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"Spaulding ... is a typical member of the relatively small group called Generation X,... born between 1965 and 1978: They’re ambitious, squeezed by debt and fru
by duncanj 15y ago
"Spaulding ... is a typical member of the relatively small group called Generation X,... born between 1965 and 1978: They’re ambitious, squeezed by debt and frustrated by people who aren’t retiring on schedule."
We're ambitious? Wait, all of those other articles say we aren't ambitious, and we like to settle for less. Which is it?
- jamesbkel 15y agoWell, as the the article mentions, most of the "Gen X as slackers" phenomena occurred a good 15-20 years ago. FTA >"They long ago shed that image, Hewlett says"
- jfruh 15y agoWhen the media first took note of Gen Xers during the early '90s recession, we were "lazy." Then during the dot-com boom we were ambitious. Funny how easy it is for a generation hitting a workforce when there aren't jobs available to look lazy, or for a generation hitting their late 20s/early 30s during a boom to look like sharp business types.
- butterfi 15y agoThe boomers have had their own layers of identity as well. Hippies -> Yuppies -> ??