The generation that cried wolf was before us. After awhile you become immune to all the hyperbole. How many of us took a statistics course to see what the real incidence rate of some of these things compared to what was actually happening? 🙋‍♂ Global Freezing Peak Oil Acid Rain Hole in the Ozone Layer Epic Drought World Wide Famine Toxic Waste Toxic Smog Aircraft/Night club bombings Nuclear War Communist Invasion(s) Global Warming Civil War/Militias Rising Seas Super Volcanoes Massive Earthquakes The list goes on and on and on. We've survived so many apocalypses we must be minor gods by now.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

Great list 👍 I couldn't agree more. We have been lied to and distracted by this crap for decades. I wonder why? Is it cover for the wars or something else? I feel like there's an old magician trick being pulled on all of us. Watching the left hand while the right hand actually does something. That just my opinion. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I'm truly grateful!

@farmingwithautism9159

Ай бұрын

@@GenXThinks Living with those eminent threats is also why we're completely cynical.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

@@farmingwithautism9159 Good point,AP and I completely agree 👍

@barbaravarley59

Ай бұрын

Don't forget duck and cover😂

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

@@barbaravarley59 Oh yeah, can't forgot that one!

Gen X has NEVER cared, because no one ever gave a damn about us.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

Yeah, you might be right. Our parents just sent us out into the wild and forgot about us. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it!

@thisoldgoat3927

Ай бұрын

PREACH!!

@dougied3449

Ай бұрын

​@@GenXThinks My longest stint disappearing at 12 was 3 months. It was 6 weeks before my parents even called around to see if i was at a friend's house.after 10 weeks they called the police.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

@@dougied3449 I didn't start disappearing like that until I was in my mid to late teens. Your parents didn't call the cops for 10 weeks. That sounds crazy nowadays. I really don't know if my parents would have called the cops if I'd done it at 12. My parents were uh, anti law enforcement, to use today's language. 🤣

@dougied3449

Ай бұрын

@@GenXThinks i rode my bicycle to next town where my older sister lived. I stayed with her. They were used to me rving with my grandparents so.

You forgot to mention that the Boomer Generation was before us and always sucked out the oxygen out of the room. Anytime we expressed concern over anything, we were dismissed and ignored. And Boomers telling us we have no idea how hard they had it. When we had the 1991 recession and no jobs, the Boomers told us we were slackers and it's was our fault for the economy they screwed over with their Wall Street ups and downs. We were ignored by parents and older siblings and our opinion never respected. And when we did offer an opinion, we were dismissed. After being ignored for so long, and presently being ignored as well by the Boomers and Millennials, we continue to not give a f*ck since we've been ignored and disrespected for decades.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

Yeah, you are on to something there. They called us lazy and now everyone recognizes us as the hardest working generation. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I sincerely appreciate it!

@reneeschnarr6260

Ай бұрын

That’s how I feel. I remember coming home from school, picking up my brother and sister from the babysitter, taking them home and starting dinner. My two older sisters did the same thing. There were five of us and we were all capable of cooking dinner for an entire family by the time we were eight or nine. We were told constantly how selfish were when we asked for basic necessities like hygiene products because our parents were always losing jobs and were on and off welfare our whole lives. I became depressed when I was in seventh grade and my school ordered my parents to take me to a therapist because I was failing in school. When the therapist asked my parents what they wanted from me they said they wanted me to graduate and get a good job and be a good example for my younger brother and sister. Neither of them were working at the time and I asked who was being a role model for me.

@deconstructing7307

Ай бұрын

Are you me?!

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

@@reneeschnarr6260 I can totally relate. I was the oldest and started babysitting for my parents at 9 or 10. I was totally responsible for 3 young children when I was a child. And they expected us to do what exactly when we finally got away from that? We had adult responsibilities at very young ages, and I know that sets us apart from other generations.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

@infinitewatersss5959 It's hard to watch as they continue the same attitude into the 21st century.

I'm 59, I've been through the end of the world 3 times. Bite me.....

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

That's exactly how I feel lol. I'm burnt out on all of the fear mongering Apocalypse mumbo jumbo. Thank you for taking the time to comment, I appreciate it. I'm glad you got something from the video.

@jessgunn6639

2 ай бұрын

ONLY 3?

@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage

2 ай бұрын

Stay alive for 1975!

@the_original_t

2 ай бұрын

Agreed, I'm almost 59 and I'm too hip, gotta go. 🙌

@velvetkit69

Ай бұрын

What kind of apocalypse are we having this week? 🤣

We also survived Steven Segal's movie career. (Gen-X, 1966)

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Barely! 🤣 Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it!

@joeme

Ай бұрын

Hope you can do the same with swift. I have to turn her off, can't stand her voice or looks let alone having her shoved in my face when watching a football game..

@melonmonte6385

Ай бұрын

OMG! You win the Internets today all day!

@TLW369

Ай бұрын

😂🙃

@dgeneeknapp3168

Ай бұрын

I just BARELY survived that one.

As a millennial, I've always admired my older gen x cousins and friends. They introduced me to good music, showed me how to fix a car and encouraged me to solve problems by thinking for myself

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

That's awesome 👍 I'm glad to hear that some of our good traits rubbed off on you. We do have one or two bad ones. lol Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. I sincerely appreciate it! I'll talk to the Counsel and see about getting you an honorary Gen-X membership. 😀

@anti-victimGenX

Ай бұрын

YOU WIN, Darl!!! If you can hold onto that "figure it out/think for yourself", mindset... you're gonna make it through all the COMING threats of apocalyptic events! ❤😂😂

Dude…we care…but we don’t, it’s hard to explain.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. I actually care, but if shit went sideways I wouldn't be all surprised and losing my mind. I have half been expecting it for my whole life lol. Thanks for watching and I appreciate you taking the time to comment. I'm glad you got something from the video.

@bertmunoz7100

2 ай бұрын

Indifference: the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern.

@NiaLaLa_V

2 ай бұрын

There was a scene in Grace Under Fire that portrayed you all so well. Her boss explains to her that he wants to care, but he doesn't because well, he doesn't care. It's so raw and beautiful because his character usually just yelled at people until that scene.

@starscreamthecruel8026

2 ай бұрын

We dont sweat the unimportant stuff. If shit got REAL, like proper REAl, then we'd knuckle down and get with the programme.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Yeah we would. 👍

We don’t care because our parents and grandparents taught us to keep pushing forward. We’re the last generation who knows how to handle business despite all the cultural issues. Immigration, abortion, the economy. While it all matters to somebody, GenX knows we still need to put food on the table and that work needs to get done. Priorities.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

True. We're the last generation to have real work ethic and priorities. Thanks for watching and taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it. Great insight btw.

@HerrFinsternis

2 ай бұрын

What are real work ethics though? Living to work instead of the other way around? The younger generations dó want to work, but to support the life they wanna live. There's nothing wrong with that in fact the world should become a much happier place because of it.

@timothyblazer1749

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I wouldn't die on the "we know how to work" hill. Its true, and sad at the same time. Its also not entirely true, as I've worked in tech for decades, and I have watched millenials work 80 hour weeks routinely. The difference is that new generation kids want to be compensated properly for back breaking schedules. And they are willing to toss their entire life away to avoid unfair treatment. Not talking about entitled brats...plenty of those in prior generations too.

@NhamshahSpah-ky-id6jo

2 ай бұрын

@@timothyblazer1749 That’s because millennials and younger were told how everything is wonderful! They got deceived in a different way. They graduated to have 9/11 and 17 years of war dropped in their laps. At least Gen x was told “you’re doomed” from the start. That’s why I don’t jump on the “bash millennials” bandwagon.

@wintermatherne2524

2 ай бұрын

Never in all human history except the 50’s to the 80’s ( and only in the first world) did the common people EVER have the luxury of “being happy”. The fact that it’s conceived of as a right demonstrates first world privilege.

Frankly, I'm disappointed in the in the lack of apocalypse.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

I'm with you lol. They keep letting me down. 🤣 Thank you for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it.

@lisalennon498

2 ай бұрын

I know right….pffft. 😂

@pablo81778

2 ай бұрын

lol

@djinfreemind1966

2 ай бұрын

That was my retirement plan because I was forced to spend my 401k.

@greatesttoysevermade3693

2 ай бұрын

That fact has led to my growing cynicism.

Here's the thing... It's not that we don't care. We do. We care about a lot of things. What we don't do is get all dramatic about everything, we don't sweat the small things and we don't get all twisted about things we can't change. If the house is burning down we're not going to get all excited about it. Make sure the wife and kids are safe (if you have them) and then save the pets (if you have them) if you can. Then step back and wait for the fire department to show up. If it burns to the ground, oh well. Then you sift through the ashes to salvage whatever you can and then start over. We may have a minor breakdown in 2 or 3 weeks, once the dust settles, but flipping our lid during the crisis doesn't help anyone.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Very true. It just seems like we don't care to everyone else. Thank you for watching and taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

@loosilu

Ай бұрын

@@GenXThinks Because everyone else makes mega drama out of every little damn thing. Meanwhile, we get sheet done while they beach about how hard they have it.

@helgaioannidis9365

Ай бұрын

That's exactly how I work. I care a lot. I'm one of those weirdos that already in the 90ies started avoiding plastic, eat less meat, buy local, etc. I also do help kids that grew up in an orphanage and generally help people in need. I just don't feel the need of telling everyone about it usually, because I think it's just normal and someone has to do it so I do it. There's a problem? Let's solve it. If I fail, I'll learn something out of it and move on. I simply don't have time and energy to waste on making a fuss about it. There's too much stuff to be taken care of.

@loosilu

Ай бұрын

@@helgaioannidis9365 I had no idea there were still orphanages. We dno't have them in the US. Are you in a different country?

@BardovBacchus

Ай бұрын

We run the Serenity Prayer backwards; we assume we have no power to change anything, because we lack the courage to challenge our assumption, thus we consider ourselves wise

Killer bees, Y2K, asteroid impact, gamma ray burst, neutron bombs, bird flu, peak oil, economic disaster, nuclear winter, alien invasion to name a few of the existential threats

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, I forgot about the killer African bees! The others you mentioned too, but those bees were scary lol. Thanks for taking the time to respond, I really appreciate it.

@andrewfox7861

2 ай бұрын

Acid rain, nuclear fall out, did we worry no, we was drinking wrank water out of the hose, we are literally invincible 😂

@justmyopinion526

2 ай бұрын

😅😅spot on plus quick sand.

@TheTishy44

2 ай бұрын

Jaws too

@skyspring7704

2 ай бұрын

The harmonic convergence, acid rain, being left alone all day without warning or instructions at 6

Gen x kids were the "latch key' kids so most of us developed a healthy sense of independence and reliance on our selves and it was natural and expected.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, that's very true. I should have mentioned that in the video. Thanks for the insight and for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it and I appreciate you watching the video.

@LadyNightsong

2 ай бұрын

Exactly!

@kanani717

Ай бұрын

Nah you guys just developed narcissism.

@velvetkit69

Ай бұрын

​@kanani717 Narcissism? No, that's what you see from all the loonies posting nonsense on tiktok to get attention. Most of us would rather *not* have the attention on us, because we do just fine without it. Most of us would prefer to be told what needs done and then left alone so that we can get to doing without someone breathing down our necks and getting in the way.

@loosilu

Ай бұрын

@@kanani717 Dude, we weren't told we were center of the universe. We were treated like we didn't matter. It's anti narcissism. YOu are confusing us with participation trophy Millennials.

Yep, as an x, after all the fear mongering, all I can say is “whatever”.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

We have thick skin and healthy skepticism now lol. We don't get worried by every doom sayer. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I appreciate it!

@Brenelael

29 күн бұрын

I usually have the Jeremy Clarkson reaction... "Oh No... Anyways, as I was saying..."

@GenXThinks

29 күн бұрын

@@Brenelael 👍

Them: "But this time it's for REAL! Why don't you understand?!?" Me: **sigh**

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

Exactly! 🤣👍🤣 Why won't you listen?!? Why won't you caaaare?!? LMAO Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

All the generations speak the same language, but Gen-X is the only one that actually understands it.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Well said! Thanks for watching and I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Have a great day!

@dave23024

2 ай бұрын

@TwisterTornado Nope. Obviously, that one went way over your head, and the only thing you have to blame us for is laying down a nice, cushy, easy path for you. If I had to guess, you're "self-made" aren't you? You got the 10-year-old GMC Sierra with H/D window stickers because you don't actually own a motorcycle, all so you can boss people around at the local cement plant because you're in charge of a 3-person crew. What else you got, Napoleon?

@dave23024

2 ай бұрын

@@TwisterTornado And what's your point, junior?

@dave23024

2 ай бұрын

@TwisterTornado Yeah, you did. You read the whole thing three times while looking at yourself in the mirror, patting yourself on the back, and reminding yourself that none of those other big, bad generations can spoil the Millennials' party.

@dave23024

2 ай бұрын

@TwisterTornado I didn't read yours, either. I guess I'm just slow enough to keep up with you.

You forgot AIDS & HIV, but I understand there's a lot of stuff to list.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, my favorite of the ones I missed is the African Killer Bees. LOL My fellow Gen-Xers are helping me flesh out my list. Thank you! Thank you for watching too, I really appreciate it. I hope you got a little entertainment from the video.

@apsarasangreal84

2 ай бұрын

Ha!

@apsarasangreal84

2 ай бұрын

​@GenXThinks You're Awesome

@apsarasangreal84

2 ай бұрын

​@@GenXThinks please make a meme list that we can all add onto

@bethchaisson2375

2 ай бұрын

@@apsarasangreal84 Thanks

I'd have to say, as a Gen Xer, growing up in the South, there was always & constantly the looming threat of "The Lord's coming any day now"

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

I know what you mean! Thanks for taking the time to comment, I really appreciate it!

@runningfromabear8354

2 ай бұрын

As a gen xer from the UK who spent most of their childhood in Germany as an army brat, I was always being reminded that when the bombs dropped, I 'd be first to die. It's one of my first memories. Add to that I watched my uncle die over 7 years of AIDS. I was very young when I heard an adult say soon everyone is going to have AIDS. That scarred me. I was in my 20s, a decade after my peers before I became sexually active. I wonder how many of our generation watched people die of AIDS.

@starscreamthecruel8026

2 ай бұрын

tell him to bring his own beer, his own girl and his own pot :D

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, that was a tough time for a lot of people. Thanks for joining the discussion and for your insightful comments.

@michaelb.8953

2 ай бұрын

That was my dad back in the 1970's and in the 80's it was a lot of Nostradamus movies playing in our house on VHS and in the early 90's while in the military I thought we were in the very end times back then. The joke's on me as 45+ years later here we still are, but a thousand years to us is like one day to God.

I remember when we were the cool, mysterious generation. No one seemed to understand us. Most of our parents ignored us, and now, oddly enough, we've become the forgotten generation.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

From what I see online, we're still the cool mysterious generation. Everyone tries to copy us. Look at the movies. Everyone pretty much recognizes that we're the toughest and most badass generation right now. I started this channel because of what others were saying about us. 🤘😎 Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I totally appreciate it!

Don’t forget acid rain, Chernobyl, New Jersey 3 mile island.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

And the African Killer Bees! There are quite a few that I forgot to mention. lol I have been reminded here in the comments by my awesome Gen-Xers. Thanks for watching and taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it!

@kettle_of_chris

Ай бұрын

I don't think anyone ever _really_ survives New Jersey.

@timkincade9763

Ай бұрын

3 mile is in Pennsylvania,

@eh1702

Ай бұрын

Chernobyl. Who could forget 30 years of sheep marked in orange. Every time I saw them I thought about how hard it rained and how we were soaked to our underpants, and then saw the news when we got home. I met a number of kids from Chernobyl. The land of orange-dyed (contaminated) sheep was their respite.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

@@eh1702 Yes, that was a major event that I should have mentioned. I do remember the orange marked sheep. Thanks for watching and taking the time to respond. I appreciate it!

We really don't care. The other generations need to leave us alone.🤷🏾‍♀️ Proud GenXer here.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

They can keep their drama lol. Thanks for responding. I appreciate your time.

@queentinadoire6931

2 ай бұрын

​@@GenXThinks I know right. We don't do drama. We wake up, go to work and come back home to our peaceful lives. 😂 Lol.

@smexehcougah3

2 ай бұрын

No, we don't. You don't care because you were raised with the perspective that the world is a very big place where the actions of a single individual are usually insignificant. However, the people who raised you to believe that were really bad at math and you never bothered to check their work.

@starscreamthecruel8026

2 ай бұрын

I'm one better according to one of my friends. He told me, most people pretend they dont care but they do but apparently I pretend I do care when deep down, I just dont give a shit \m/

@loosilu

Ай бұрын

They never cared a damn about us, so ...

Saw a science channel headline about some planet they are having a hard time finding, they call it “Planet X”. My first thought was, leave that planet alone. They don’t want to be found. 😂😂

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

LOL, you're right about that! Thanks for responding. I appreciate you taking the time to do it. Have a great day!

@ChristChickAutistic

2 ай бұрын

It's called Niburu.

@kikidevine694

2 ай бұрын

It's trying to find time for itself

@1moonwitch

2 ай бұрын

😂 so true

@mattbrown5511

Ай бұрын

Just like this Gen-X. Don't poke the bear, fair warning.

We care but not enough to get on the Internet and constantly whine about it. Like other generations …we’re still at work. we’re also caring for our little elderly relatives… And if we’re not caring for them, we are worrying about them. And eventually burying them 😢

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Very true. Thank you very much for your insights. I appreciate you taking the time to respond.

@loosilu

Ай бұрын

We BUILT the internet they're whining on.

@nagaviper1169

Ай бұрын

Exactly

@loosilu

Ай бұрын

we BUILT the internet they're whining on.

Not to mention, Genx were the first generation to grow up with an excessive divorce rate. Pre-genx, divorce was rare. For early Genxers, divorce was still taboo and kids from divorced families were looked down on. Nowadays divorce is commonplace and nobody looks at you weird because of it.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Very true. The view on divorce has changed dramatically during my lifetime. It's a sad truth. Thank you for your insights and for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it.

@evilbarbie2160

2 ай бұрын

I had begged my mom to divorce my father in the early 80's... she wouldn't do it. Our lives would have been way better if she had. We put up with more abuse in those days, nobody was protecting us kids or looking for abuse at home if it wasn't an obvious physical injury. This is why we don't care about the crybaby crap going on, pronouns and alleged injuries, and obsessive demand for attention. We, who've had narcissist parents, know this is hell and anything after is better than this for us -the victimized, the "suck it up butter cup" crew. The perpetrators, not a good future prediction for them. Good reason for them to fear death. I welcome it, I know where I go. Golden rule is easy to live by... even when you come from an abusive home, it's not a hall pass to be rude to and hurt others intentionally.

@SoccerPhoto

2 ай бұрын

My life would have been far better had my parents divorced. I grew up believing my sibling and I were responsible for how miserable my parents were - because we constantly heard "...if it weren't for you kids, I'd have left your [mother/father] years ago..." Moreover, they created a belief that this is what a "normal, loving marriage" looked like.

@djinfreemind1966

2 ай бұрын

My parents divorced twice

@Saxxin1

2 ай бұрын

First year genX 65. My parents divorced when I was 7. Divorce became fashionable for our parents' generation. Both sets of grandparents stayed married though.

I still want my damn flying car!!!!

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

Me too! 😂 Ray guns too! Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I truly appreciate it!

@thisoldgoat3927

Ай бұрын

The Jettsons was a psyop 😆

@planetdisco4821

Ай бұрын

No hoverboards either…

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

@@planetdisco4821 Yeah, I just watched Back To The Future 2, and I was thinking that exact same thing.

@kevinaustin0369

Ай бұрын

I would too. And then I think many folks don’t even know how to drive with any sense. The thought of them flying overhead is fucking mental.

The world has been on the brink of destruction my entire life. I survived them all.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

We're probably the toughest generation as well. We are survivors. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

We've also been told we'll never get back what we paid into Social Security. Didn't care about retirement because I never expected to live this long. Still can't believe I'm turning 50 this year.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, they keep saying that SS will be bankrupt soon. Worrying about it would just make today suck more. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I truly appreciate it!

@KamasKirian716

Ай бұрын

They've been telling us that for so long that I never planned on ever collecting anything from it. I have my retirement through work, and I have my supplemental retirement accounts. IF I get to collect on SS, that'll be the money I use to play and drink beer.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

@@KamasKirian716 What irritates me is the thought of the older generations taking it out as we put it in, then talking bad about us as if we ruined everything. It really chaps my hide.

We also were taught the horrors of communism. Now it's talked about, like it's a soft cuddly bear...

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I don't know how people can embrace those ideas. We have the Internet now, they can just look it up. Blows my mind to hear people promoting Socialism and Communism in the USA. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

@donaldbraucher9885

Ай бұрын

Wow! You actually don't realize that what we were taught was propaganda? I'm not claiming it's a cuddly bear, but there is some equivalency between how the propaganda of the cold war and the war on drugs was not truthful.

@HelenaDammers

Ай бұрын

@@donaldbraucher9885 It's only socialists/communists who act like it was just propaganda. the world proves you wrong. capitalism is the only good economic approach that benefits the people. I come from a former socialist country (East Germany) and all they did was cruel and propaganda. You think socialism is a good idea, then go in such a country to live and see for yourself what it does to you.

@timkincade9763

Ай бұрын

We were taught to hate Communist in school, last generation to serve in the military during the cold war , last to do duck and cover.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

@@timkincade9763 Yeah, you're right about all of that 👍

We don’t care about the drama! We just want to live and enjoy the life that is in the now not constantly worrying about stuff.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Nicely said. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it.

.. and the "Energy Crisis". They told us we were all running out of oil, and had only a little bit left.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Yep, I remember that one too. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

@brendafisher7722

Ай бұрын

Indeed. Survived the 55 mph speed limit that was imposed for what seemed like an eternity.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

@@brendafisher7722 barely survived

@MRR-my2yl

26 күн бұрын

And water

Once you've internalised, that Death is the only promise we are given at birth, nothing really matters, it's all just petty B.S.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

Exactly. I completely agree. Sometimes it just seems like we're staying alive until we get to see what's next. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I truly appreciate it!

@tobiasb9645

13 күн бұрын

Being gen x is like at a young age know you are going to die and you dont give a fuck

I would say that as a group gen-X has made it our mission to be individuals and independent from groups. That as a whole makes us a group of adults who don't back down from the oddities of the world. It's all a funny game to us now..life is entertainment. So the crazier it gets the more we kind of like it.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the insightful comments. I appreciate you taking the time to respond and thanks for watching!

May be late to the party here, but Gen X and I think we cared too much and we learned no one else cared so we learned not to care so we didn’t get hurt. 🤷‍♀️

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

Very interesting take on the process. It could have very well evolved that way. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I am truly grateful!

We were born, threatened with repeated dooms and apocalyptic events, thoroughly disillusioned, and constantly lied to. Cynical doesn’t begin to cover it.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

Well said 👍 I'll change my mind when they stop lying to us. I just can't make myself get all worked up over their next global emergency. They have something to prove to us, not the other way around. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

“We’ll all be using the metric system by 1980.” And remember when the Emergency Broadcast System used to do the Tone BEFORE telling us “This is a TEST…”? Countless times I remember driving and praying “PLEASE let this be a TEST!”. If it wasn’t, we were conditioned to know that we had about 30 minutes. Combine that with “the coming Ice Age” after being snowed in for a week after the blizzard of 78. After making it to adulthood, don’t expect our generation to participate in the panic-pôrn of “Climate Change”. We have no more F___s to give. Shaming me for driving a gas guzzler ain’t gonna work.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Exactly! I think that's how we all feel. We've seen it all and it's just one dud scare after another. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it.

@rawbarbie

Ай бұрын

Love this! At 44 - I’m end of Gen X born in 1980 - I finally f*cking made it financially - I got the biggest SUV - Expedition Max. It’s fits the kids and all our crap and if we get in an accident - we will be a little safer. I don’t give any f*cks how much gas it’s guzzling. 😂

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

@@rawbarbie Be proud of your missing f*cks, they were useless anyway. 🤣 I'm always happy to hear from like minded people. I hope you are enjoying the channel. Thanks for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it!

Acid Rain was another terror we had to fear.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

It sure was, and don't forget about the African Killer Bees! 🤣 We've heard it all huh? Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. I seriously appreciate it!

1983 we came close a few times if y'all remember. That year was my 6th Grade year and if you could go back in time and wander the hallways between classes, you wouldn't hear talk about movies, sports, or the opposite sex, no. What you'd hear being talked about a lot of the time: Nuclear Disarmament. Especially when the movie The Day After Tomorrow aired on TV in the fall of 1983. This and many other reasons are why - when we heard the Berlin Wall was coming down - many of us wept, and a lot of us cried. Even as a HS senior at a huge house party when people heard the news they were either wyping tears or standing in silence. After 20 minutes of hugs and tears, the music came back and it was a way better party after that! We were so hopeful for the future. I will never forget those 10 years between 1980 and 1990.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

Awesome times. I remember when that wall came down. The news reels of people taking chunks of it. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I sincerely appreciate it!

@mattmccain8492

Ай бұрын

There was also the movie " weeds" as well.

@KamasKirian716

Ай бұрын

"Amerika" to go along with "Red Dawn"

The most important phrase you said here was, "We learned". In some way we were still connected to our fathers and grandfathers past, we learned from their movies, their music and their TV shows.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Very true. Thank you for the interesting comment, I really appreciate it and I am glad you liked the video.

@KamasKirian716

Ай бұрын

Yes, there is an affinity and appreciation for WWII and the Great Depression in our generation. Probably because our grandparents were from that generation. Indoor plumbing, electricity, modern antibiotics, and tractors were new then and costly. I have photos of my grandmother's family still using horses to plow fields in the '30. Or the root cellar under the house, packed with stray, where the winter ice cut from the lakes/rivers was stored so they had ice through the summer. But these things are too abstract for the kids these days to really understand.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

@@KamasKirian716 Your completely correct. I remember that stuff too. Stories about the Depression and the old cars when they just started becoming popular. Kids today are disconnected from the past because society has changed so much due to technology.

Hell yeah we dont care - leave us all alone lol 1971 Gen Xer here 🤟

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Glad to see you here! Thanks for watching the video and taking the time to comment. I appreciate it!

@chriskirsten8221

2 ай бұрын

@@GenXThinks GenXers need to stick together lol

@timkincade9763

Ай бұрын

1972 . We lived through alot of change and still has no effect on us and still want to be left alone. The sky is falling and don't give a shit

@chriskirsten8221

Ай бұрын

@@timkincade9763 lol, EXACTLY!!!!

We care too much, I think. What's frustrating is seeing others care too little.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

@GenxJul

Ай бұрын

I think after being let down so many times, then we get to the point we don’t care lol, because caring changes nothing… just hurts us… so ya, we look after ourselves, and our kids, and screw the rest.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

@@GenxJul I agree 👍 We care about certain things that actually matter, but we can't find any feeling for the next big global emergency. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I sincerely appreciate it!

One thing though: we weren't raised in the toxic soup of the Internet and current social media lunacy, where everyone is living up in everyone-else's ass, metaphorically-speaking. The immediacy of the 'meta-crisis' is now in everyone's face, and that's putting a dark twist on _all_ generations, but especially the youth, as this hyper-connected techno-dystopia lurches-on towards the abyss.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Interesting viewpoint. Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it.

It's not that we don't care. We care a lot. But we also know we can't change anything that happens, so if something catastrophic ever does happen, we'll do our best to survive. Great video. Love your channel!

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I have to agree. We do care a lot, it just seems that way to others. Great insight, thanks for the response. I appreciate it.

@kellidinit3725

2 ай бұрын

Exactly. We care. We just genuinely expect the worst.

@wordup897

2 ай бұрын

WE CARE A LOT!!! One of my fave GenX punk anthems that ties in perfectly here kzread.info/dash/bejne/foWcupqJkrG7h6w.html

@bertmunoz7100

2 ай бұрын

While we would not cry over spill milk, we would definitely not be millennials or Gen Z.

@wordup897

2 ай бұрын

WE CARE A LOT!!! kzread.info/dash/bejne/foWcupqJkrG7h6w.html

I remember the drills about ducking under the desk in case of a nuclear bomb. Like that would help. I said to my teacher if a bomb goes off the desk isn't going to save us. They said it would protect us from flying glass from the windows breaking..... They missed the point.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I remember that too. It seemed pointless, even as a kid. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

@AF_1892

2 ай бұрын

78 vintage here. I asked my parents about the bomb drills and the book thing. They were like, "yeah, we don't really know either and don't care about the Cold War". BUT this is Texas, at least ya'll go to the locker area for that drill, in case of a tornado". My childhood home was new, but it came with an older tornado bunker. It cost 35K then. Now it's been redone and sold for 150k, AND they just removed the storm/bomb shelter. They just built a carport over it, when it already had a garage. We do get huge hail, I wouldn't trust that silly carport.

I have helped raise four children. Seeing what a dysfunctional society they will inherent, has compelled me to learn everything I can to understand the hows, the whys and the lies, so that I can guide them as best as I can. Unfortunately, even a parent with the best of intentions, is up against a society bent on self destruction that will not end well for anyone.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

I'm afraid that I must agree with you. I don't like the direction our society is headed, but I hope I'm ready for it. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

We care about the world, but we do not care about things the world demands of us.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

A very good insight into our generation. We do actually care but it seems like we don't to others because we're not scared to death of every apocalypse emergency the throw at us. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I appreciate it!

@beefandbarley

2 ай бұрын

👍

After what ive been through i honestly cant find it in me to care.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, sometimes I think that a post apocalyptic world would be better. I try not to stay in that place in my head though. Thanks for watching the video and taking the time to respond. I truly appreciate it.

@winchestersons6258

2 ай бұрын

​@@GenXThinksthe good thing here is it could happen and we still wouldn't care. All we would say is I told you so and get in with our lives

What people don't get about us. It's that "We don't care" is not the same as "We don't overreact" or "We aren't driven by our emotions". I think we lean more towards the second option. Today all I see around me is people "reacting" instead of "acting". And "acting" can be "Noticing but don't make a drama out of it". We see, we care but what's the point to generate stress and misery with emotions that won't resolve the problem in any way ? We care but only about the things we have the power and will to change. For the rest, we accept it..even if we don't agree with.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

You are absolutely right. I started making these videos because I was reading stuff online about how other generations are mad because we don't care. We all know that we do care, saying we don't is meant to be a thumb in the eye of the media and Boomer politicians who have lied to us about so much over the years. Thanks for watching and for your insightful comments. I truly appreciate it!

@FractalFab

Ай бұрын

@@GenXThinks Thanks to you ! I just subscribed ;) The line "how other generations are mad because we don't care" is the perfect example ! Generations past Gen X are "mad"... I just want to say "well buddy it's your problem if you're mad, I'm not responsible of your emotions"

Don't forget about the challenger explosion we watched on TV at school. If you grew up in the Midwest, we also had tornado drills at school, which we have survived several of them, and still do. I've also been an earthquakes a few times in the Midwest, and in California. I am Gen X, 1971.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

I remember watching the Challenger explosion in science class. Tornadoes are crazy. We have hurricanes down here, but they don't hold a candle to the sheer destructive force of a twister. I remember doing the drills where we had to hide under our desk. Thanks for reminding me of the things I missed and for watching. I truly appreciate you taking the time to comment as well.

76 here....love my fellow Gen Xers.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

The other generations know that we rule! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, I sincerely appreciate it.

Remember "The Satanic Panic" of the 80s? 🤣 And how if you played records backwards Satan would show up? And all the churches losing their minds over every little thing?

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I sure do. It's one of the many things that I should have added in the video. Remember the African Killer Bees? LOL I have a great bunch of Gen-Xers reminding me of all the phony scares they tried on us. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. I truly appreciate it!

@bullitthead7853

Ай бұрын

Haha, and don't even THINK about playing Dungeons and Dragons, you devil worshipers!

Born in ‘74. I agree with your insights. We were fed more catastrophic events in our lives- real and fake -than we had the capacity to respond to. Compound this reality with half of us witnessing our parents divorcing. I think we Gen Xers grew up with a lot less delusions concerning the “American Dream” or the delusion that life was going to be easy. Further, we grew up with a “high tolerance” for pain and disappointment. Finally, we knew were weren’t “special”, we expected to have to push our way through.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

Add independence and resilience to that excellent list and you have the makings for a book. Great comment 👍 Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

Gen X here…I’m just waiting for the giant meteor.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, they made movies about that one. lol I'm still waiting for the Acid Rain movie. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I truly appreciate it!

He's right about the litany of catastrophes drip fed to us throughout our development. The opening minutes of the film "Pleasantville" (1998) includes a good example of this used to set the mood.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

I'm going to have to check that out. I've never seen that movie. Thanks for the tip. Also thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

In one very simple sentence I’ve learned how to sum up our Gen X lives . WE GOT USED ‼️

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

We are still getting used to pay into a SS fund that we won't ever be able to use. The Boomers are depleting it as soon as we put it in. It's a sad fact. You just have to laugh. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I sincerely appreciate it!

I was born in 1972, and was a hard-core punker in high school in a small country town in state of New Mexico. My hair stood up in all directions. I wore a painted and spiked leather jacket and combat boots. Talk about independence and defiance. I carry those traits to this day. I see how increasingly dependent and indoctrinated our society is becoming with each passing year and generation.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

I see it too, and I honestly feel bad for these kids. We were very independent and resourceful. It's a great feeling to be that way. No wonder why the younger people have self esteem issues, the victim mentality isn't good for building strength and character. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

@livingartdesigns06

Ай бұрын

@GenXThinks Thank you for reading my comment and replying. Thanks, and keep up the great work with your channel.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

@@livingartdesigns06 You're very welcome. I honestly enjoy swapping thoughts and ideas with my fellow Gen-Xers. Thanks again for watching and spending your time to comment. I'm truly grateful.

It’s not that we don’t care we’re burned out. A lot of us went through our parents divorces and remarriages and came home and raised our siblings while our parents had their midlife crisis’. Everyone I know who’s my age has been working since they could walk and a lot of us are raising grandchildren along with our parents.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

You are totally correct. You hit the nail on the head. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

I remember as a kid reading Dr. Suess's "The Butter Battle Book," which was literally written to explain the Cold War concept of Mutually Assured Destruction to little children just learning to read.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, seems crazy now. Thanks for watching and for taking a moment to comment. I appreciate it!

To paraphrase non-genX band, The Who: We refuse to get fooled again. I mean, we probably will and probably already have been several times but were fighting it.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I know what you mean. I just don't think that we fall as deeply as everyone else. lol We keep a good dose of scepticism in reserve. Thanks for watching, and taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

We care about the things we can change. Everything else is someone else's problem.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

I totally agree. 👍 Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it!

I agree the fear mongering doesnt work that well on us, maybe because we had to interact in person with people including bullies, you either needed to fight or be a doormat. Even if you lost they would repect it and leave you alone.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

True. The anonymity and physical distance of the Internet era have given rise to a lot of character changes, not all of them good. Thank you for watching and for taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

We just don’t give 2 fucks or shits about it!!! It’s that simple….😂

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

🤣👍💯 Thanks for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it!

@purplegrapeape8500

2 ай бұрын

@@GenXThinks I’ve been hearing the younger generations talking about us and talking about how better they are than us???? I’m like nahhh!!! Beavis….hey where’s butt head. AHAHHAHAAAA……I’ve said before and I’ll said again. These young ones wouldn’t have last 2 minutes with us when we were growing up!!!!

It turns out we find ourselves needing to know the plural of apocalypse

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

Apocalypsi?

Gen X seems to have a lot in common with the quiet generation that came of age in the 1950s, they were overshadowed by the Greatest generation and the baby Boomers, Gen x was overshadowded by the boomer and millenials

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Interesting take on the subject. Thanks for watching and for responding. I really appreciate your time!

“The ice age is coming, the sun’s zooming in, meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin, engines stop running but I have no fear, cause London is drowning and I.. Live by the river” The Clash “London Calling” Says it all. Heard it all before.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Awesome quote! Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it.

Gen-Xer (born 1971) This man is speaking the truth. The whole life of threats of apocalypse every day and raised to think and do for ourselves and not expect handouts. I raised my boys to be the same way.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the vote of confidence and for raising kids who have heads on their shoulders. They will be valued by their community one day. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I truly appreciate it!

We learned from a very early age that our feelings and opinions only matter to us as individuals. Everything else is debatable but no one had time to care about feelings. Insulting each other was a pass time, it was for fun, No one cared about what someone called us, we just had a bag full of comebacks to any insult to throw back. Something very much lacking in today's society.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

You said that right 👍 The insults flew both ways and it was all for fun. The best friends insulted each other the most. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I sincerely appreciate it!

Loved it Ty sir 👍👍

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching. I appreciate you taking some time to comment. I'm glad you liked it!

Lord of the flies was our blueprint of life

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

Yeah it was. The feral generation lol. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

its definitely something i noticed like every time i see something weird or suspect they are like who cares .even things they should care about like when all their stuff breaks down they just ignore it

@GenXThinks

13 сағат бұрын

"things they should care about" that's the sticking point. We don't care about the things other people think we should care about. We have learned not to waste our emotional energy on things we cannot control, or may not be true. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

“I don’t care if you use me again” -- The Cars

@GenXThinks

12 күн бұрын

I'll have to try and remember that one. Thanks for watching and commenting!

I care,but I'm not gonna lose sleep over it....every "doomsday" scenario...global warming,cooling,ozone,MAD,.....what ever....the world can only cry wolf so many time before we stop taking it seriously...we got this...we will adapt...(Gen-X 1979)

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I think that most of us feel the same way you do. Others just think we don't care because we don't get worked up every time someone cries wolf. We have heard it too many times to completely fall for it again. We still have to make a living, no matter what the talking heads are trying to scare us with this time. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

We just want to be ignored and left alone because we are used to it. It is what it is!

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

You got that right! 👍 I totally agree. If everyone could just learn to let everyone else live their lives in peace, the world would be a much better place. We are constantly told that we are wrong for leaving everyone else alone and expecting the same in return. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

I remember learning how over population would have the west in drought in elementary school during the 70s. The 80s was nuclear war. The difference in attitude from the 70s to the 80s went from "save water, shower together" to "greed is good" & " the one who dies with the most toys wins". For me, having turned 12 in 1980, the 180 society has taken towards the conservation of the 70s is where my nihilism comes from. The threat of nuclear war, 55 yrs and counting. Having the new tradition of grilling on the BBQ on Christmas in New England that's what makes me frightened and only because I have children.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

I really wish that we could truly trust our government and media. We just have no idea what to believe. The climate is changing, but what is causing it? Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

Anyone remember the 70s left behind series with that creepy song? Ugh. We were bombarded with kidnappings, apocalypse, death cults, demon possession, ozone layer, you name it. Eventually we just started ignoring it and got on with life. So yes, we don't like hysterical, overly emotional people trying to stress us out. And we side eye those who cry about the climate because, been there done that.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

Well said, and of course, I totally agree 👍. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I truly appreciate it!

Thing is we’ve seen and heard it all before, so we just get on with it. 👍👍

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Exactly! 💯 Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it.

@TedCornish

2 ай бұрын

@@GenXThinks we’re the last of the great generation so we stick together mate 👍👍

Yes! also my family was very religious and kept saying things like see you in the morning unless Jesus comes while all the while saying Russia was going to invade. Causing me to wonder should I fear Jesus or Russia?

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and taking a moment to comment. I appreciate it!

@nwdragonfly

2 ай бұрын

@@GenXThinkssubscribed 🎉’76

Seemingly no one cared much about us, other than ourselves. And things weren't easy. And we had no one but ourselves. That environment does not create people who give a damn.

@GenXThinks

Күн бұрын

It creates callousness, self reliance, and toughness. We can take care of ourselves better than anyone else, because no one else ever has. Lean on someone else? What is that? In a way, I'm glad I grew up the way I did. I like who I am today. Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. I sincerely appreciate it!

I’m a 55 YO Aussie X’er. My great grandad was born in 1893 and died when I was 22 he taught me how to chop wood and set the fire in not only his wood burning stove in the kitchen (which he kept using until the very end) but also his hot water service in the bathroom. He was 11 years old when he and his dad went there separate ways at Station Pier, Port Melbourne to become what you yanks call lumberjacks in the mountains of Victoria. His daughter aka my Nana also made it to nearly 100 she was a tiny scarecrow of a woman who sewed up shoes in a factory her whole life and had hands that were as strong as eagles talons. Her husband died fighting the Japanese on the Kokoda trail in Papua New Guinea and as a child her home burned to the ground in the bushfires of the 1930’s where her Mum had managed to rescue the sewing machine and the curtains and made her a school uniform from them that night in the barn and sent her to school the very next day. My dad was a boilermaker who worked his arse off for his wife and kids and taught me how to hunt and fish. THESE ARE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT RAISED ME. And they were WISE. Now I watch my much younger housemate raise her kid with an iPad and she wonders why I get pissed about it. So, Yeah I care, actually. But. It’s only useful to care if the young actually listen to the Wisdom of their Elders. Which they patently do not. And btw one of the things I quite like about getting old is I’m allowed to be grumpy. Also back in the day we made some really frikn cool music too…lol

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

Yes, I totally agree. Back then we weren't influenced by people online. The values of society have radically changed in a relatively short time. Not only do you need to teach children today, but you must try to get them to unlearn the BS they've picked up online. It's not easy today. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

@planetdisco4821

Ай бұрын

@@GenXThinks no worries mate 👍

Gen X raised Gen Z. 😒

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Nobody's perfect... 🤣 Thanks for watching and taking a moment to comment. I sincerely appreciate it.

@littlemissy3936

2 ай бұрын

I am Gen X and I raised millennials AND Gen Z .

@joyfulhomemaker8053

2 ай бұрын

@@littlemissy3936 Double crappy lol

I don't care - do not let my indifference blind you from by Apathy. but if you step too close and get in my face - ya gonna find out that I don't care about YOU. I care a bunch about ME. Gen X 1968; Mil Vet, Expat, Digital Nomad, ZFG - happy to watch it all collapse and burn as it needs to. popcorn and beer at the ready.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

You fit right in! 👍 Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

I never thought about that you are so right this is why I can’t worry about stuff that hasn’t happened

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

I'm glad you agree and hopefully enjoyed the video. 👍 Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. I truly appreciate it!

Because the only attention we received was negative so we go about our business without attracting attention. We do care just not about what you think we should care about.

@GenXThinks

3 күн бұрын

I totally agree. Because we don't care about what they care about, they act like we're defined by apathy. Good point 👍 Thanks for watching and commenting. I sincerely appreciate it!

Because we wasn't the cuddle generation

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

Ain't that the truth! Cuddles were done with a leather belt lol. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it!

And, it's all brought to us by older generations, and they wanted us to care about what they wanted? Naw.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. I appreciate it. The older generations are running things into the ground imo.

Anyone remember the "acid rain" epidemic? 😄 Death has always be at the door for us, so to speak. No one gave a shit about us. Parents, siblings, teachers, and society as a whole. It's what drew me to the metal music scene at an early age because of the political, social, and apocalyptic lyrics. It was a BIG middle finger to the system. We are the forgotten generation, which is fine by me.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

Yeah, the acid rain actually scared me most as a kid. I can't believe I forgot to add it in the video. Nice call 👍. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I truly appreciate it!

1:11 ya know, I never considered that point and appreciate you mentioned it. ❤

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

I'm glad you got something from the video. Thanks so much for watching and for taking a moment to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

@lizacampbell2183

2 ай бұрын

@@GenXThinks I actually posted mid view. Great content! You done a great job laying out things! Thanks!

Lol. So true the world was always ending. We were also the first generation they pushed college on. The first generation to start the financial backslide, we overall did worse than our parents with slowing wages. Satanic panic and exorcist toping the chart while Rocky Horror played late night🤣. It was a strange time when the world was breaking out of traditionalism. We didnt care because we were busy doing our own thing.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Spot on! I actually forgot about the Satanic Panic until I started responding to the comments here. We went through some crazy stuff as kids, and somehow kept our sanity. Well, most of you did. 🤣 Thanks so much for watching the video and taking the time to comment. I sincerely appreciate it!

People said I don't care, and I don't care what they said. I really don't give a shit

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Gen-X to the bone! Awesome. Thank you for taking the time to respond, I really appreciate it.

I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.” - Mark Twain

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

Nice quote! Fits perfectly. Thank you for watching and taking a moment to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

Well said sir

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Thank you. I really appreciate it. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for responding!

And if you lived in California, we had to be afraid of "The Big One" earthquake which was going to make the state crumble into the ocean.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

OH yeah, you're right. I remember hearing that it was just a matter of time. Maybe it was in school or on TV, but I remember seeing a graphic of the fault line and being told how much of the state would slide into the Pacific. Nice call 👍 Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it!

Because we grew-up being instructed by '50's principles ,in the '70's. Grounded, we snuck around ,but nothing approaching this...these people are 'rudderless'. I shudder to think of the reaction of some of my mentors....Pray for these people. Really. 🙏

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

I agree. They are lost and most of them don't even know it. Thank you for watching and for commenting. I appreciate your time!

"Who cares? In forty years we'll all be dead!".

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

LOL They keep pushing back the date on us. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I truly appreciate it!

Indifference is usually the product of an excessive amount of hoaxes. You can only cry wolf for so long before people stop listening to you

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Very true. We all learned that long ago. Thank you for watching and for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it.

We Gen Xers is also the most nihilistic generation too, the constant impending apocalypse threats made us not care about what happens tomorrow so we learned to live in the moment. We learned that in the end, nothing matters so we lived each moment as hard as we could.

@GenXThinks

2 ай бұрын

Very true, and very insightful. Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. I sincerely appreciate it!

Oh, I don't know...maybe because we grew up with the constant threat of nuclear war and a Soviet spy around every corner..we learned to deal with stuff and still enjoy life.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

We had to. Either that or hide in the closet for 60 years. You are absolutely right. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I sincerely appreciate it!

My younger coworkers were stressing about Putin and Un officially saying they are country buddies. I just shrugged and rolled my eyes. They tried to convince me of their concern and told me I didn't understand what that meant... I totally understood what it COULD mean... but I am no longer going to put my life on hold and get all stressed out about something I can't control.

@GenXThinks

29 күн бұрын

Exactly! 👍 That's why they think we don't care about anything, because we don't care about their latest cataclysm. Thanks for watching and taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

I remember being told that we’re going to have acid rain that would kill everything

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

Yes, I should have mentioned that one. Acid Rain actually scared me the most as a kid. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I sincerely appreciate it!

There is a difference between not caring and being unflappable. As an X'er ('66) I grew-up taking care of myself from an early age and what I quickly learned was that you had to keep your shit together because no one was coming to save your ass if you panicked - YOU had to solve the problem. And I suspect this has been the case for many (most?) X'ers. As a result, X'ers, we do care...we just keep calm and carry on, because that is what we have always had to do.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

You're absolutely right. It's only from the outside that we seem not to care. Other generations look at us and see apathy, but nothing could be further from the truth. We do care, but we don't go into hysterics over every new apocalypse. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

@archerpiperii2690

Ай бұрын

@@GenXThinks "...we don't go into hysterics over every new apocalypse". Absolutely! It's more like: ...what fresh hell is this that I have to deal with? :)

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

@@archerpiperii2690 Exactly! Well said 👍 Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I'm truly grateful!

You’ve done your life’s duty for the internet in one video. Well done sir.

@GenXThinks

Ай бұрын

Hell man, I truly appreciate that. Thank you very much. Also thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. It means a lot.

GenX here, too many people today fight on the 'behalf' of other people or groups. GenX just minds our own business and gets on with life. Plus we had thick skin, and the current young generations are afraid of everything and thinks everything is a micro aggression 😅

@GenXThinks

28 күн бұрын

You said that right! 👍. Microagression, what a crock of whiny crap. 🤣 I can't believe that people would choose to be that way on purpose. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!