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Gen X, the meh generation

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We were the last of the feral children (lemmy.world)
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While being feral had its own pitfalls, I think most of us ended up with life coping skills they the generations after us seem to be lacking.

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[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago

I disagree. I feel like we were given free reign, only to grow up with an over-inflated sense of entitlement that we should be able to do and say anything we want.