Gen X is in charge now, and boomers are being shown the door

MicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world – 755 points – Gen X is in charge now, and boomers are being shown the door
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  • Boomers are having their last dance in charge.
  • Gen X leaders are stepping up to replace the last of them.
  • Younger leaders are taking charge of politics and corporate giants such as Boeing, HSBC, and Costco.
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I'm fully in support of Kamala, but she's not Gen X. Close, but no cigar. She was born in 1964.

She's Generation Jones. So am I (b. 1963)

Damn, they even have her picture on the page 😆

Generation Jones is noted for coming of age after a huge swath of their older siblings in the earlier portion of the Baby Boomer population; thus, many note that there was a paucity of resources and privileges available to them that were seemingly abundant to older Boomers. Therefore, there is a certain level of bitterness and "jonesing" for the level of doting and affluence granted to older Boomers but denied to them

This reminds me of the Xennial generation that fell between X and Millennial. This also sort of shows how little we can really actually equate from these 20+ year generational spans. Really I am just happy she's not old enough to collect SSI yet.

Hard cutoff dates for generations has always been a stupid concept. Imagine believing that an Xer born in 1980 has more in common with an Xer from '65 than a millennial from '82.

Family context also plays a role. My wife and I are “officially” Xennials, born a year apart in the late 70s. I have a brother seven years older than me, and she was the first born. I skew way more Gen X than she does, to the point where she doesn’t see any point in describing herself as anything other than a Millennial.

Yeah, I was born in 84 but I identify pop culture wise much closer to my step brothers that are 1.5 and 3.5 years older as Xennails than I would my millennial counterparts.

Named generations is a stupid concept in general. It's vaguely useful as a shorthand to talk about people's life experiences based on when they were born and how old they are now. But, it's mostly like astrology, saying that people born under a certain sign behave a certain way.

I turn 40 in September. I don't like it!

I can't tell if she looks young for her age, or if she looks super young compared to everyone else on stage wirh her

Probably a combination of three things. First hate ages you terribly, example Laura Loomer, Alex Jones. Second she is a child compared to Biden/Trump. And third and finally as clichè as it is black dont crack

Also, and this is a biggie, she didn’t have kids. Kids harvest your life force in order to grow.

The dates for these generations are not set in stone. Lots of organizations use 1965 to 1980 but the US SSA uses 1965 as the start.

People born around the transition points are going to have more in common with each other than with people born earlier in the date range. Especially when you consider families having kids a few years apart but each is apparently a different "generation".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_X#:~:text=U.S.%20news%20outlets%20such%20as,born%20between%201965%20and%201980%22.