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>9/ We will finally move on from the Baby Boomers dominating the conversation in the US and around the world and Millennials and Gen-Z will be running many inst

>9/ We will finally move on from the Baby Boomers dominating the conversation in the US and around the world and Millennials and Gen-Z will be running many institutions by the end of the decade. And as typical in such pieces, GenX gets forgotten...

meddlepal 7y ago
GenX is tiny and has failed to progress forward precisely because it is so small compared to the Boomers and Millennials. Also by the end of the decade parts of GenX will be approaching 60.
- malvosenior 7y ago
  Gen X did just fine. They created most of what we know of as the internet. You probably don't hear much about them because we've (Gen X -- I'm one) been focused on building new things and not complaining about old things. It's a model other generations should look at and emulate quite frankly.
- _jal 7y ago
  "GenX ... has failed to progress forward"? Did I stop aging at some point and not notice?
  - SllX 7y ago
    What you’re perceiving as aging is merely an illusion created in your mind when you look in the mirror. You think you must be aging because most people do, in fact, age. What you need to realize is that Gen X is stuck in a crack in time that halts the aging process for them. All of them. A side effect of this is that while they can interact with the world and almost be perceived, they actually have been forgotten by the rest of the world. On occasion a regular aging schmuck will notice a wild Gen Xer and be able to interact with them whilst the Xer is within their field of perception, however these interactions are invariably fleeting and almost immediately forgotten for it leaves the regular person’s body and mind in a strangely exhausted state. Interacting with a forgotten person stresses the body, and so while someone may not exactly know why they wish to flee from this person that seems like another person, at some point the brain sends the neurological equivalent of a kill -9 to end the conversation. It is estimated that about 200,000 Gen Xers are killed a year in this way, but nobody has been convicted since 1. nobody has been able to find the bodies again and 2. Even if they were, it would probably be ruled as self-defense and 3. All memory of the events that transpired invariably slips away from the living.
- trentnix 7y ago
  "Failed to progress forward" - what are you talking about? The United States - and really the world as a whole - has enjoyed its most prosperous time in all of human history during Gen-X's window of contribution.
  - chiefalchemist 7y ago
    Yes. But that prosperity came with a massive balloon payment in the form of climate change. What's label prosperity today will be "Grand ma, WTF were y'all thinking?" Long to short, the jury is still out on the actual success of Gen-X.
    - trentnix 7y ago
      I'm not buying the climate change alarmism. The climate has changed and will change. Some of that change (although I think its a small part) will be influenced by human activity. The Earth will adjust. Humanity will adjust. And humanity will continue to flourish.
      - chiefalchemist 7y ago
        A high percentage of the world's population lives on or near the coast. Why the climate is changing doesn't change the effect on these people and the places they live. Dismissing this fact as alarmist isn't going to help anyone. p.s. Humanity will continue to flourish? Your prediction is based on what, past performance? When Mother Nature's bounty was harvested mindlesssly and shameleessly? That's going to continue forever? Infinitely? Can you share some links supporting such projections?
- brlewis 7y ago
  What makes you think there's an anti-correlation between "approaching 60" and "running many institutions" rather than a correlation?
C14L 7y ago
Straight from "those who have the most experience" to "those who yell the loudest". Can't say I'm looking forward to it.
- 88840-8855 7y ago
  Excellent saying - sums it up perfectly.
- Ozzie_osman 7y ago
  Really? Honestly I hate generation-based generalizations. Each group is the result of different circumstances and faces different generational challenges. That said, if anything, a cursory glance at my Facebook feed reveals the boomers yelling the loudest.
- frenchy 7y ago
  I'm not sure if you realize this, but as time passes people get older, and they usually gain experience. Soon, Gen X-ers will be the ones with the optimal experience/dementia ratio. Also, yelling the loudest is problem the predates human history.
dang 7y ago
Please don't do generational flamewar on HN. It's tedious and such large generalizations don't really say anything. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=by%3Adang%20generational&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

meddlepal 7y ago

GenX is tiny and has failed to progress forward precisely because it is so small compared to the Boomers and Millennials. Also by the end of the decade parts of GenX will be approaching 60.

malvosenior 7y ago
Gen X did just fine. They created most of what we know of as the internet. You probably don't hear much about them because we've (Gen X -- I'm one) been focused on building new things and not complaining about old things. It's a model other generations should look at and emulate quite frankly.
_jal 7y ago
"GenX ... has failed to progress forward"? Did I stop aging at some point and not notice?
- SllX 7y ago
  What you’re perceiving as aging is merely an illusion created in your mind when you look in the mirror. You think you must be aging because most people do, in fact, age. What you need to realize is that Gen X is stuck in a crack in time that halts the aging process for them. All of them. A side effect of this is that while they can interact with the world and almost be perceived, they actually have been forgotten by the rest of the world. On occasion a regular aging schmuck will notice a wild Gen Xer and be able to interact with them whilst the Xer is within their field of perception, however these interactions are invariably fleeting and almost immediately forgotten for it leaves the regular person’s body and mind in a strangely exhausted state. Interacting with a forgotten person stresses the body, and so while someone may not exactly know why they wish to flee from this person that seems like another person, at some point the brain sends the neurological equivalent of a kill -9 to end the conversation. It is estimated that about 200,000 Gen Xers are killed a year in this way, but nobody has been convicted since 1. nobody has been able to find the bodies again and 2. Even if they were, it would probably be ruled as self-defense and 3. All memory of the events that transpired invariably slips away from the living.
trentnix 7y ago
"Failed to progress forward" - what are you talking about? The United States - and really the world as a whole - has enjoyed its most prosperous time in all of human history during Gen-X's window of contribution.
- chiefalchemist 7y ago
  Yes. But that prosperity came with a massive balloon payment in the form of climate change. What's label prosperity today will be "Grand ma, WTF were y'all thinking?" Long to short, the jury is still out on the actual success of Gen-X.
  - trentnix 7y ago
    I'm not buying the climate change alarmism. The climate has changed and will change. Some of that change (although I think its a small part) will be influenced by human activity. The Earth will adjust. Humanity will adjust. And humanity will continue to flourish.
    - chiefalchemist 7y ago
      A high percentage of the world's population lives on or near the coast. Why the climate is changing doesn't change the effect on these people and the places they live. Dismissing this fact as alarmist isn't going to help anyone. p.s. Humanity will continue to flourish? Your prediction is based on what, past performance? When Mother Nature's bounty was harvested mindlesssly and shameleessly? That's going to continue forever? Infinitely? Can you share some links supporting such projections?
brlewis 7y ago
What makes you think there's an anti-correlation between "approaching 60" and "running many institutions" rather than a correlation?

C14L 7y ago

Straight from "those who have the most experience" to "those who yell the loudest". Can't say I'm looking forward to it.

88840-8855 7y ago
Excellent saying - sums it up perfectly.
Ozzie_osman 7y ago
Really? Honestly I hate generation-based generalizations. Each group is the result of different circumstances and faces different generational challenges. That said, if anything, a cursory glance at my Facebook feed reveals the boomers yelling the loudest.
frenchy 7y ago
I'm not sure if you realize this, but as time passes people get older, and they usually gain experience. Soon, Gen X-ers will be the ones with the optimal experience/dementia ratio. Also, yelling the loudest is problem the predates human history.

dang 7y ago

Please don't do generational flamewar on HN. It's tedious and such large generalizations don't really say anything. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=by%3Adang%20generational&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...