As a late gen Xer who was a teen in the 90s and was the black sheep of the family (too punk, too weird, hung out with the outcasts, etc) I can clearly see this divide between myself and my siblings. We are all college educated but my brothers who are 4 and 8 years older than I am are on planet MAGA. It’s like we are strangers now. Even with their college degrees I wouldn’t put it past them to become flat earthers because some bro dude on a podcast told them it wa true and they not only bought that, but also the supplements the guy was hawking.
I always thought of myself as an old gen x'er, born in '65. I was always proud of my generation-until now. Gen x deserves to be mocked and forgotten for this. What miserable ingrates. I like interior design for example and wonder how many of the designers and vendors are actually fucking shitty people. A lot of them fall into this age group.
I’m Gen X. This lands for me. Thank you. Since the pandemic especially, it’s been fascinating/really hard to watch this shift. I thought I was going crazy but there is a gaslighty aspect to this all, as you point out. That double life thing. I essentially think that MAHA is allowing people to be the racist, elitist they always were. Being liberal was the right “idea” but, as you point out, when it requires work, no thanks. The pandemic and the social movements that erupted during that time made white rich people feel shamed and they got tired of feeling bad. Being a mama bear for healthy kids allows them their own victimization, something they didn’t feel they could have before. They get to hide behind health, when what they really are about is “purity.” We used to rag on the boomers. It’s utterly disappointing.
As an Xer, I think this is fairly accurate. Of course #notallGenX, but the fact that we were absolutely neglected and stayed home watching TV and being sold consumerism as the answer to a fulfilling life left many of us profoundly ignorant and broken. But above all, we were raised by selfish people and have become selfish.
As a late gen Xer who was a teen in the 90s and was the black sheep of the family (too punk, too weird, hung out with the outcasts, etc) I can clearly see this divide between myself and my siblings. We are all college educated but my brothers who are 4 and 8 years older than I am are on planet MAGA. It’s like we are strangers now. Even with their college degrees I wouldn’t put it past them to become flat earthers because some bro dude on a podcast told them it wa true and they not only bought that, but also the supplements the guy was hawking.
When do you think they started going down that route and why do you think they did?
I always thought of myself as an old gen x'er, born in '65. I was always proud of my generation-until now. Gen x deserves to be mocked and forgotten for this. What miserable ingrates. I like interior design for example and wonder how many of the designers and vendors are actually fucking shitty people. A lot of them fall into this age group.
Very interesting!
I’m Gen X. This lands for me. Thank you. Since the pandemic especially, it’s been fascinating/really hard to watch this shift. I thought I was going crazy but there is a gaslighty aspect to this all, as you point out. That double life thing. I essentially think that MAHA is allowing people to be the racist, elitist they always were. Being liberal was the right “idea” but, as you point out, when it requires work, no thanks. The pandemic and the social movements that erupted during that time made white rich people feel shamed and they got tired of feeling bad. Being a mama bear for healthy kids allows them their own victimization, something they didn’t feel they could have before. They get to hide behind health, when what they really are about is “purity.” We used to rag on the boomers. It’s utterly disappointing.
As an Xer, I think this is fairly accurate. Of course #notallGenX, but the fact that we were absolutely neglected and stayed home watching TV and being sold consumerism as the answer to a fulfilling life left many of us profoundly ignorant and broken. But above all, we were raised by selfish people and have become selfish.