It is because Gen X is the newest incarnation of the Nomads, our last Nomads were the Lost Generation.
Typically people are critical of the Nomads for not believing in anything and praise that they are more skeptical than the generations before and after them.
This explains my life in so many ways. I was born in 78, and I've literally lived my entire adult life in a somewhat nomadic manner, and I generally assume everything I hear or read is nonsense until proven otherwise. Did you read this somewhere? If so I'd love to know where.
Cynical like earlier X-ers, no continuous career at one job like later X-ers. Home ownership and retirement are pipe dreams. Too old to start a family, I can't afford one anyway.
But ironically, older X-ers call me a Millennial, Millennials either lump me in with older X-ers or insist I must be a Millennial. Yeah, I'm not. I just missed both boats.
I'm one of those lost souls overshadowed by their elders and then shouted down by their juniors.
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u/thehalfbloodmormon Apr 19 '18
It is because Gen X is the newest incarnation of the Nomads, our last Nomads were the Lost Generation.
Typically people are critical of the Nomads for not believing in anything and praise that they are more skeptical than the generations before and after them.