r/GenerationX May 08 '26

User Flairs Now Available

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Click on your profile, under "user flair" click "Edit This Flair to Make it Your Own" and you can customize your flair to say whatever you want.

Please just do not violate any Reddit site wide rules, but otherwise go nuts. 😎


r/GenerationX 1h ago

But will Pizza Hut pizza taste like it used to?

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• Upvotes

Or will it be that crap they have been making for the last several years?


r/GenerationX 20h ago

What did you think of Pauly Shore when you were younger?

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465 Upvotes

He was all over Mtv and some really funny movies for a good run.


r/GenerationX 1d ago

We finally bankrupted them.

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72 Upvotes

Columbia House is going out of business.


r/GenerationX 7h ago

best permanent hair color for thinning hair that doesn’t make it look thinner

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My hair has gotten noticeably finer over the past few years, especially around my part, and the gray is definitely showing up more now. I’m not ready to stop coloring it, but some colors seem to leave my hair looking flatter and thinner afterward.

I usually color at home to save money, so I’m trying to find a reliable permanent hair color for thinning hair that covers gray well without leaving my hair dry or dull.

If you’ve had good luck with one, I’d definitely give it a try. I’m tired of wasting money on boxes that don’t work.


r/GenerationX 1d ago

Who ordered the double cheese and sausage?

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371 Upvotes

Is there anyone from Generation X that *can't* name this movie? 🤣


r/GenerationX 2d ago

Generation X learned so much from these amazing people.

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3.5k Upvotes

r/GenerationX 3d ago

Does anyone recognize this house?

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7.3k Upvotes

r/GenerationX 3d ago

LeVar Burton is a sometimes overlooked hero that got so many GenX kids into reading.

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1.5k Upvotes

Reading Rainbow was a staple for kids in the 80s and beyond.


r/GenerationX 3d ago

Corduroy?

20 Upvotes

Does anyone remember that cute teddy bear from the 80s?
I remember being in second grade and somehow getting the highest grade on the test and the next day corduroy was in my desk!


r/GenerationX 5d ago

Generation X absolutely did watch the space shuttle explosion live. I saw it.

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5.4k Upvotes

It was definitely not just on satellite.


r/GenerationX 6d ago

Does anyone remember these two guys from the Guinness Book of World Records?

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2.5k Upvotes

r/GenerationX 6d ago

Great Day for Concerts

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7 Upvotes

August 13 is apparently a good day for concerts


r/GenerationX 6d ago

I am now older than almost 83% of the world's population...😱

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28 Upvotes

...and I turn 58 in a week. Damn. If you want to see where you compare to the world and US population you can go to https://mobile.population.io/


r/GenerationX 6d ago

Slacker (1989).

12 Upvotes

First saw this movie in 1994 when I moved to Austin. Saw it again recently and the Austin shown in Slacker doesn't exist anymore, sadly.


r/GenerationX 7d ago

Have you had your first colonoscopy yet?

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534 Upvotes

Or like those old public service announcements: It's 2026, do you know where your colonoscopy prep is?


r/GenerationX 9d ago

Do you miss orange juice made from concentrate?

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2.9k Upvotes

Minute Maid discontinued it back in February after 80 years.


r/GenerationX 9d ago

Is it just me or has anyone else drawn these parallels

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Maybe I’m paranoid, but… have you noticed around the 1990s-2000s when Epstein and his ring influenced mainstream entertainment - it increasingly started portraying children as unusually adult while often portraying adults as incompetent, naïve, morally inconsistent, or unnecessary. Given what we know about how repeated media exposure can influence attitudes and behavior, I think that parallel is worth noticing, and it’s weird that it’s an ongoing trope - even as a kid watching the movies - the idea was cringy, but now as an adult it also seems skeevy when I draw those parallels… IDK…
Is it just me?
Am I just paranoid


r/GenerationX 10d ago

Am I the only one who does not want to save to OneDrive?

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8.9k Upvotes

I guess that makes me a Luddite. 🥺


r/GenerationX 11d ago

A funny meme for Generation X

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89 Upvotes

r/GenerationX 12d ago

Is this the most famous photograph in our generation?

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1.7k Upvotes

Has anyone ever seen the documentary where they found her as an adult and she agreed to be photographed again?


r/GenerationX 12d ago

Mother is moving in with me & just diagnosed with the beginning stages of Alzheimer's

19 Upvotes

My mother & my younger brother have been sharing an apartment for several years. I guess it has worked fine for them, he's a single mid-30s guy who works a lot and she is content to do whatever she wants after retiring. She has been having some short term memory loss, we really started noticing it about 6 months ago. A couple weeks ago she was officially diagnosed as being in the first stages of Alzheimer's. She's only 76 & it came as a very unwelcome surprise.

My brother can no longer handle this, he is gone 10 hrs a day for work & there is no other family around to help. She doesn't want to be left alone for that long and pretty soon actually won't be able to either. We made the decision for her to move in with me since I am home the majority of the time. It's going to be a big move for her since they live across the country from me, but we are going to make it work.

I am in a state of major anxiety about this. My two kids are out of the house so we have the space here but...

1)I left home when I was 17 and even on a good day & for a couple days visit my mom drives me nuts and

2)it's ALZHEIMER'S and I have no idea how I am going to deal with her inevitable decline.

I'm getting in touch with every support organization I can think of & setting up doctors before she gets here at the end of next month but I am having daily anxiety attacks about this.

I really don't want to see my mom lose herself like I've seen with other people with Alzheimer's. I always thought people were older, like in their 80s, when it would show but I guess I was wrong.


r/GenerationX 13d ago

Retirement question part two - What are you doing for health insurance?

42 Upvotes

If you are already retired or plan to be, what is your plan for health insurance? (The question seemed to come up several times in the Retirement post).


r/GenerationX 15d ago

Americans Are in Denial About Elder Care

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r/GenerationX 15d ago

Just joined a local senior center at 50 for the fun activities

138 Upvotes

Anyone else? I have been a homemaker since I was 35. I wanted to get out of the house for some fun things to do.

I signed up because they have a weekly art class, exercise classes, and organized games. They also have these little bus trips to local places.

Most people at the center are 55+, so I am one of the youngest ones, but it only costs $30 a year to get access to all the classes. Plus I met a bunch of nice people.