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79 Nostalgic And Relatable Posts That Might Make Gen X Feel More Than Their Back Pain (New Pics)
People often talk about baby boomers, millennials, and Gen Z, seemingly overlooking an entire generation sandwiched between them. Gen X, otherwise (and aptly) known as the “Forgotten Generation,” is the generation born between 1965 and 1980.
These folks are also referred to as “latchkey kids” who spent their carefree childhood years enjoying Saturday morning cartoons and had MTV as their cultural beacon as they approached adolescence and early adulthood.
If you identify as a Gen Xer, the following memes and images will likely resonate with you. Scroll through for your dose of nostalgia.
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There are many stereotypes associated with Gen X. Environics Research classified them into five sub-groups: Thrill-seeking materialists, detached conformists, social hedonists, inclusive idealists, autonomous minimalists, and security-seeking ascetics.
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I Don’t Think I Have Ever Felt So Personally Attacked By A Meme As This One:
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Anyone Play These Before?
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I’ll Tell Ya What
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It's no longer your computer. It's now 'this pc'.
A more accurate description of who they are comes from Dr. Nassir Ghaemi, a psychiatrist, researcher, and educator at Tufts Medical Center and Harvard Medical School.
“Coming after the hippies, we rejected their rejection of the status quo, but we had lost our faith in it too,” wrote Dr. Ghaemi, who grew up in the ‘70s in McLean, Virginia. “We were unmotivated, unmoored, and unconcerned. The Cold War chugged along, and we had lost the passion to keep fighting it, but we had no better alternative.”
In his article, Dr. Ghaemi pointed out that Gen X seemed to have taken a back seat as older millennials came of age at the dawn of social media and smartphones. He noted that a “generational disconnect” regarding technology also occurred during this era, leaving Gen X stuck in the middle.
“Our teachers are unknown to history: They had no celebrity and are not found on the internet; they were simple, unassuming people who embodied the best of their generations,” Dr. Ghaemi wrote.
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I Scored A Zero
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This Felt Like The Pinnacle Of Technology
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The Struggle Was Real
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I still remember the name, use(s), and pins for each port. The connectors used to be labeled male or female.
According to Dr. Ghaemi, being sandwiched between boomers and millennials gave Gen X a unique perspective on societal issues. As he stated, “We don’t have a program or strategy for the world. At least not yet.”
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Does Anyone Else Still Do This?
“We see the problems more clearly than our predecessors and our successors. We may not have a treatment, but at least we can diagnose,” Dr. Ghaemi continued.
“If we can find a way to articulate our insights, the only question left would be whether the generations around us are willing to listen.”
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Saw This On Fb (Not Mine). Love Y'all!
Peter Bear 2 hours ago
Probably right. But we were also raised on Bob Ross and Mr. Rogers, and Sesame Street before it became the Elmo Show, so that also explains a lot about us.
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Anyone Remember Moon Boots?
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The Good Ol' Days
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The Single Reason Genx Didn't Become A Hoard Of Psychopaths
Peter Bear 2 hours ago
Credit also due to the other PBS shows that shaped us; LeVar Burton taught us to read voraciously, Sesame Street taught us diversity and care for others, 3-2-1 Contact instilled a respect for science. That's why we are the truly greatest generation. Bring back PBS funding, because we need it now more than ever. And if Fred Rogers were still alive, you know he'd go before Congress again to say the same thing.
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Sorry But We *absolutely* Stopped The School Day And Watched It By Satellite
to old to care 1 hour ago (edited)
You should have waited another 50 years to post this, we are all still alive to prove you wrong. And by the way, yes, the H*******t and the moon landing were very real.
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Anyone Else Feel This Way?
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“Bobcat” Goldthwait & Tim Kazurinsky Then And Now
Nik Odongray 39 minutes ago
I once stood behind Bobcat Goldthwait and Robin Williams on an escalator.
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Remember When We Wore Baby Tees Under Our Sundresses? Early 90’s Here, The Scrunchie Was A Must Have Too
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The Sit 'N Spin (1977) Because For Some Reason Our Parents Wanted Us To Know What Nausea Felt Like
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I Loved These Koala Clips
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I Want In On The Fun. '92 Senior Photo (17) And Age 50 (2024)
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At Long Last, I’ve Acquired The Proper Lighting For My MS Pac-Man Table
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What Non Horror Movie Scenes Traumatized You As A Child?
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Had It Since Middle School..53 Years Old Are You Still Hanging On ?
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Anyone Remember This?
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Did You Or Your Parents Have This Cookware? We Did
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It’s Christmas Morning 1985 And You Just Found This Under The Tree. What’s The First Cassette You Pop In?
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Oj In The Day
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When Someone Paid By Credit Card, We Had To Drag Out This
to old to care 1 hour ago
Hey, when the store lost power - you were really happy to have this.
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Who Remembers?
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Because Of This Guy I Ate Sunday Diner On A Aluminum Tray Table Alone In Front Of The TV 🥹
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If You Know, You Know
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I Can’t Stand This Junk Anymore
As a little kid, I lived on sugar… when I turned 25, my body started rejecting it…. Even looking at it in my mid 40’s causes me to wretch…
Peter Bear 2 hours ago
That's not a function of our age, it's a function of loss of quality and shrinkflation. These simply aren't as good as they used to be.
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Ugh? Yay? Corduroys Are Back
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Finish This Genx Sentence: When I Think Of Val Kilmer, It's His Work In ________
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Anyone Else Miss Going To The Malls In The 80s?
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Anyone Else Associate These With The Christmas Season?
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I’ll Always Remember The 8 On The Bald Dude 🤣
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What's Your Favorite Genisis Or Phil Collins Jam?
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Stopped By To Visit My 80 Yr Old Sicilian Parents I Got Dinner Just Like When I Was Little In 1970s
Bi.Felicia 1 hour ago
This is the same poster that was in this thread earlier, the pic of a slice of pizza on the same plate as this one, with I believe a purple teeny weeny or hugs juice.
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Who Else?…
Picked up my first “Choose Your Own Adventure - Hyperspace” in ‘83/‘84, and I was hooked. This book series fed my need for adventure and I’ve pretty much lived by that my whole life. My life, my choices, my destination. Then again, this is the way, of a GenX’r
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You’re At The Roller Rink In The 80’s.. What Song Hits Hardest?
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Anyone Have One Of These Swing Sets?
Bi.Felicia 1 hour ago
Of course, the higher you swung the more the legs lifted off the ground, threatening to tip the entire swingset over.
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Spotted On A Neighbourhood Walk. Nope, Nope, Nope
to old to care 1 hour ago (edited)
Oh lord, my family were just talking about this little guy. My brother in law played this show for my very young niece years ago. She is 26 now and that is the ONLY thing that still creeps her out. (she even grew up watching large snakes and dinosaurs.) But this....oh HeLl no.
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Spellflinger 1 hour ago
Sometimes I rather like being part of the invisible generation.
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Spellflinger 1 hour ago
Sometimes I rather like being part of the invisible generation.
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