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Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Notes on generations: Gen X

Type: Nomad/Reactive
Birth years: approx. 1965-1981
Youth (1-17): Civil Rights and New Age awakening of 1967-1981
Parenting received: set loose by self-indulgent adults
Parental attachment: none

Path to maturity (18-39): Junk culture and neo-liberal unravelling of 1982-2000
Lifestyle: "Street" culture, becoming tough and self-reliant
Reputation: Alienated, nihilistic, dangerous

Middle Age (40-59): Post-September 11 crisis (2001-present)
Lifestyle: Big winners and big losers, absorbing the many duties and stresses of caretaking during a crisis period
Reputation: Resilient, pragmatic, under-rated

Elder leadership (60-79): ?

Withdrawal (80+):?

Parenting style:
Suffocatingly protective, vigilant

Presidents:
None

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