Technically, I'm a member of Generation X. Anyone born after 1965 and before 1979 is a member of Gen X. I don't like this G-moniker for my peers and myself. Can't we get a little credit? At least we could be the Inter-Net generation. People my age will remember early computer classes where we had two keys to push. That was it. Yes or No. 1 or 0. People my age didn't have VCR their whole lives. Nor did we have On Demand, or DVR. We could be the Cable Generation.
We used to listen to vinyl records when we were kids. I had a record player. Now we've been through Cd's and we're moving on to iPods. Music is now bits of digital language sent through the air. We could be the Techno music Generation. What about all the other stuff that happened during our time on earth? A man walked on the moon. Why not The Moon Generation, or The Space Travel Generation? We are the children of hippies. We could be the Peace Babies.
I don't feel bad. The next two generations are called Y and Z. I guess we need a clever writer to come along and name our generation. Any ideas?
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Gen X
Posted by S.D.S at 8:58 AM
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It's really funny that you brought this up, because I just recently was wondering why we have such a lame name. There's the lost generation, the Silent Generation, the Baby-Boomers, the Interbellum - now that's a cool name... Why do we have the most famous variable, "x", as our name? Certainly, we're not the Algebra Generation.
The conclusion I came to is that generations really shouldn't be named until there is a) a true identifier to name them after and b) a true line of demarcation between it and the former and latter generations.
I think we're Gen-X, because no one really knows what to call us yet. As time moves on, as we get a clearer picture of our time from a distance, we'll be able to see just what truly does define us.
Maybe we're the Technology Generation. But, it's too soon to tell. I don't think we're the video game generation - that's probably Gen-Y (the Millenials - why do they get a name?).
I have heard of us referred to as the Baby Busters - or the 13th Generation. Not so sure I like either of those. What's a Baby Buster? Who wants to be the 13th of anything - the 13th floor is left out of many buildings. Is that us - the Omitted Generation? I think not! ;-)
Time will tell...
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