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Bev54

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73. I graduated 1971 so we never used computers or calculators in school and for my first year or two

Mon Nov 21, 2022, 07:04 PM

Nov 2022

working in the bank we had to do all our calculations by hand whether interest calculations or foreign exchange. I think the OP writer is talking about the majority of people not those who specialized.

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"Why Gen-X "Got it" Before the Rest of You" - Kara Post-Kennedy [View all] Pluvious Nov 2022 OP

Lol this essay has a weirdly boomer vibe. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #1

Every generation, as they age, look back to their own upbringing, and compare to others... Caliman73 Nov 2022 #4

It does. And what it's missing is the "leave me alone" attitude many of us had growing up... Buckeyeblue Nov 2022 #10

Exactly. Texaswitchy Nov 2022 #34

I K R YoshidaYui Nov 2022 #16

Um, ok. themaguffin Nov 2022 #102

LIKE republianmushroom Nov 2022 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Hiawatha Pete Nov 2022 #3

I've always been curious how many of us are on DU happybird Nov 2022 #5

Me!! intheflow Nov 2022 #9

You're like me & President Obama: we're Generation Jones! CottonBear Nov 2022 #26

Met too. 1964 year of birth MontanaMama Nov 2022 #36

Same here Deep State Witch Nov 2022 #42

Yep. Another post-boomer dragooned into that cohort by statisticians JHB Nov 2022 #43

I was born in 87 YoshidaYui Nov 2022 #18

You are a millennial. Wingus Dingus Nov 2022 #52

I was also born in the year of the Rabbit YoshidaYui Nov 2022 #65

1948 here llashram Nov 2022 #30

You are a Boomer. American Baby Boomers were born 1946 to 1964. Celerity Nov 2022 #71

younger end of the Boomers treestar Nov 2022 #90

Well, it's hard to make the case that a person born in 1948 is not a Boomer That is a core birth Celerity Nov 2022 #91

It was a post-war thing treestar Nov 2022 #110

oh??? llashram Nov 2022 #92

Here! 1969. Wingus Dingus Nov 2022 #53

Me! geardaddy Nov 2022 #97

some DU age polls (it skews old) Celerity Nov 2022 #114

This west-coast (tail-end) boomer identifies as GenX intrepidity Nov 2022 #6

Tail end of the boomers is starting to identify as Generation Jones tinrobot Nov 2022 #44

That's Where I Am ProfessorGAC Nov 2022 #70

Generation Jones here. area51 Nov 2022 #108

Good article. I was hoping it would get into "getting it" about being the last cohort... brush Nov 2022 #7

Socialism is the fire dept putting out your house fire. Capitalism is insurance denying your claim. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2022 #15

Good one. I like your analogy. I wish the OP had gone into this. brush Nov 2022 #17

In my district, the volunteer FD is right next to the polling station. Probatim Nov 2022 #20

That's crazy. They're practising socialism and don't even know it. brush Nov 2022 #23

LOL! That's fantastic. I vote at a VFD, too, but they don't have a sign like that. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2022 #25

As older Millennial I can say I have never had respect for Jspur Nov 2022 #8

Yeah, I'm an old Gen Xer and my age cohort Sky Jewels Nov 2022 #12

I'm a Gen-Xer and I can only name two high school classmates who were Democrats and r/o SoBlueInFL Nov 2022 #21

This is because Gen X was the last generation without a functioning internet in their late teens/20' RANDYWILDMAN Nov 2022 #28

None of my close X'er friends nor I voted republican geardaddy Nov 2022 #98

Well, I'm 69 years old GenThePerservering Nov 2022 #11

+1. Tetrachloride Nov 2022 #14

This Gen-Xer thanks you. My younger Boomer husband said just about r/o SoBlueInFL Nov 2022 #19

Plus 2. Texaswitchy Nov 2022 #35

It never fails. Mariana Nov 2022 #40

Because we are always put down. Texaswitchy Nov 2022 #46

This OP didn't put Boomers down. Mariana Nov 2022 #47

Yeah. Texaswitchy Nov 2022 #76

because Boomers are the original Me Generation, plus they are extremely numerous here on DU Celerity Nov 2022 #67

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Nov 2022 #68

That's because DU skews old BannonsLiver Nov 2022 #93

I am also 69 years old and we did not use computers for school work Bev54 Nov 2022 #49

I used calculators GenThePerservering Nov 2022 #56

I graduated 1971 so we never used computers or calculators in school and for my first year or two Bev54 Nov 2022 #73

Plus, in my experience as a parent of Gen-Xers Mblaze Nov 2022 #13

Yes, I did. I was a kid in California schools Sky Jewels Nov 2022 #24

Congratulations 😀 Mblaze Nov 2022 #117

as a member of the silent generation i will just share this. tiredtoo Nov 2022 #22

I love the Gen-Xers. I have two step-children in this group. Mr.Bill Nov 2022 #27

Gen X are not basically the children of Baby Boomers. Mariana Nov 2022 #45

Maybe, but there's a lot of Mr.Bill Nov 2022 #57

This geardaddy Nov 2022 #99

yeah prodigitalson Nov 2022 #105

Boomers and Gen-Xers were the greatest beneficiaries of all of the liberal policies of the 20th... Yavin4 Nov 2022 #29

Ya think? inthewind21 Nov 2022 #61

Let's do this... Yavin4 Nov 2022 #80

Boomer is the last generation to holler at my mom and say I am going to the pool as a elementary LiberalArkie Nov 2022 #31

Yes Texaswitchy Nov 2022 #39

I promise this is not the case Sympthsical Nov 2022 #84

Interesting. My kids were born at the end of 1975 & the beginning of 1978... Hekate Nov 2022 #32

OK boomer. (Speaking as a boomer myself... NNadir Nov 2022 #33

Speak for yourself... Texaswitchy Nov 2022 #37

Did you also inthewind21 Nov 2022 #62

Had to fight a lot sexism for 3 years. Texaswitchy Nov 2022 #74

I am speaking for myself, but I've also been around many Gen X types. NNadir Nov 2022 #82

Wow you're super invested huh BannonsLiver Nov 2022 #94

+1 Celerity Nov 2022 #112

Bullshit. NT GenThePerservering Nov 2022 #58

Let's make it a contest and see which generation can turn out the most votes randr Nov 2022 #38

But who will vote in every election. Texaswitchy Nov 2022 #41

X and Millennials had similar numbers Sympthsical Nov 2022 #51

30-44 demographic is almost all Millennials but it includes Jspur Nov 2022 #116

But in 2016, the 30-44 yo cohort was more skewed to Gen X and less to the Millennials, yet voted Dem Celerity Nov 2022 #118

Gen Z GenThePerservering Nov 2022 #59

Xers were the ones on the mountainside when the avalanche began Sympthsical Nov 2022 #48

Gen X had a attitude problem. Texaswitchy Nov 2022 #50

One thing I admire about many Boomers Sympthsical Nov 2022 #54

Stereotyping GenThePerservering Nov 2022 #60

You don't think Texaswitchy is stereotyping? geardaddy Nov 2022 #100

Not at all, Sympthsical is spot on up and down this thread. Having observed them for some time now, Celerity Nov 2022 #113

Exactly inthewind21 Nov 2022 #63

LOL inthewind21 Nov 2022 #64

Good summary. Celerity Nov 2022 #111

I'm in Gen X, and the author needs to know that our generation's shit does indeed smell. Efilroft Sul Nov 2022 #55

The author is a Kennedy (yes, THOSE Kennedys), so is unfamilar with smelly shit. JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2022 #72

Yes. Texaswitchy Nov 2022 #78

I'm supposed to be a Boomer (late '63), but I don't really fit there. maxsolomon Nov 2022 #66

Bigots are trying to reduce that exposure to progressive ideas via school boards and book banning Demovictory9 Nov 2022 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #75

Oh goody! Generational Fight Club Round 268! Pathwalker Nov 2022 #77

It's so useless treestar Nov 2022 #88

This was well written and gave a lot to think about Renew Deal Nov 2022 #79

Tail-end boomer (1961) but definitely identify as X . . . hatrack Nov 2022 #81

I don't think it is useful Meowmee Nov 2022 #83

There is pre-industrial, industrial and information ages. Prairie_Seagull Nov 2022 #106

Best write up of me that I've seen. Arthur_Frain Nov 2022 #85

Wait, how can the Challenger thing have happened geardaddy Nov 2022 #101

I am aware that technically I'm a Boomer being born in 63. Arthur_Frain Nov 2022 #109

I am Generation X ellie Nov 2022 #86

For sure. :) All generations have a lot of monsters. Hortensis Nov 2022 #96

Get what? treestar Nov 2022 #87

I didn't understand it either. Totally missing the point of this. Wingus Dingus Nov 2022 #89

Lol, obviously then, you just need to get out of the way. Hortensis Nov 2022 #95

They were doing OK GenThePerservering Nov 2022 #104

wasn't Obama our first Gen X president or was he a super late boomer? prodigitalson Nov 2022 #103

super late boomer treestar Nov 2022 #107

As an older Millennial I remember hearing stories from Jspur Nov 2022 #115

How Gen X Became the Trumpiest Generation Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2022 #119

Sounds like a conversation Torchlight Nov 2022 #120