Michael Shellenberger on Climate Panic, Safetyism, and Gen X Resilience

[@DadSavesAmerica]

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[@secretbassrigs]

I'm Gen X. but i can't comment without knowing who is censoring my Gen X comments. its hard to know who is doing it, for all the worst reasons.

[@johnnynephrite6147]

@@secretbassrigs its your fictional shadow censor ghost liberal dude thingy. he follows you all over the internet stopping you from posting.

[@roboatnick6178]

I’m a Gen-X who has been so saddened by the changes to the environmental movement. Growing up, it was about preservation of wild habitats, reforestation, and what we all can do to clean up our air and local waterways, and even to stop littering. Now it’s carbon, carbon, carbon (not a pollutant) and what we all need to give up to keep the earth from “boiling,” except for the elite, who don’t need to give up anything because they are exempt. It’s so sad how this movement has been ruined.

[@greglarson6293]

I was talking with someone the other day how big the littering thing was back in the 80’s and early 90’s. It was about the worst thing you could do. I haven’t heard anything about that, or the other items you mentioned above in a long, long time. The left, and of course the MSM that’s left, is almost entirely focused on CO2 now.

[@johngault8688]

I agree and now look at the issue with PFAS contamination happening around the world. That's what you get by being distracted by a single issue.

[@DMDvideo10]

What you may be missing it's it's no longer really about environment or climate change. It's about money. If the Government is on board with something its about putting money in their pockets and the donors they serve.

[@Nylon_riot]

By design. When have you last heard about any actual conversation? Everyones' huge clue should have been the corpos suddenly being "concerned".

[@disgruntledtoons]

The reason that we had that view of the environmental movement while growing up is because we had not learned to question the viewpoint we were presented. It turns out that they were always some variant of anti-humanity: Anti-technology, anti-industry, anti-development, and always, always, always anti-capitalist and anti-freedom. Preserving nature was never their reason. It was their pretext.

[@daviru02]

Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket

[@truecatholic1]

No it doesn't. Dishonesty is the problem. Human caused climate change is a scam.

[@andywomack3414]

nonesense

[@braelinsdad]

Accurate assessment

[@comprehendeth92]

Hoffer was right, agreed.

[@jasminecrandall2262]

I think Gen -X’ers understand that the world is not a fair place. We don’t try to tip the scales of justice when things don’t go our way. I believe our generation copes better with reality.

[@nicolesalter2726]

Reality bites :)

[@Arnsteel634]

We just didn’t figure out how to raise children

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

I want to believe that, but then I witness the hysteria when women athletes have to prove that they're "strong and equal". Suddenly fairness is the most important thing ever, which is incredible considering how many times I was told in childhood that "Life isn't fair, get used to it."

[@MelGibsonFan]

Your generation has brought us a lot of the hysteria. Look at the people who head up many of these rotted institutions. They're Gen Xers.

[@patbluetree4636]

@@Arnsteel634 I should have raised mine closer to how i was raised, instead of giving them everything I never had.

[@KellyNora-p8q]

The antihumanism in the environmental movement completely turned me away from it even tho i have always been a bleeding heart for the animals and very much a tree hugger type.

[@sdrc92126]

It's also anti-science

[@wjdeoliveira3809]

My story exactly

[@Mr.Creosote15]

It's not environmental. The Uber rich flying around on jets and moving to the coast seems hypocritical to me. Blowing up a pipeline and creating an environmental catastrophe is not what I had signed up for. Net zero is not good for the planets flower and fauna. It's about control more than anything.

[@roni1384]

I grew up in California where progressivism reigns and also where resources are scarce such as water and farmable forests. There, a sort of collective preservation worldview develops in one's mind. It feels VERY serious but that we're all in it together, like singing hymns at church, as we share ideas that will save the world. But then I moved to the midwest in 1998 and saw forests so thick that you can't walk through them (a fire hazard if not logged appropriately) and freshwater lakes the size of small oceans, that don't recede or dry up. Seeing the abundance with my own eyes, completely changed my worldview. I grew angry at the California activists who denied the resource abundance and who fought against its consumption by chaining themselves to trees and enacting water-restriction laws in every corner of the state. They take from the water-rich to give to the water-poor. Unfortunately, panicky Californians (Hollywood mostly) are very loud and their problems are always on national news, so the world listens. Sadly, they have no idea that they're in a crisis of their own doing with their golf courses and localized overpopulation, and they think all of us should think and suffer like they do. With that said, I still pray today for the people and the animals who live in the Pacific Palasades area, where they are being consumed by a fire, the water in the pipes have run dry and it could be weeks before it rains. 💔🙏 Sadly, the government will surely crack down on something new after this, digging themselves deeper into an authoritarian culture and the Californians will "happily" comply in order to "save lives" and they will try to convince the rest of us that it's our fault, that we aren't doing enough to prevent their "climate change" demise.

[@szililolabu]

Great points. Glad you progressed. California grows almost all the fruits and vegetables for the whole country. One state. How can you say resources are scarce in CA? The fertility of the Central valley, the massive Sierra snowpack (more water and snow than I've seen anywhere), the oceans teeming with wildlife, the enormous redwoods and extensive forests.... To me California itself is an area of great abundance. I used to suffer from the scarcity mindset .....and I realized scarcity is a human creation. Cheers!... sounds like you've come a long way. I used to be very deep in the environmental movement in California also.

[@XXXX-yc6wv]

Heard a Gen X youtuber say the other day that Gen X was a generation that had little parental oversight in the home and none whatsoever outside of it. Add to that the fact that there weren't CCTV cameras and cellphones everywhere, so we were literally on our own and left to our own devices. This means that any Gen Xer you see today is someone who survived the unsupervised wildness we got up to, so really, mess with us at your peril.

[@Mice-stro]

Born in 2002 here, have been compared to a boomer by a few people due to the exact same treatment in my childhood. Minimal supervision (not feigning nessecary warnings, like "don't pet a crocodile"), means you learn about the world yourself, with unbiased opinions. At least that was the case for me

[@TheIndianaGeoff]

Add to that nobody caring about us as a generation. Boomer this boomer that, greatest generation over the top. We had no reputation to ruin.

​@@TheIndianaGeoffand we didn't care...that's THE important thing

[@Nylon_riot]

There is also a lot of trauma that we won't own up to. But yes, you find stories of a teen going missing and it wasn't reported for a month. Though it's gone too much in the other direction. Now you can't hold an infant incorrectly without someone calling cps.

[@joerhodes658]

No supervision outside.....and yet everyone's parents somehow told your parents. I got caught many times and still don't always know how.

[@karenclark266]

"The end is nigh!" This has been screamed out for centuries.

[@johnnynephrite6147]

The end has come to MANY civilizations. Do you read history or live in a clam shell?

[@needparalegal]

Its easier to fool a man than to get a man to admit he has been fooled - Mark Twain

[@johndunham9979]

As a boomer I really wish that there were a lot more gen x folks. A really great generational dynamic.

[@steves.6826]

There would be, but your stupid generation brought divorce and feminism into the equation. Thanks, Boomers.

[@johncampbell8098]

Check out Generation Jones - late boomers who are more like Gen-X. It is a useful concept and I am part of the tribe. I don't feel like a boomer at all.

[@hyacinthlynch843]

Gen Xer here. When I was in elementary school back in the 70's there was much talk about a coming ice age. I'm still waiting for it.

[@HBFTimmahh]

It's far more probable than burning due to CO2.

[@HBFTimmahh]

I'm an elder Xer born in 66.

[@richtomlinson7090]

I'm from the last year of the baby boom, and they didn't say it was definitely going to be an ice age. They taught us that it was an argument, and some scientists wondered where the tipping point would be. Warming Warming Warming Tipping point, cooling cooling. They still argue.

[@GreyCrowe]

Have you read any books on history or nature? A human lives about 70 years. That's barely enough time to watch a creek become a river. What you're talking about takes centuries. You could literally learn that just by looking at any timeline in any history book 😂

[@WD-41469]

@@GreyCroweif you’re going to just show up and be a self righteous douche, at least try to act like you read the comments that you’re replying to.

[@kevinfinke6927]

Hadn’t heard the term Safetyism, but that totally sums up the madness.

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

Every time someone says "Be safe." rather than saying goodbye, I just stare at them like they're insane, because they are.

[@MrVvulf]

Mike Rowe (of "Dirty Jobs") speaks on safetyism often. His motto - "Safety Third". You can find short clips, under 4 min., where he explains why "Safety First" is a bad idea.

[@johncasey1020]

@@palaceofwisdom9448 That puts me off too. It's like, "where are you coming from right now, guy?"

[@jamiestewart4087]

As a gen-x and 80s punk rocker, I was well aware of the wrongs of society, corruption in our gov and corporate power waaay before it became fashionable. Nothing new to me and I'm glad people are finally coming around.

[@sunshinepadawan]

Johnny Rotten spoke up and supported Trump John Waters appeared on the Greg Gutfeld show The Children of the Revolution continue ❤

[@RobertMJohnson]

It was fashionable before you dude. It’s called the 60s

[@sunshinepadawan]

@@RobertMJohnson it was “fashionable”

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

Activists in general are unhappy. And their solutions make things worse when there are very good solutions to real problems.

[@coreydonohoe8121]

Activists need to get real jobs. Their current path makes them and everyone around them miserable.

[@szililolabu]

Reminds me of Jordan Peterson saying first fix your own damn self and clean your own damn room.

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

@@szililolabu Sort of. I like how Michael framed it with CBT strategies. Many of them do indeed have issues in their own lives. Studies have shown that Democrats have far higher depression and anxiety than Republicans. Having common sense is another thing. Conservatives are more practical. If you really believe that CO2 is an existential threat, why aren’t they approving new nuclear plants?

[@jaymason9364]

...'Activist' AREN'T- GETTING- LAID!!! 💯🤔🤫

[@johnnynephrite6147]

You have no historical background do you. How do you think the Civil Rights act got passed? Seriously you cant be as dumb as your comment.

[@sdrc92126]

Control of information is essential to cults whose purpose is to destroy reality and create a new one for its members. Everybody wants to rule the world.🎶 Tears for Fears

[@johnnynephrite6147]

The Trump MAGA Faux Noose Cult owns you.

[@michaellist7297]

Wow, two of my favorites: DSA and Michael Shellenberger. Great Video.

[@lupuscorvidae]

As a Gen-X Christian, it seems funny to me that he names the problem several times, but doesn't see the solution. He consistently points to loss of religion (i.e. Christianity) as the cause of our problems, but never suggests a return to Christianity. He won't even name Christianity, but instead softens it with the term "religion". Well, it isn't that we turned from Islam or Hinduism...we turned from Christ. The churches are more empty, and the mega-churches are counterfeits. We are Rome in reverse. The answer is to repent of our sins and place our faith in Jesus. I'm a dad too. I can't save America, but I know who can.

[@VeniVidiVid]

“There are hidden contradictions in the minds of people who "love Nature" while deploring the "artificialities" with which "Man has spoiled Nature.'" The obvious contradiction lies in their choice of words, which imply that Man and his artifacts are not part of "Nature" : but beavers and their dams are.” - Robert A. Heinlein

[@Zzyzzyx]

I do believe that humans are part of nature, and that therefore their artifacts are part of nature. However, the great difference between human artifacts (including culture) and the artifacts of other things in nature is the speed of evolution and the scope of impact, which makes the distinction between manmade things and natural things legitimate.

[@MechelleLea]

Yes, the Climate Fraud is founded on HATRED of humanity

[@lhurst9550]

It all goes back to those bastards taking away our 3-wheelers.

[@markw999]

Amen

[@elliottstevens8564]

😂😅😂😅😂😅

[@brianstewart2271]

Absolutely 😂

[@tcgunslinger]

And lawn darts

[@johnnynephrite6147]

No one took them from you. Stop lying.

[@malcolmchevrier6866]

When you get rid of all the sharp objects you get a bunch of dull.

[@johnnynephrite6147]

you would know about dull.

Whats being pointed to here is at the heart of the the macro issue of The West: apologizing for creating, and maintaining, the modern world. Anyone comfortable with any alternatives?

[@natehendricksen3338]

As a boomer I firmly believe that Gen X will save America.

[@rovert1284]

No saving America, it has adopted madness.

[@FosterSB]

Outstanding video and a great example of the level of English we should strive for.

[@goosey235]

As a Gen Xer - I think we had a very low interest in politics. In high school, we thought about normal things - getting your driver's license, parties, friends, girl/boyfriends, etc. We weren't obsessed with what was going on politically and getting intensely involved in activist pursuits. I'm not sure if it was the advent of the internet or what, but I always wondered if being constantly bombarded with news/propaganda and being that angry and scared at such a young age had a negative effect on the subsequent generations.

[@sugarshack5129]

Yeah this is why it annoys the shit out of me when gen X acts so self-righteous. Youre right. You werent interested in politics. Neither were the boomers. Gen x is only slightly less responsible for the problems we are dealing with now because of straight up apathy and hedonism, yet they wrap it in the flag of indifference like its some sort of virtue. Its just weird.

[@goosey235]

@@sugarshack5129 "The problems we are dealing with now" are largely a result of a group of moral busy bodies inflicting their opinions and views on everyone under the threat of authoritarian measures. If you are saying that Gen X didn't do enough to curb this nonsense while it was brewing, you might be right. To be clear, I'm not bragging or self righteous about it, just stating how it was - but blaming the crowd that wasn't engaged for the behavior of the crowd that is hyper engaged to the point of insanity I don't think is quite correct either.

​@@sugarshack5129so be annoyed. Your histrionics are tiresome

[@dagnabbitt1158]

Ahahhaahhahhaahhahaqhhhahahahahqjqh​@@sugarshack5129

[@johnnynephrite6147]

@@sugarshack5129 Boomers where not interested in politics? WTF? You cant be that dumb. Ever heard of the 1960s? It was a full DECADE of cultural change and political protest. They were the boomers!

[@9ja9ite]

Nice format. Kind of a “Big Think” sort of set up with taking the interviewer out of the equation. Very well done. Great production value and terrific guest. 👍

[@Panchocastillo420]

Gen-X. 💪

[@dannypope1860]

He couldn’t be more correct. It’s so sad that his level of wisdom and balance is missing, sorely, in modern times.

[@NeverForget1776]

Uh oh. You got a KZbin climate change Notre! Oh whatever shall you do?

[@zachb.6606]

Gen X for the win.

[@vmotivationalstoryyyyy]

i remember this one time i felt like no matter what i did, people just didn’t notice me. i tried everything-confidence boosters, social tips, you name it-but nothing seemed to work. then i found this book, Magnetic Aura by Takeshi Mizuki, and it completely shifted how i saw myself. it’s not just about being noticed; it’s about understanding the energy you project. honestly, this book made all the difference for me. if you’ve ever felt invisible, you need to read it.

[@bsmythe3214]

Spam.

[@StarGrimm-vo3os]

Humanity and the environment are intertwined in an inseparable way. The system is too grand and complex for the psyche to behold. That system is resilient and never ending. However, the subjective experience within the greater system is the most fragile thing there is. It is this subjective experience and its possible change or end that creates our greatest of fears. Optimism comes from knowing that it is eternal, and beyond our control, nihilism comes from the misguided belief that control is more important than experience.

[@MarcusAxel-p4r]

I wouldn't mind seeing all electric vehicles taking over the roads over the next 20 years but that will only be possible with a nuclear power grid. Environmentalists are so dense. Thank you Michael Shellenberger for fighting the good fight! Your Ted Talk on nuclear shifted my perspective significantly, it only took 20 minutes. It should be required viewing in every high school.

[@montemeade9856]

Unfortunately most of these issues causing these attitudes and conditions are now legislative and government policy and ideology.

[@kathyheavner3585]

One of my favorite people. They should have voted for him in California. Maybe he'll run again.😊 Godspeed Michael

[@freesk8]

That was really interesting! Thanks! :)

[@andrewhinde6048]

Gen X rocks, peace out and tuffen up buttercup all in one

[@tromatrom]

Gen-Z are the ironic ones. We Gen-X are pretty straight forward. We're not afraid of the truth.

[@pinetree5489]

Part of what "CC" was all about, was to offer an over-arching, grand world scale issue that would pull everyone's attention AWAY from environmental concerns that they COULD do something about in favor of an issue that served the PTB that no one could do anything about (except to keep forking $$ over to them).

[@mpalgy]

Dammit Michael how dare you be so calm and reasonable!

[@cathylucas3653]

Apocalyptic fear doesn’t indicate a love FOR something, it’s a hatred FOR something else

[@disgruntledtoons]

Apocalyptic environmentalism was always a rationalization: "If X is true, then my desire Y is justified. Therefore, X is true."

[@rorypotatochip1373]

I remember listening to Bryan Tracy back then He had quite an impact.

[@Rom2814SK]

Great thoughts and discussion (and not just because I’m GenX). I am a little surprised that Haidt and The Coddling of the American Mind was referenced since so much of the talking points about safetyism, the impact on polarization of social media, etc. seem to exactly echo the points made in the book. Regardless, very well put and spot on.

[@beamanact]

100% agree with Shellenberger about our generation!! We had to be self motivated. If we wanted to know something we had to seek it out, go to the library, the cinema, read a book. We found fulfillment in being self starters and gaining knowledge and skills. Gen X IS the hope for the future. The kids need to put down the phones and listen up!!

[@MrPlowboy66]

Yet, when we were kids, they called us slackers.

[@brianstewart2271]

We were the last generation that didn’t get participation trophies and kept scores in our games. We learned from our defeats, not our victories

[@johnnynephrite6147]

wrong. participation trophies were INVENTED for Gen-X. go do some basic research, use Google.

[@billduffe4472]

Michael used to make a lot of great arguments about the importance and the safety of nuclear power I haven't seen him make any good arguments why we shouldn't worry about this massive experiment on the atmosphere and the climb point by releasing enormous carbon. He did great in debates against people who were anti-nuclear He should debate people that know a lot about climste science. I'd like to see him go back to promoting nuclear power

[@777jones]

Jerry Garcia thought he was ordinary. He said, “maybe all people are extraordinary.”

[@nobhiker]

We were told to get out of the house and yes we ran free in our part of town

[@kenandrieling5885]

Watch any mainstream media and the first commercial that pops up is from pfizer

[@BrianButterworth-s4z]

I am sad that so few young people can afford to live. They can't afford kids. Many wns up homeless just impoverished. Young people feel they don't have opportunities.

[@shawnpatton3795]

People that are concerned about the environment have long term consequences mindset and those that don’t, have a short term mindset. I consider “better safe than sorry” mindset for so many things in my life and I don’t understand why people don’t have this for the Earth, especially when it would be the pinnacle for single point of failure.

[@jeremywehrman906]

It's strange that at the same time Elon Musk believes we could sustain life on Mars, environmentalists are telling us that the Earth won't be able to sustain life in a few years.

[@johnnynephrite6147]

Concern: "Im very worried about it, it threatens our existence". Response: "No, you're just sad and angry". WTF?

[@cht2162]

We're standing on the tracks and approaching us is an out of control express train, rapidly increasing momentum as it barrels toward us. Nothing we can do is capable of stopping it now. It's too late. We don't have much more time.

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

Are you Mayan by any chance? 😂

[@sqae8398]

That encapsulates the big lie quite well and a big lie it is.

[@umbraemilitos]

GenX is the least remarkable, and most complicit generation. They will not be remembered in history with fondness or infamy. They will just be a footnote.

[@shawnpatton3795]

How does more safety create more danger?!

[@HBFTimmahh]

The road to hell is paved with 'good intentions'. Allegedly.

[@KenLeonard]

Obsession with safety does not make the world a safer place.

[@shawnpatton3795]

@@KenLeonard and disregarding it is worse.

[@RobertMJohnson]

“Sharp tools are safe tools. Dull tools are dangerous tools.” You must be new.

[@shawnpatton3795]

@@RobertMJohnson and no one that I have ever heard promotes dull cutting tools. Maybe using guards and PPE, if practical. Your talking like a dull one in the shed.

[@cdrcluster9282]

There is a major catastrophe coming, but it's NOT due to carbon, it's due to loss of our EMField, pole shift and is a cyclic phenomenon, based on what I've learnt about and explains the animal mass deaths and migratory problems.

[@galaxytrio]

The camera work is a little too slick for my tastes.

[@HectorFlores-tu9pn]

Empcoe is upon us Phoenix rising 2040 peace 🕊️❤

[@bobsuruncle2112]

Millennial here. Y’all don’t see through this as much as you think you are 🤷‍♂️ But then again you as a whole generation, we’re always quick to assume that you are ready to run when really you’re not even past crawling. If you haven’t realized that you as a generation did more drugs than any other generation to ever walk the face of this earth you need to take some steps back. And start there. DONT start gangs we know yall LOOOOVE to do that 🙄

[@CSHarvey]

Youre right. Im Gen X and i was over your BS in about a minute.

[@shmeeeeeep8797]

Today I learned that you can be too articulate.

[@MechelleLea]

Gen X - Light: Buy into all the BS Gen X - Dark: Our children are not your sacrifice.

[@drjukebox]

When I ask climatists if they can name one - just one - measure that was taken in the name of climate that had a direct positive impact on the environment, they never have an answer. I believe there is none. Whereas many have been disastrous. The climate movement is not a continuation of environmentalism. It is the opposite. I and many others from the old movement have made a transition similar to Michael’s.

[@RobertMJohnson]

Definitely part of it. My take is that they are, statistically as it relates to the subject matter, completely uneducated. They make scientists into deities who can predict the long-term future (which no one can do) and then worship at the alter of these scientists and their reports. They cannot explain the reports yet they believe the reports. This is a religion or cult.

[@SandhyaJadhav-m1y]

i remember feeling like i was always the one fading into the background while others stood out effortlessly. it was frustrating and made me doubt myself a lot. then i came across this book, Magnetic Aura by Takeshi Mizuki, and it showed me things i’d never even considered. it’s not just a self-help book; it’s like a guide to understanding your own energy and using it to connect with people. if you’ve ever felt like you’re not seen, this book might change everything.

[@MichaelRobinson-f5v]

They lost me on climate change when they started talking about the cow farts and eating buns

[@dannyarcher6370]

The Second Greatest Generation.

[@lindapratt119]

CBT is not the only thing that helps with depression.

[@gilschiller1058]

Its all about trade offs . Look at the fire in California as a example. Reservoirs where stopped by there governor, the excuse was to save the stickle back fish , which meant no water to fight the fires so houses are lost . Same in energy if youvwant to go to unreliable energy the trade off is higher prices and eventually brown outs and black outs . Is this really what people want 🤔 I'm not so sure .

[@nounverbnoun]

All hubris, no brakes.

[@celiacresswell6909]

Yay for gen x! Oh wait, were we the ones who bred gen x and who are currently in charge?

[@mikepotter5718]

It seems the guy wants you to live by the old song - Don't worry ,be happy ,reality can't kill you. Man kind has always had to deal with serious problems for ever. If they hadn't solved them we wouldn't be here.

[@dannypope1860]

Of course. Everyone loves the environment and nature… Who exactly “hates” the environment… lol

[@dannypope1860]

And wind mills and solar panels are HORRIBLE for the environment

[@RobertMJohnson]

Well…some companies have dumped some of the worst, most poisonous, carcinogenic chemicals into fresh water systems Do they “hate” the environment? I don’t know. But that is a hateful, evil act.

[@shawnpatton3795]

What about the apocalyptic fear of communism and Russian Cold War? Isn’t that why we have the world’s largest military budget and debt?

[@dogmansun]

Seed oil bad, smoking good 😐

[@russv.winkle8764]

Schellenberger is based

[@bingobango9932]

Gen Y sees through it too!)

[@davidchase9424]

X GONNA GIVE IT TO U!

[@MonkeyFocker-v3z]

I remember when blue hair and septum piercings were for punk rockers and skateboarders. Now that's the dress code of feminists. Either way it's the uniform of untrustworthy people

[@itshimhim2837]

Gotta MAKE SURE YOY COMPLAIN ABOUT PARENTING…must fake complain about having kids… just remember some can’t enjoy having kids WHEN YOU FAKE COMPLAINhow awful it is raising kids… ohhh it’s so hard and awful

[@markschuette3770]

none of this helps solve the problems!! follow the experts who are trying to tell us the sollutions.

[@HuWhiteNat]

One thing is absolutely clear, giant progressive government, authoritarian control and high taxes won’t change the climate a fraction of a degree. Actual competition and real capitalism could potentially make a huge difference.

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

Using the word "nihilist" on anyone who declines to be led by an authority figure is really tired. Distrust is a product of paying attention.

[@tcz7742]

As a baby Boomer, I never bought into any of this BS. It is good to see that the x gens and hopefully the millennials are going to wake up to the BS they've been fed over the last 2 decades.

[@aslkdjfzxcv9779]

pretending like theres much of a difference between the gens. they all share the most important dibilitating trait.

[@Brad-pc3bi]

This is just cope. Gen x is VERY similar to the boomer generation. Make no mistake about it. It's the millennial generation that largey sees through it. That's the truth.

[@JessMan508]

Lol genx still mainly vote blue though

[@anitasaket2155]

one night i was scrolling through my phone, feeling like i’d never figure out why some people just seem so magnetic. then i came across this book, Magnetic Aura by Takeshi Mizuki, and something about it caught my attention. reading it was like turning on a light in a dark room. it’s not about pretending to be someone you’re not; it’s about unlocking the energy you already have. trust me, this book is worth every page

[@roybarron5289]

Gen x resilience? Boomer here Ha HA HA HA 😆😅🤣😂🤣

[@johnnynephrite6147]

Why does this clown keep putting his hand over his heart. All those hand gestures scream INSECURITY and deception. The fact that the editor decided to focus on his hands is just plain strange.

[@carmenlajoie2719]

Plan a trip to China, environmental policies are amazing +poverty alleviation completed now Modernization-BRI-BRICS...CGTN The Point-Hub-Heat, Einar Tangan-Martin Jacques-Lijinjing-Tian Wei-Daniel Dumbrill-Carl Zha-Alex Reporterfy..

[@iam_frk_5]

there was a time when i kept wondering why some people seemed to naturally draw others in while i was just…there. no matter what i tried, i couldn’t figure out how they did it. then someone mentioned the book Magnetic Aura by Takeshi Mizuki, and i decided to check it out. the way it explains how your aura affects everything around you? it blew me away. it’s like having a secret code to unlock your magnetic energy. this book is a game-changer.

[@birendrakumarrahi2630]

i used to think being magnetic was just about looks or confidence, but i couldn’t have been more wrong. i read this book called Magnetic Aura by Takeshi Mizuki, and it totally changed my perspective. it breaks down the energy and mindset behind true attraction in a way that just makes sense. once i started applying what it taught, i noticed people reacting to me differently almost instantly. it’s seriously worth a read.

[@phillippearce9680]

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[@lawsonone6015]

It is a mistake for those that replace religion with climate. The disolution of those that see where climate change has led them is proof positive. Choose your God carefully and believe in that One who will not change and who made you. Lift your eyes and heart to the absolute miracle of who you are because of your God. Lest you make the mistake of letting the journalist be your spiritual teacher.

[@talisikid1618]

Total bs. Human nature is negative, not positive. People are animals unless a higher power act upon them to the contrary. History has shown us this the whole time. Without moral restraints, people need legal ones. Fact of life. Read our founders opinions on this.

[@ryancampbell2067]

Don't worry be happy. Seriously, this is a load of crap.

[@daveassanowicz186]

You claim to be a Gen Xer and was surprised by the nihilism? Dude, 90's Metal and Grunge... C'mon!

[@zsuzsannahallin8695]

How about the fires in LA today? Is that also apocalyptic environmentalism? Or are you in denial? Religion only makes things worse by denying reality and rationality.

[@dee3368]

Im old enough to remember the global cooling hysteria the global warming hysteria and the new death cult the CLIMATE CHANGE 😂

[@HandleMitCare]

The Psychology of Totalitarianism by Mattias Desmet.