I think most of us here fall into what the media has dubbed Gen X. This is not really one of those back in my day type of threads or a criticism of Boomers or Millennials. Just a few of my thoughts on how the media covers the supposed generational divides and treats people as groups instead of individuals. So, don't take it too seriously.
When I was kid all I heard about were the Baby Boomers and now as an adult all I hear about are the Millennials. What do the Millennials want, what do the Millennials think, how do they shop, how do they feel, etc. We also often hear about how hard it is for Millennials. I'm certainly not saying or think they have it easy. Every generation has had their share of challenges and problems. As a generation we lived through Watergate, the energy crisis, hostage crisis, the cold war, Iran Contra, the AIDS crisis, high inflation, high unemployment and so on. But no one cared we what thought or how we felt.
Heck, everything we liked (cartoons, toys, games, music, etc.) were called demonic and we were going to be the decline of Western civilization. You know, they are actually building tiny Target stores just for Millennial customers. Seriously! They never built us special stores. We were expected to shop at the same Walmarts and Targets as everyone else and like it. We just seem to be a black sheep generation stuck between the two generations society actually cares about.
When I was kid all I heard about were the Baby Boomers and now as an adult all I hear about are the Millennials. What do the Millennials want, what do the Millennials think, how do they shop, how do they feel, etc. We also often hear about how hard it is for Millennials. I'm certainly not saying or think they have it easy. Every generation has had their share of challenges and problems. As a generation we lived through Watergate, the energy crisis, hostage crisis, the cold war, Iran Contra, the AIDS crisis, high inflation, high unemployment and so on. But no one cared we what thought or how we felt.
Heck, everything we liked (cartoons, toys, games, music, etc.) were called demonic and we were going to be the decline of Western civilization. You know, they are actually building tiny Target stores just for Millennial customers. Seriously! They never built us special stores. We were expected to shop at the same Walmarts and Targets as everyone else and like it. We just seem to be a black sheep generation stuck between the two generations society actually cares about.
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