than where I live now. The truly overt racism is no longer acceptable, but it's taking a different form now that looks a lot more like white, Christian nationalism to me.