yeah i thought 80 was the generally agreed upon battle line
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:22 (twelve years ago) link
i agree that it's 1980. i was quoting wiki in my post way above. wiki is wrong tho.
― Mordy, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:23 (twelve years ago) link
wiki bullshit
Generation X, commonly abbreviated to Gen X, is the generation born after the Western post–World War II baby boom ended. While there is no universally agreed upon time frame, the term generally includes people born from the early 1960s through the early 1980s, usually no later than 1981 or 1982.
Generation Y, also known as the Millennial Generation (or Millennials or the ME generation), Generation Next, the Net Generation the Echo Boomers are the demographic cohort following Generation X. There are no precise dates for when the Millennial generation starts and ends, and commentators have used birth dates ranging somewhere from the mid-1970s to the late 1980s, early or mid 1990s, or as late as the mid 2000s. Net Generation, The most common range reflects births from 1980-1999 giving a child born in 1980 time to grow into adulthood and be able to reproduce their own offspring at the turn of the millennium.
― mh, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:23 (twelve years ago) link
i worked at a video store
― max, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
wait gen Y = millennials?
I thought there was a Gen Y THEN Millennials
ugh these definitions are so stupid
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
tbf unless you really connect well to only people younger or older there seems to be kind of a 1978ish-1983ish island of people who don't really identify as either
― mh, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
maybe we should call those of u straddling the gen x/millennial boundary "the ilx generation"
― max, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
max, u are def gen Y
― Mordy, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
― max, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 2:24 PM (22 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
generational traitor
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
I wore Doc Martensis that a Gen X thing
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
Proud vote for boomers. It basically came down to the Osmonds vs. Sister Hazel--close, but the Osmonds won.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:28 (twelve years ago) link
its NOT gen y
― max, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:28 (twelve years ago) link
we are MILLENNIALS
Oops...I was voting for the best generation. Major error.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:29 (twelve years ago) link
w/e
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:29 (twelve years ago) link
love it when boomers accidentally vote for the wrong candidate
― Mordy, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:31 (twelve years ago) link
Get off my lawn!
― clemenza, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:33 (twelve years ago) link
^loves all the money
― wraparound shades from pharmacy (Matt P), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:40 (twelve years ago) link
gen x guide:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51vZwh7nfzL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA278_PIkin4,BottomRight,-64,22_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg
― wraparound shades from pharmacy (Matt P), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
http://theslackerfactor.com/
― wraparound shades from pharmacy (Matt P), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:45 (twelve years ago) link
giving a child born in 1980 time to grow into adulthood and be able to reproduce their own offspring
If they fail this requirement, actual speciation has occurred.
― bit.ly sno cone maker (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
i did my part
― Mordy, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:48 (twelve years ago) link
of course my mommy + daddy called the hospital to talk the doctor who delivered my baby bc the doctor was just not listening to me and it was very frustrating and so i went to my calm place and played some xbox 360 while they handled all the logistics
― Mordy, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:49 (twelve years ago) link
Boomers worst.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:49 (twelve years ago) link
ECHO BOOMERS
― a la bouquet marmoset (Austerity Ponies), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 19:24 (twelve years ago) link
graph of shitty NYT op-ed writers by generation
thomas friedman (b. 1953) - baby boomerross douthat (b. 1979) - gen Xdavid brooks (b. 1961) - gen Xmaureen dowd (b. 1952) - baby boomer
some other writers
jonah goldberg (b. 1969) - gen Xkathleen parker (b. 1951) - baby boomerjennifer rubin (b. 1968) - gen Xkathryn jean lopez (b. 1976) - gen X
<drops mic>
― Mordy, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 12:26 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Mordy who are your favorite political writers under 30?
― a la bouquet marmoset (Austerity Ponies), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 19:27 (twelve years ago) link
ezra klein, alex pareene
― iatee, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 19:33 (twelve years ago) link
zizek's wife
― goole, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 19:54 (twelve years ago) link
Renata Salecl (b. 1962) - Generation X!
― Mordy, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
he's not married to her anymore
― markers, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:01 (twelve years ago) link
:'(
― Mordy, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:02 (twelve years ago) link
;_;
― markers, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:03 (twelve years ago) link
i am starting a millennial posting system on ilx for marginalized millennial ilxors. good - or even just mediocre - posts will now get a gold star. this will encourage everyone to post and we should praise ppl for posting. even if that particular post isn't very good, millennials need to know that just trying is good enough. also, participation trophies for everyone.
http://blog.wegohealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Gold-star-sticker.jpg
― Mordy, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
i'm a part of this "ILX generation," where are my entitlements.
― supreme sundae (reddening), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
if you get 5 gold stickers, you can pick any of the following bandaids from the bandaid drawer: powder puff girls, dinosaurs, adventure time
also free ipads
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:05 (twelve years ago) link
where are my entitlements.
http://www.wepostit4u.com/images/Auctions/powerpuffstickers112.JPG
you may have one. two if you ask nicely.
― Mordy, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:05 (twelve years ago) link
but if only some millennials get 5 gold stars and others only get 1 that will create resentment; everyone should get an equal allotment of gold stars
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:06 (twelve years ago) link
I DEMAND PARTICIPATORY STARS
is Draw Something the ultimate millennial game, since there's no actual competition?
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:07 (twelve years ago) link
students who fail to get five or more stars will get an extra ten minutes to work on their posts to make up for their specific posting challenges. they also now have access to the ilx remedial room (aka 77).
― Mordy, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:07 (twelve years ago) link
pretty sure millenials kick ass at competitive video games so that's maybe not the best road to walk down xp
― Mordy, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:08 (twelve years ago) link
draw something is pretty competitive! i feel like it could come to fisticuffs sometimes.
― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:10 (twelve years ago) link
how is it competitive, tho? There's no winning or losing, the entire point of the game is to work together for your mutual benefit.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:12 (twelve years ago) link
millenials realize that the only true competition is w/ yourself
― iatee, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:13 (twelve years ago) link
arbitrary generational delineations are the new astrological signs, let's use them to make reductive characterizations of huge swathes of the population
― zubaz fupa (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:14 (twelve years ago) link
I go up to people in parties and try and predict their gen
― iatee, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:17 (twelve years ago) link
Silents: the path to riches will thwart you with good intentions. Avoid hats. Wednesday will bring a vacation.
Greatests: heavy is the head that wears the crown. Luck comes in sevens. Friday has a present for you.
Xers: Get up on the down stroke. Find pleasure in birds. There's a warm treasure on Saturday.
Millennials: be on the lookout for a swarthy gentleman bearing gifts on horseback. Avoid the color red. Find inner strength on Tuesdays.
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:20 (twelve years ago) link
i wanna hear more about this warm treasure awaiting Xers on Saturday
― Mordy, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:21 (twelve years ago) link
arbitrary generational delineations are the new astrological signs
New?
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:21 (twelve years ago) link