To the Millenials from a Gen Xer

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10. Again, different social groups apparently.

You think Grunge and Hair Metal. I know Detroit Techno and House. I know NY/LA rap.

Again, Rall nor I speak for all in Generation X, Y, or Z. I agree with a few of his points and reading the article did not see a level of rancor that you did. I see lots of problems with ALL generations. But I do agree with him, that before the Milennials begin fixing problems broken by the Boomers, let's give us Xers a chance first. I do see far too many of my friends and co-workers unable to progress professionally because Boomers are not letting go and Milennials believe they should move up the ladders faster. No, I do not think a 28 year should be a Supreme Court Justice for instance.

One thing I will credit my generation for NOT doing is that when we got flack from Boomers and the Silent generation, we didn't whine, say we were actually special so pay attention to us more, and just did our thing.

I see more posts on this forum talking about how special Milennials are than I ever imagined. I have my theories why, but it would take the thread way off-topic.

Speak for yourself, but I and those I know in my generation are quite intelligent (we can actually write whole sentences instead of just Tweets and Text speak), very open minded, and maybe just a little grumpy. It is hard not to be. Most of us struggle with the same economy, lack of jobs, heavy student loan debts, fear of no social safety net when we retire in 25 years, and an increasingly austere and authoritarian political climate in the US - from NSA spying on American citizens to the curtailing of abortion rights as the Milennials do.