Triggers of today and Gen X 💯

[@stevecarter8810]

We're the last generation who knows how to be left alone and how to leave things alone

[@RetroGamingLite]

When you say leave things alone, are you absolutely sure our generation left everything alone. Like for example, we'd roam around exploring abandoned buildings for fun in the early 90s. I'd take almost everything I could apart in order to understand how they worked, which didn't always, but sometimes backfired on me. At 8 I took a TV apart. Got zapped by the tube and quickly learned never to do that again. If you mean to make sure you avoid dramas at home etc, I get you. I know we tend to observe from a distance and act smartly when necessary.

[@TheZombieButler]

Nicely said.

[@stevecarter8810]

@@RetroGamingLite yeah this! I lost a couple premium toys by taking them apart to see how they work.

[@daveduffy2823]

Yes, I agree. We sit in both worlds. We can use all the gadgets of today, but we don’t have a need to. We can survive without it.

[@cowboyofscience7611]

I remember that time I didn't use my "smartphone" for 47 years..... Good times!

[@LJSR26]

For me, being Gen X I still don't conform and I'm definitely not politically correct. Fuck that. Born a rebel, die a rebel.

[@KevinBerus]

I preferred the analog world

[@sam12587]

I’m going back into analog. Tired of digital things dieing in power outages.

[@meowmeowmeowser6349]

Same I started wearing my regular watch instead of the mini monitoring device on my wrist lol. Started leaving my phone in the car. I miss having a house phone 🫤

[@7SideWays]

Gen X from across the pond. Still a brother. Agree with all you said👍

[@mommabear5059]

That’s what I was thinking. Our generation can relate globally which is both cool and comforting.

[@QwarkE1]

gen x class of 92 im old it hurts i love and hate everyone equally zero fucks left to give

[@chiarac3833]

I never had any to give lol...

[@RetroGamingLite]

The key has always been to lower your expectations of others. It's a balance between having optimism but being realistic.

[@paigezander]

No it’s true we are unique and do not suffer fools or idiots at all❤

[@michaelhogan2256]

Even with all the aches and pains of my 50’s, I can run rings around most of the younger folks around me. I completely agree that mental health needs to be improved but people are definitely more sensitive to issues we didn’t even consider in the before times

[@lisayoder5686]

I think that its a crime that I am not jealous of the younger people who still look great easily and can do anything they want...isn't that supposed to be a natural stage of life? looking at the younger folks with a little envy that they can still turn heads or move furniture or other things that require strength and agility? But now, I just look around and am always only happy that my prime was back in the day that we were actually allowed to live, AND to make mistakes. That's not allowed anymore, one mistake and you are history and only extremely lucky if you can find someone who will give you a second chance. No bad days allowed.

[@JP-ec9rl]

"Mental health". A term coined so pharma can sell pharma and therapists can sell time.

[@michaelhogan2256]

@@JP-ec9rl I used to think the same thing. I’m in my 50’s now and I recently got a ADHD diagnosis and it explained my entire life. Finding out that most of my struggles have had a chemical imbalance at their root really opened my mind to the struggles others go through. I had a fairly good upbringing with loving family and I think about those with similar issues that don’t have the support that I had. I watch the “Karen” videos on KZbin now and now see someone that didn’t develop the self regulation and self awareness that was encouraged by the social structure I was lucky enough to have. Nobody has the goal of being the A-hole. There are countless reasons why that happens and sometimes it starts with one or two things misfiring in this complex organic computer we all carry around in our skull. I do agree that the pharmaceutical industry is out to fleece as many as they can but in many cases, a little help in the neurochemical department is warranted.

[@dalerushton1394]

Yea, just an opinion from a Yank but I'd have to say I agree, it was the same as you described it here in The States. - Gen-X dude born in 1969, a boy in the 1970's and a teenager in the 1980's. High School class of 1987. "How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat ? !" 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 😊👍

[@j348011]

Gen X 1971 from USA. Pink Floyd.

[@yvonnem6361]

Yes I agree with everything you said. Yes our generation is Awesome Totally Awesome 😎 😂🤙

[@lizard928]

British Vet just stole my heart! He is spot I'm Gen-X we are a different generation, we didn't feel the need to tell the world anything about ourselves and why? We took care of ourselves and each other. We created a lot of the technology used today that has been abused to hurt society just from what I've seen. These generational wars will determine who will survive we lived without technology, we were resourceful, we were critical thinkers and still are, we lived outside. Our social skills were built on face to face communication, we usually avoid crowds because we had to learn to be by ourselves or we hung out in small groups mostly people of our generation I'm still that way. People think were mean and ruthless no we're not we are a cautious generation with built in safety mechanisms, we fight we don't run. We observe a lot.

[@janise5274]

We are thick skinned, have thick skulls, hardend hearts (made of gold ❤), we muscle through everything, come hell or high water we getter done. We are fluid between analog and digital and are the poster children for 'where there's a will, there's a way. We console ourselves, walk straight through fear. Tell it like it is and don't give a flying fuck if hurts your feelings because no one really cared about ours. We are the ones you want around when shit happens because we get through with our sanity 😂 in check.

[@YogGroove]

I think it's less a tech thing as a swinging philosophy of society thing. GenXers were born into the divorce boom where the trend of parenting was hands off to nearly the degree of neglect. As such, we grew up feral. This instilled independence and a think skin for us. We had to deal with bullies with no adult help. This is in sharp contrast to both Boomers and Millenials who were coddled and prized as children. Their eras were pro natal whereas kids from 63 to 80 were generally considered a nuisance and thus ignored by adults. Millennials and GenZ expect to be coddled and have no idea what to do when they aren't... hence, tantrum behavior.

[@kimkbrooks]

Love this! I just posted a Gen X video too and it amazingly got a lot of views AND comments. Most of the comments were nice and fun and friendly but some.... whew! lol...

[@davidmalton3984]

Y E S, I AGREE, WE ARE DIFFERENT, BACK IN THE DAY, WE'D BE OUTSIDE, PLAYING, INTER - ACTING WITH, ACTUAL PEOPLE, REAL PEOPLE, PROPER HUMAN BEINGS, NOT TODAY THOUGH, MOST OF IT, IS ON, SOME KIND OF APP!!!!!! HOW SAD😒😒😒😒😒

[@elizabethmurphy3832]

That's why I do not have a cellphone.

[@raymondape]

I love that gen x is the same across the pond. Cheers.

[@RetroGamingLite]

It'll be influenced by common shared experiences like the 73-75 Arab oil crisis, Chernobyl 86, economic highs and lows of the 80s, Exxon Valdez oil spill 89, Berlin wall 89, then the economic turmoil of the start of the 90s (10% inflation in the UK in 90), technological developments including birth of the internet and mass adoption of actually useful and affordable mobile phones (I got my first one in 1997). The music definitely tied us together across the pond and films too.

[@raymondape]

@RetroGamingLite but parenting (or lack of supervision) that was very defining. I'd love to hear more about gen x over there. When I earned my driver's license at 16 years old.. my partners never saw me. They would page my beeper if they wanted to know I was OK. It would be days at a time.

[@tonyascarlett2413]

Another handsome GenX'r.

[@huskyflylangley6053]

Yank here, I crashed on my bike, (2nd hand Schwinn Stingray over here) learned on my own, outside getting dirty, bee stung, falling, but learning all the time. Had a paying job by age 12, bought my first car with that paper route money, doing my own laundry by age 8. Loading 70lb bags of sulfur in ww2 Stearman crop dusters at age 16, learned to hand start said airplanes as well (ww1 style, and as a plane crazy fool, loved every bit of it!) I had a very caring family and extended family/friends who protected when needed, but let me fall down and learn when needed as well. My dad used to set me on his lap at age 7 and steer our big old Ford LTD through town to get a burger. So many ways my folks worked hard to make it a great childhood for my brother snd I when we had not 2 dimes to rub together. While everyone's growing up was not this way, in my opinion it was a great time to grow up!

[@snarkymcsnarkface1863]

I miss the simplicity and joy of the analog world. Sitting around with friends just playing a game of card or a board game if you could afford a board game. A stick was an invitation to endless possibilities. The mind and imagination were toys to be explored. The bicycle was the best way to get to the store, pool, park, forest and friends house. All the orange and brown furniture. Those Godforsaken wall papers. That horrible redish brown Shag carpet still around. That would hide toys and jewelry like mini booby traps waiting to be sprung. The haunting call.of synth music, the talent of musicians and singers that could actually sing.

[@hamo4558]

We are the only generation that can articulate the pros & cons of pre-technology & current technology. Sometimes wonder if we're too clever for our good.

[@canadianicedragon2412]

There was a song back in my day that went "We built this city..." and Gen X was kind of the "we built this 'world'" because as said we were the last "unplugged" but also the first plugged in. We adopted tech, and we grew the market and even created some (many) of the platforms used today. We didn't do things perfectly, no one ever does. But we tried to reshape the world into a better place... only time will tell if we left a mark... and whether it was for good or ill.

[@BrianMathis-b1l]

I have fond memories and a few scars too of making bike jumps with scrap lumber and a 55 gallon drum laid on its side.

[@markh.7650]

If you accept the definition of GenX as '65 to '85, then I'm one of the oldest of the bunch being born in mid January of 65. I started working full time in august of '84 drawing schematics with a mechanical PENCIL and laying out PCBs with clear acetate and tape. A few years later we got the first PCs in and started using CAD, without a mouse. They came later. I also dealt with the precursor to AI in something called an "Autorouter" that would wire the traces on the PCB according to rules you set up. This was in the late '80s. We understand technology better than any generation because we were there at the beginning and some of it was even created by us. Back in the day, you had to understand how computer hardware worked because it was not yet abstracted away in software. When you added hardware to your computer, you had to manually set it up to not conflict with your existing hardware. With the invention of plug & play that went away. Things are so easy today, any fool can build a computer by watching videos here and having a screwdriver.

[@kachdragonfly]

Gen X from downunder. Yep!

[@zerstorer335]

GenX and older Millenials are unique because we’re still mostly active adults engaging with modern technology but we didn’t grow up with it. There was no going home from school, turning on a device, and being able to “socialize” with a carefully cultivated group that was hand-picked by you so they wouldn’t say anything too upsetting. We had to hang out with people based first on physical proximity. You’d favor those you had things in common with, but your selection was based on who lived in your neighborhood. That meant getting along with plenty of people who would tell you that you were wrong, call you names out of malice, or do even worse things. So we’re this kind of sweet spot of people deeply involved with the new technology but with the added ability to take a lot of flak from much closer distances (sometimes literally in our faces) than an internet user can manage.

[@krash66]

Truth, my man! We would go get lost in adventures on our Bikes every day, and nobody knew where we were or what we were doing! I am glad there were not cameras everywhere then. LOL

[@ericmanseau2382]

I preferred life without cellphones and streaming services. I even preferred dial-up Internet because it made you not want to use the damn computer. Like you said everyone expects an immediate response to communications these days. I'd prefer to go back to ignoring phone calls and barely looking at emails. If it all disappeared tomorrow I couldn't care less.

[@Wurdnurdninja]

I have no idea what 'scrumping' means (lmao) but i loved going on that hike with you....nice terrain. As a Gen X'r in Canada I can relate to most of what you're saying thar mate.... now it's time to leave the cell phone IN the house while i go outside to play in my garden. Have a good one.....and remember to 'not give a shit' what others think-say-do. Ain't my bizness what you think of me. (hh)

[@dodger0101]

Agreed

[@dionisis5206]

We are used to having nothing and making the most out of it.

[@RetroGamingLite]

We'd do beatboxing at school, where you make sounds like drums with your mouth and then your friends sing along to what you're creating. I remember doing the themesong to The Fresh Prince of Bellaire at school. We could make games out of hardly anything.

[@orfeoball3015]

X gen rules, all the rest drool!

[@orfeoball3015]

F. Emojis!

[@DarinM1967]

Good or bad, we are the Honey Badger of the generations. Don't eff with us, and we won't eff with you. If you think we are push overs because of our ages, then eff around and find out.

[@blisterbill8477]

Annoying people becomes a source of entertainment as you get older.

[@LJSR26]

Indeed, it's definitely not hype.

[@JoyceWood-xu2qj]

I’m too old school for all this , I like the old ways better , people connected , now all you get is a text . Love your humour x

[@Myhouseisfullofweirdos]

74' Yes I think we're def. different and super adaptable. We grew up wild with no fear; we're street smart AND tech-savvy. Just don't f around with us. Many of us are just as physically capable now as in our youth. 30 at age 15 and still 30 at 50

[@jarredsegal6842]

The amount of tech that Gen x has evolved through is far more than the invention of social media and the smart phone When we were born things when built with metal and wood and that’s all that was widely available at stores But then along came plastics not Bakelite plastic but recyclable plastics that can be welded and fixed We also went from basic ferrous metals to alloys and non ferrous metals being widely available Never mind the tech leaps we have made in building and manufacturing

[@gnx71]

As a Gen X Christian on social media you need the armour of God, I feel bad for Gen Y, Z, Alpha, who lack this.

[@chefboyardee4467]

One thing gen x has that younger generations dont is adventurous stories that can only happen by first leaving your house.

[@nikkihc52]

We seemingly never ran out of ways to see who, among us, could withstand the most pain. Our creativity, when it came to inventing new activities to test our physical and mental toughness while delivering as much shame and humiliation as possible to the loser, is something that remains inside, each and every one, of our black hearts even to this very day.

[@jeanetteraichel8299]

Who remembers Leisure Suit Larry computer game in the 80s? Life was simpler and that was simply better! OHS wasn't thought of when growing up, even as an adult. We're all about harsh reality. We lived the harsh reality of being left on our own, or just figuring shit out on our own. We were our own MacGuyver

[@timothyblazer1749]

The expectation of a reply is the problem, not the tech. :-)

[@lemhanback9595]

We are most definitely different, although a few of the younger generations are similar to us. The majority are key board warriors. 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@originalsusser]

Never giving a f*ck was how I lived as a young person. I wasn't all about me, but I had low tolerance for drama & bs so it took some time to find the right partner. With her & maturity, I went from carefree & uncaring to involved & caring

[@dave-rn7zd]

I remember as a Gen X as kid's out of the blue just pick a bike undo the nut's on the front wheel & start a Wheelie Competition to see who get's the face plant. Can think of loads more to the world today is to soft.

[@RetroGamingLite]

I've only ever done that on grass before. But yeah we did it.

[@Madman6505]

And I bet you weren't wearing safety equipment on your bikes. We had BMX, freestyle, and 10 speeds, skateboards, roller skates, scooters, ice skates, snowboards... never wore a single piece of safety gear, ever.

[@snake_eyes_garage]

I like those sunglasses. 😎 Sometimes it took me hours to find out where everybody was hanging out. That meant walking or riding a bicycle, and then when I got older driving around. One time when my friend and I were on bicycles in a construction site, I stepped on a nail. My friend had to ride his bike home while I hobbled back, to get my dad to take me to the hospital. 🙂 I admit I have embraced the new tech. But I've also been in places where there is no service, which I'm perfectly fine with. I think we are probably the generation that, if all of this changed overnight, we'd be fine with it.

[@bookwormaddict3933]

Gen X is the greatest generation. It was simpler 40 years ago.

[@paulcooper-n2v]

Im Gen X also yes we are differant.

[@LoraineAdcock]

Great voice keep on talking 😀👌

[@jasonswearingin1009]

Hell I'm Gen X and I will freely honestly admit I have let myself be triggered by social media and it's comment section! I admit being stupid and letting myself fall for traps! Personally I'm working on how to turn this personal failure into a tool that will benefit rather than hinder me!

[@lupaswolfshead9971]

ratio wise more of us gen x are combat veterans compared to the other generations still kicking around.

[@Eaa-jz2wj]

As a Gen X it seems if you are straight talking it really seems to piss people off. Which is hard to understand since they know where you are coming from, less confusion when communicating . It seems that people would like that not these days . It is really just kind of weird.

[@martineldritch]

I remember back in 1990 when Woke was called "Political Correctness" and what had begun in the 70s and 80s satirically and ironically by Boomer leftists became a reactionary trigger topic. Here in the states Gen X was born cancelled. Medical prices soared in the mid 60s when we were born, divorce rates soared in the 70s and saw us grow up neglected by single parents. The war on drugs saw prison incarceration rates skyrocket in the late 80s just as we began to graduate high school and the three choices were the military, prison or a life on the downsized fringe of whatever space the Boomers left for us to keep us out of their way.

[@patchong7618]

Gen X Were Fucking Awesome!!

[@KatjaMelnibone]

yea it annoys me people expect me to reply right away, it's like Ill answer you in my sweet time, Im not at your beck and call. a lot of times I just leave my cell phone at home. flat out forget it. lol

[@americanmutt9089]

I never thought in my early lifetime that I would own a computer. I actually had no interest in them. I hated talking on a groundline phone even, if I wanted to talk to someone, I would just go see them. If they weren't around, I'd try to find them again later.

[@mickthealcoholicbear8311]

before google existed having a question that needed an answer was a perfect excuse to go up to the pub and see if any of the boys had the answer

[@martinhenrybezer8516]

Brit66GenX...i don't get triggered by social media...i like what you say mate...

[@Turbo614]

I would love it if all this tech we grew up with quit working for a week or so. this way we could all have a good laugh

[@havocstormbringer1503]

Me and my best friend are both fifty five years old. We've been friends since we were six. We've had a few fist fights over the years, no big deal. Once, some asshat called the cops and had to convince them that everything was fine. What's up with people calling the cops these days? Anyway... We decided to make us some rules. Never talk about politics, religion, money, and our women. So far so good 😆

[@gregkral4467]

hehehe, we were self made ninjas, danger was our pastime, we were a bit of Rambo, Murdoch, and MacGyver rolled into one. We could take a punch, and give one back with interest....and often if not a new friend after, at least common respect. No matter what, in fun or fight, there was gonna be blood, heheh. Shot arrows at each other at 60lb draw and skipped judo point tipped shafts off hardpan at each others shins from around 70 paces or so, if ya cannot dodge that, ya deserved it. Was a very interesting time to be forged in, heck, was so popular a time frame, that even the same wars are rebooted and supersized. At least we fixed the ozone problem, is almost fully healed, I think 20 more years estimated.... garage chemistry fireworks and ... much more. Glad I can still walk around town with my bow and arrows and pack on way out to dam to shoot, at least the archers are still kickass. (Thanks Rambo. and Dukes of hazzard.... ya got the archery fever revived back then, best thing I ever learned). We're X'tra awesome, like our music. hehe. Cheers, good sir. looking forward to seein' more of ya.

[@payne8081]

No no back pedal brake locked up pulled me under the bike lost half my hair on half my head from the road rash and broke arm kn 3 places didn't know for three days. Had to answer a lot of questions on that one.

[@pushindaisies5327]

If the phone (yes, THE phone, there was only one in the house) rang after 9 pm it was not answered. Heck, half the time, during the day my parents didn’t answer it. Outside all day in good weather and don’t annoy the parents if you’re inside during bad weather. Entertain yourself. If something offended you, that’s on you, deal with it. The good old days.

[@scanadaze]

If I wanted to see what my friend was up to. I walked two miles to his house. Today. They sit across the table and text each other. We didn't know even what Government was. As our parents didn't watch us. Neither did the Government. We had true freedom except. We also worked as kids, teens, and adults. We played hard and worked hard with no supervision. As a teen. I could grab my parents keys to their vehicles. Drive them on the yard. Wash them. Then put them back. No kids did that after our generation.

[@RetroGamingLite]

When my dad parks his car badly I usually just say pass your keys and I park it myself properly to save everyone time and hassle. My brother who's a Millennial, stands there horrified that I'm not on his insurance but I'm just casually moving the car. His response usually is you can't do that. I just respond, but I just did.

[@scanadaze]

@RetroGamingLite Your actions are what keep the world going. What your brother did. Stops everything. It's not like you went for a joy ride. My own brother did. To this day, I still get blamed for it. Everything my brother did bad was me who did it. How I learned to shift a manual transmission. Dad had a four-speed pickup. We sat in the middle. We shifted while dad pushed in the clutch. No seat belts. Try that today.

[@RetroGamingLite]

@@scanadaze I'm in the UK so the norm here is a manual transmission (stick shift). As a very young kid, probably 10-12 I'd say I remember my dad letting me hold the gear lever as he put his foot on the clutch and letting me change gear. Also putting the handbrake on too (parking brake). I drove my first car I think around 12/13, not joyriding but on back lanes and carparks and campsites etc.

[@scanadaze]

@RetroGamingLite In America. The Government went to an automatic transmission. When I was in the Army. As a vehicle/truck driver. Why I had some many different driving licenses. 4 speed manual, automatic, 5 speed automatic, 16 speed automatic. Besides different types of vehicles. On a semi. Everything but an 18 speed. My favorite is the 13 speed. I wished America would get the manual transmission back. To drive a manual. I own a motorcycle.

[@twyztidbro3929]

Awesome vid :D personally..if i put this splatter cat of a cows ass online, ppl might come down w/ a case of plague (:

[@lupaswolfshead9971]

first personal bike was a grifter with the gears busted.

[@edoetschedoetsch]

I don't understand all of this generational squabbling. Every generation has disdain for their predecessors because they are making their way in a world different from those before. Current generations tend to not understand the priorities of the younger generation, because things are different for them and the elders have had time to figure out how they're gonna approach life. I'm a gen X and have Gen Z kids. They do some things that drive me crazy but mostly are doing their own thing within a wider set of guard rails as we guide them. They also surprise me with knowledge that I missed.

[@theshape6506]

That's because Gen Z is clueless!

[@michel5856]

Gen x here, one I could care less about whatever woke is Generally we don't care if you're gay or whatever good for you. You be you. Live your life your way. But don't expect us to throw you a party, we're still dealing with our own shit. Pull yourself together and get over yourselves cause really your feelings are your problem

[@JeffEarnest]

It's to bad everyone that does this is meant for all of us. The best thing is you can turn it off. Or leave it at home

[@trenamccloud3213]

We gen x are tougher. Technology has ruined this generation.

[@mcsnapshot1]

Am I fat? Boomers: You could lose a few pounds. Millennials: No, you're beautiful. Gen Z: We don't body shame, of course you 're not. Gen X: I know 5 fat people and you're 4 of them.

[@lilithcumswelltm]

Fabulous description of Gen X. However, "woke" is being used incorrectly. Woke is not weak. Woke is a term first used by black people to enrich their understanding of oppression. Now, it's being used by white people as a negative. Please be careful rewriting word meanings. However, I do feel a weakness among newer generations. Thank you for your service and your words.

[@rongamache6402]

Nope. Generation X is Hugely different from All the Generations Ever

[@BryantWalker-m6e]

Your a brit you don't get to claim Gen X that is STRICTLY for Americans.

[@martineldritch]

I don't know, he seems pretty based about Gen X, the straight talking and inability to tolerate fools for instance..

[@Myhouseisfullofweirdos]

I'm X and Canadian. Other countries have generations too.

[@BryantWalker-m6e]

@@Myhouseisfullofweirdos yes, but American kids Gen X lived under very specific circumstances that only occured in America. British 80s kids and America's 80s kids were COMPLETELY different. You just want to claim us, because every knows we ARE the ORIGANAL F.A.F.O. Generation.

[@MarkTrentham-t4h]

Grifter. 😊.

[@macdeath69]

Yeah, Amstrad really started the computer thing here in France... Thx UK and Sir Alan Sugar for the CPC464 in 1984 and that sweet CPC6128 of mine in early 1986. Else we already had all the tech by mid 80s, just that was is now only another App on the "phone" was too often a specialized and expensive device so we would stick to the strict necessary and see the uselessness of many current things. We jsut had to be back home alive for the diner, or would come back from school to an empty house, couldn't be contacted while outside.

[@phutchinsoncwp]

Todays generation are definitely diluted 😊