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ferricoxideI know that modern kids aren't allowed the kinds of independence most <a href="https://evil.social/tags/Xers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Xers</a> were (see news stories about "free range parenting" and associated legal problems that have resulted), but I feel like you never see kids on roofs any more. Who knows: maybe that's just because cable TV and then streaming remove the need for TV antennas that bored <a href="https://evil.social/tags/GenX" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GenX</a> kids coopted for getting up on roofs? <a href="https://youtu.be/hWwI36vC-2s?si=aWjyAGPGxYE9ovMG" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/hWwI36vC-2s?si=aWjyAGPGxYE9ovMG</a>

ferricoxideAmerican <a href="https://evil.social/tags/Xers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Xers</a> were brought up with a lot less forgiving ideas of acceptable bodies than today's twenty- and thirty-somethings.

ferricoxideDunno that we were lower middle class – both parents were college educated professionals – but I see almost all of this list in my upbringing. That said, my dad had grown up very poor and my mother's family were very definitely blue collar. So, what went into my upbringing was heavily informed by theirs. Though maybe this article is more indicative for younger people than <a href="https://evil.social/tags/Xers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Xers</a>? <a href="https://blogherald.com/self-development/if-you-recognize-these-10-signs-you-probably-grew-up-in-a-lower-middle-class-family/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://blogherald.com/self-development/if-you-recognize-these-10-signs-you-probably-grew-up-in-a-lower-middle-class-family/</a>

ferricoxideWife and I are both <a href="https://evil.social/tags/Xers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Xers</a>. We had very different experiences of the 80s, however: she was very much an 80s girl (she participated in most of the things in this list; I saw most of it as nonsense and avoided the hell out of most of it. Maybe had I been her age (she's 3.5 years younger than me), I'd have felt differently about it. <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=LdaC9Jx7TpE&si=NboxkkLPbOUSkwQO" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/watch?v=LdaC9Jx7TpE&si=NboxkkLPbOUSkwQO</a>

ferricoxideNothing like being in a room full of other <a href="https://evil.social/tags/Xers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Xers</a> to drive home, "fuck, I'm old".

1337 $#!+ I did that<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blackrock</a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blackrock</a>. And the Transamerica Institute is a think tank founded by the very insurance industry that sells disadvantageous annuity contracts to who? Retirees. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#socialsecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#boomers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Xers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Xers</a> I bet they are already to help us sing kumbya and solve the retirement crisis! But maybe my gens should rest in the beds we have made for ourselves instead of taxing people to whom we have left nothing, maybe not even a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/09/21/republicans-democrats-agree-retirement-crisis/75246270007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/09/21/republicans-democrats-agree-retirement-crisis/75246270007/</a>

ferricoxideWhen the local playgrounds are closed because the plastic equipment is "too hot", I think back to the metal beasts we <a href="https://evil.social/tags/Xers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Xers</a> had as kids and just shake my head. It didn't matter that that shit could literally give you second degree burns, there was no "playground's closed because it's too hot". If society does fall within the MIT-speculated timeframe, the zoomers are not going to do well.

Peter Kahn🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈Guessing game: which pundit said this?“The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.” <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/millennials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#millennials</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/boomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#boomers</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Xers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Xers</a>

Anthony EichbergerFor those of you who have a hard time telling apart the different generations (especially the young ones)...Here's a guide on the various dynamics with which GenX, GenY, and GenZ have had to grapple, over the past several decades.The point of this piece is to illustrate how these three dynamic generations are stronger as a collaborative unit rather than constantly being at each other's throats:<a href="https://medium.com/illumination/genxers-millennials-and-zoomers-have-more-in-common-than-what-divides-us-1b09f7686eac?sk=989f6d00400c79ecb2e19358e33f88b5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://medium.com/illumination/genxers-millennials-and-zoomers-have-more-in-common-than-what-divides-us-1b09f7686eac?sk=989f6d00400c79ecb2e19358e33f88b5</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ageism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Ageism</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Gender</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Sexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Sexuality</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Politics</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Culture</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GenX" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#GenX</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GenY" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#GenY</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GenZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#GenZ</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Xers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Xers</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Millennials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Millennials</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Zoomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Zoomers</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Relationships</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Strength" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Strength</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Progress" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Progress</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Solidarity</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Future" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Future</a>

Anthony EichbergerHow younger generations have benefitted from cutting-edge technology that has made real-time communications seamless, esp. video-conferencing:And how older generations didn't usually benefit from such groundbreaking innovations:<a href="https://medium.com/bouncin-and-behavin-blogs/i-wish-zoom-had-been-around-when-i-was-a-teenager-9a1d9ba4c8bd?sk=61a99e90b3b2bb4fc65b408c47f33311" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://medium.com/bouncin-and-behavin-blogs/i-wish-zoom-had-been-around-when-i-was-a-teenager-9a1d9ba4c8bd?sk=61a99e90b3b2bb4fc65b408c47f33311</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Generation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Generation</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Generations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Generations</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Age" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Age</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ageism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Ageism</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Youth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Youth</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Elders" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Elders</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GenX" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#GenX</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GenY" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#GenY</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GenZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#GenZ</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GenAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#GenAA</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Xers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Xers</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Millennials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Millennials</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Zoomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Zoomers</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Alphas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Alphas</a>

Peter Kahn🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈<a href="https://mastodon.social/@MissingThePt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MissingThePt</a> ha that’s great. You left out generation x. Thank you. We remain invisible <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Xers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Xers</a>

Kerry K. Taylor :verified:<a href="https://universeodon.com/@JoParkerBear" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@JoParkerBear</a> I suppose <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/genx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#genx</a> is just used to changing platforms. Switching it up is whatever, nevermind. Record player -> Walkman -> MiniDisc -> CD-ROM ->Streaming I'm still annoyed over Beta vs. VHS. FWIW: Many <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Xers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Xers</a> have lived through DOS, Dial-up, BBS, computer monitors heavier than a car, floppy disks, dot matrix printers, and Kings Quest. So we have some tech skills and learning something a little techie like <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> is neither bothersome nor a big leap.

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