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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Chiefscountry,
It's my recollection that we spoke some time ago regarding some research you had done on different generations, their outlook and their 'place' in the world. My recollection is that you theorized that Gen X was something of a forgotten generation that was likely to be stepped over by Gen Y due to Gen Y having a pretty strong sense of self-sufficiency, intellectual curiosity and drive.
Well it would seem to me that this is the first batch of children from Gen X that we're dealing with now, yes? Do you think Gen X largely has been stepped over by Gen Y and that perhaps that marginalization has led to feelings of resentment that have been handed down to their children?
I only ask this because I have a 1 yr old and I can tell you this - there is no way on this earth or any other that I'm going to coddle her to the extent this present group has been coddled. To some degree I think that's how I was raised but I also think it's a reaction to frustrations I've had watching how people have handled children for the last 15 years. The participation medal generation has grown up and man are they every bit the whiny, entitled little shitheels I was worried they'd be.
So I'd say you're probably the best informed of us on subjects like this. When I look at the current crop of college kids, I'm shockingly secure in my place in the world (because there's no way this pack of pampered toddlers is knocking me off a perch), but at the same time I'd like someone to keep the country on the rails during my retirement years. Could this be another cycle like Gen X and Gen Y where the current crop (largely children of Gen X) is stepped over by the next wave (Children of Gen Y)?
The idea of generations cycling and how their worldview depends on which generation spawned them is fascinating as hell to me.
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It's been a while since I did that. That was in college for a paper, it was looking at the different generations in terms of how to manage them in the business world but damn it was some interesting stuff. Gen Y really hadn't sunk in to the business world completely at that time either. I typically view the Class of 2000 (graduating HS year) as the start of Gen Y.
But what you are saying is probably true. Gen X getting passed over is just really a numbers game. Boomers were a huge generation, Gen X pretty small, Gen Y huge, following the trends of course the Gen X kids will be smaller as well. Which I never really thought about it but yeah the current crop of college kids are the Gen X's kids or the start of them. The mid 90s births.
Look at the current political situation, we might see 1 maybe 2 Gen X presidents. Gen Y will move in pretty soon and quickly in that arena. Same thing down the road when we as Gen Yers will be the Boomers age. The current college kid era will be a small one before our kids take over.
It's an interesting case study. Wish more time was spent on instead of 50 Shades of Grey research.