Reply #30: Uh oh... you may be opening a rant! :)

[hsher]

Like I said, I'm writing a wee book on this! If you really want me to answer, I can post what I feel so far... let me see if I can condense this... hmm... (and be aware, every Gen X'er on this board will disagree! That's one of our characteristics!)

Some of this may be hard to take, but...

1. Tend to be very good readers, writers and spellers
2. Analytical, critical thinkers
3. Sometimes too critical, especially self-critical
4. Cautious, sexually pragmatic (even if AIDS had not occurred, we'd be just as prim)
5. Often had punitive, patriarchal, sometimes extremist parents
6. A lot of moving around during childhood
7. Often lonely
8. BIG ONE - EXTREMELY ENAMORED OF NOSTALGIA
9. Independent to a fault - resist working "for The Man"
10. Despise corporate America/corporatism
11. Despise conformity
12. Not often materialist, avoids conspicious consumption, embarrassed by it
13. Likes and purchases "small, cute things" - scooter, cappuccino maker
14. Prefer small groups of close friends over large mobs of many acquaintances, runnin' buddies
15. Fearful of risk
16. Fearful of commitment
17. Easily detaches from human connection, can terminate friendships quickly, passionlessly
18. Protective of and fond of "our stuff", even though it is modest
19. Sharply critical of others
20. Enamored of perfection and think it is possible for nations, ideas, people to be perfect
21. Shared feeling "all the good stuff has been said and done, so why try"

I could definitely go on!