Why Doesn't Gen-X Care?

I explain why Generation X doesn't care about things the way most people do. We don't get upset over little things like The Apocalypse or nuclear war. Here is the link to the second video.
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[@BIGM-gg9ln]

I'm 59, I've been through the end of the world 3 times. Bite me.....

[@GenXThinks]

That's exactly how I feel lol. I'm burnt out on all of the fear mongering Apocalypse mumbo jumbo. Thank you for taking the time to comment, I appreciate it. I'm glad you got something from the video.

[@jessgunn6639]

ONLY 3?

[@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage]

Stay alive for 1975!

[@the_original_t]

Agreed, I'm almost 59 and I'm too hip, gotta go. 🙌

[@VelvetSanity]

What kind of apocalypse are we having this week? 🤣

[@elizabethstump4077]

You forgot to mention that the Boomer Generation was before us and always sucked out the oxygen out of the room. Anytime we expressed concern over anything, we were dismissed and ignored. And Boomers telling us we have no idea how hard they had it. When we had the 1991 recession and no jobs, the Boomers told us we were slackers and it's was our fault for the economy they screwed over with their Wall Street ups and downs. We were ignored by parents and older siblings and our opinion never respected. And when we did offer an opinion, we were dismissed. After being ignored for so long, and presently being ignored as well by the Boomers and Millennials, we continue to not give a f*ck since we've been ignored and disrespected for decades.

[@GenXThinks]

Yeah, you are on to something there. They called us lazy and now everyone recognizes us as the hardest working generation. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I sincerely appreciate it!

[@reneeschnarr6260]

That’s how I feel. I remember coming home from school, picking up my brother and sister from the babysitter, taking them home and starting dinner. My two older sisters did the same thing. There were five of us and we were all capable of cooking dinner for an entire family by the time we were eight or nine. We were told constantly how selfish were when we asked for basic necessities like hygiene products because our parents were always losing jobs and were on and off welfare our whole lives. I became depressed when I was in seventh grade and my school ordered my parents to take me to a therapist because I was failing in school. When the therapist asked my parents what they wanted from me they said they wanted me to graduate and get a good job and be a good example for my younger brother and sister. Neither of them were working at the time and I asked who was being a role model for me.

[@deconstructing7307]

Are you me?!

[@GenXThinks]

@@reneeschnarr6260 I can totally relate. I was the oldest and started babysitting for my parents at 9 or 10. I was totally responsible for 3 young children when I was a child. And they expected us to do what exactly when we finally got away from that? We had adult responsibilities at very young ages, and I know that sets us apart from other generations.

[@GenXThinks]

@infinitewatersss5959 It's hard to watch as they continue the same attitude into the 21st century.

[@TheTishy44]

Dude…we care…but we don’t, it’s hard to explain.

[@GenXThinks]

Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. I actually care, but if shit went sideways I wouldn't be all surprised and losing my mind. I have half been expecting it for my whole life lol. Thanks for watching and I appreciate you taking the time to comment. I'm glad you got something from the video.

[@bertmunoz7100]

Indifference: the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern.

[@NiaLaLa_V]

There was a scene in Grace Under Fire that portrayed you all so well. Her boss explains to her that he wants to care, but he doesn't because well, he doesn't care. It's so raw and beautiful because his character usually just yelled at people until that scene.

[@starscreamthecruel8026]

We dont sweat the unimportant stuff. If shit got REAL, like proper REAl, then we'd knuckle down and get with the programme.

[@GenXThinks]

Yeah we would. 👍

[@loosilu]

Gen X has NEVER cared, because no one ever gave a damn about us.

[@GenXThinks]

Yeah, you might be right. Our parents just sent us out into the wild and forgot about us. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it!

[@thisoldgoat3927]

PREACH!!

[@dougied3449]

​@@GenXThinks My longest stint disappearing at 12 was 3 months. It was 6 weeks before my parents even called around to see if i was at a friend's house.after 10 weeks they called the police.

[@GenXThinks]

@@dougied3449 I didn't start disappearing like that until I was in my mid to late teens. Your parents didn't call the cops for 10 weeks. That sounds crazy nowadays. I really don't know if my parents would have called the cops if I'd done it at 12. My parents were uh, anti law enforcement, to use today's language. 🤣

[@dougied3449]

@@GenXThinks i rode my bicycle to next town where my older sister lived. I stayed with her. They were used to me rving with my grandparents so.

[@Nick-zp3ub]

As a millennial, I've always admired my older gen x cousins and friends. They introduced me to good music, showed me how to fix a car and encouraged me to solve problems by thinking for myself

[@GenXThinks]

That's awesome 👍 I'm glad to hear that some of our good traits rubbed off on you. We do have one or two bad ones. lol Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. I sincerely appreciate it! I'll talk to the Counsel and see about getting you an honorary Gen-X membership. 😀

[@anti-victimGenX]

YOU WIN, Darl!!! If you can hold onto that "figure it out/think for yourself", mindset... you're gonna make it through all the COMING threats of apocalyptic events! ❤😂😂

[@michaellines2063]

Killer bees, Y2K, asteroid impact, gamma ray burst, neutron bombs, bird flu, peak oil, economic disaster, nuclear winter, alien invasion to name a few of the existential threats

[@GenXThinks]

Oh yeah, I forgot about the killer African bees! The others you mentioned too, but those bees were scary lol. Thanks for taking the time to respond, I really appreciate it.

[@andrewfox7861]

Acid rain, nuclear fall out, did we worry no, we was drinking wrank water out of the hose, we are literally invincible 😂

[@justmyopinion526]

😅😅spot on plus quick sand.

[@TheTishy44]

Jaws too

[@skyspring7704]

The harmonic convergence, acid rain, being left alone all day without warning or instructions at 6

[@dave23024]

All the generations speak the same language, but Gen-X is the only one that actually understands it.

[@GenXThinks]

Well said! Thanks for watching and I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Have a great day!

[@dave23024]

@TwisterTornado Nope. Obviously, that one went way over your head, and the only thing you have to blame us for is laying down a nice, cushy, easy path for you. If I had to guess, you're "self-made" aren't you? You got the 10-year-old GMC Sierra with H/D window stickers because you don't actually own a motorcycle, all so you can boss people around at the local cement plant because you're in charge of a 3-person crew. What else you got, Napoleon?

[@dave23024]

@@TwisterTornado And what's your point, junior?

[@dave23024]

@TwisterTornado Yeah, you did. You read the whole thing three times while looking at yourself in the mirror, patting yourself on the back, and reminding yourself that none of those other big, bad generations can spoil the Millennials' party.

[@dave23024]

@TwisterTornado I didn't read yours, either. I guess I'm just slow enough to keep up with you.

[@jamesdugos6232]

Frankly, I'm disappointed in the in the lack of apocalypse.

[@GenXThinks]

I'm with you lol. They keep letting me down. 🤣 Thank you for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it.

[@lisalennon498]

I know right….pffft. 😂

[@pablo81778]

lol

[@djinfreemind1966]

That was my retirement plan because I was forced to spend my 401k.

[@greatesttoysevermade3693]

That fact has led to my growing cynicism.

[@TyTyMcGinty]

We don’t care because our parents and grandparents taught us to keep pushing forward. We’re the last generation who knows how to handle business despite all the cultural issues. Immigration, abortion, the economy. While it all matters to somebody, GenX knows we still need to put food on the table and that work needs to get done. Priorities.

[@GenXThinks]

True. We're the last generation to have real work ethic and priorities. Thanks for watching and taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it. Great insight btw.

[@HerrFinsternis]

What are real work ethics though? Living to work instead of the other way around? The younger generations dó want to work, but to support the life they wanna live. There's nothing wrong with that in fact the world should become a much happier place because of it.

[@timothyblazer1749]

Yeah, I wouldn't die on the "we know how to work" hill. Its true, and sad at the same time. Its also not entirely true, as I've worked in tech for decades, and I have watched millenials work 80 hour weeks routinely. The difference is that new generation kids want to be compensated properly for back breaking schedules. And they are willing to toss their entire life away to avoid unfair treatment. Not talking about entitled brats...plenty of those in prior generations too.

[@NhamshahSpah-ky-id6jo]

@@timothyblazer1749 That’s because millennials and younger were told how everything is wonderful! They got deceived in a different way. They graduated to have 9/11 and 17 years of war dropped in their laps. At least Gen x was told “you’re doomed” from the start. That’s why I don’t jump on the “bash millennials” bandwagon.

[@wintermatherne2524]

Never in all human history except the 50’s to the 80’s ( and only in the first world) did the common people EVER have the luxury of “being happy”. The fact that it’s conceived of as a right demonstrates first world privilege.

[@hikewithmike4673]

Gen x kids were the "latch key' kids so most of us developed a healthy sense of independence and reliance on our selves and it was natural and expected.

[@GenXThinks]

Yeah, that's very true. I should have mentioned that in the video. Thanks for the insight and for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it and I appreciate you watching the video.

[@LadyNightsong]

Exactly!

[@kanani717]

Nah you guys just developed narcissism.

[@VelvetSanity]

​@kanani717 Narcissism? No, that's what you see from all the loonies posting nonsense on tiktok to get attention. Most of us would rather *not* have the attention on us, because we do just fine without it. Most of us would prefer to be told what needs done and then left alone so that we can get to doing without someone breathing down our necks and getting in the way.

[@loosilu]

@@kanani717 Dude, we weren't told we were center of the universe. We were treated like we didn't matter. It's anti narcissism. YOu are confusing us with participation trophy Millennials.

[@Land-Shark]

We also survived Steven Segal's movie career. (Gen-X, 1966)

[@GenXThinks]

Barely! 🤣 Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it!

[@joeme]

Hope you can do the same with swift. I have to turn her off, can't stand her voice or looks let alone having her shoved in my face when watching a football game..

[@melonmonte6385]

OMG! You win the Internets today all day!

[@TLW369]

😂🙃

[@dgeneeknapp3168]

I just BARELY survived that one.

[@bethchaisson2375]

You forgot AIDS & HIV, but I understand there's a lot of stuff to list.

[@GenXThinks]

Yeah, my favorite of the ones I missed is the African Killer Bees. LOL My fellow Gen-Xers are helping me flesh out my list. Thank you! Thank you for watching too, I really appreciate it. I hope you got a little entertainment from the video.

[@apsarasangreal84]

Ha!

[@apsarasangreal84]

​@GenXThinks You're Awesome

[@apsarasangreal84]

​@@GenXThinks please make a meme list that we can all add onto

[@bethchaisson2375]

@@apsarasangreal84 Thanks

[@ddlang2514]

Yep, as an x, after all the fear mongering, all I can say is “whatever”.

[@GenXThinks]

We have thick skin and healthy skepticism now lol. We don't get worried by every doom sayer. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I appreciate it!

[@Brenelael]

I usually have the Jeremy Clarkson reaction... "Oh No... Anyways, as I was saying..."

[@GenXThinks]

@@Brenelael 👍

[@Kristina.Larson]

We were born, threatened with repeated dooms and apocalyptic events, thoroughly disillusioned, and constantly lied to. Cynical doesn’t begin to cover it.

[@GenXThinks]

Well said 👍 I'll change my mind when they stop lying to us. I just can't make myself get all worked up over their next global emergency. They have something to prove to us, not the other way around. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

[@keithcraig506]

Here's the thing... It's not that we don't care. We do. We care about a lot of things. What we don't do is get all dramatic about everything, we don't sweat the small things and we don't get all twisted about things we can't change. If the house is burning down we're not going to get all excited about it. Make sure the wife and kids are safe (if you have them) and then save the pets (if you have them) if you can. Then step back and wait for the fire department to show up. If it burns to the ground, oh well. Then you sift through the ashes to salvage whatever you can and then start over. We may have a minor breakdown in 2 or 3 weeks, once the dust settles, but flipping our lid during the crisis doesn't help anyone.

[@GenXThinks]

Very true. It just seems like we don't care to everyone else. Thank you for watching and taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

[@loosilu]

@@GenXThinks Because everyone else makes mega drama out of every little damn thing. Meanwhile, we get sheet done while they beach about how hard they have it.

[@helgaioannidis9365]

That's exactly how I work. I care a lot. I'm one of those weirdos that already in the 90ies started avoiding plastic, eat less meat, buy local, etc. I also do help kids that grew up in an orphanage and generally help people in need. I just don't feel the need of telling everyone about it usually, because I think it's just normal and someone has to do it so I do it. There's a problem? Let's solve it. If I fail, I'll learn something out of it and move on. I simply don't have time and energy to waste on making a fuss about it. There's too much stuff to be taken care of.

[@loosilu]

@@helgaioannidis9365 I had no idea there were still orphanages. We dno't have them in the US. Are you in a different country?

[@BardovBacchus]

We run the Serenity Prayer backwards; we assume we have no power to change anything, because we lack the courage to challenge our assumption, thus we consider ourselves wise

[@queentinadoire6931]

We really don't care. The other generations need to leave us alone.🤷🏾‍♀️ Proud GenXer here.

[@GenXThinks]

They can keep their drama lol. Thanks for responding. I appreciate your time.

[@queentinadoire6931]

​@@GenXThinks I know right. We don't do drama. We wake up, go to work and come back home to our peaceful lives. 😂 Lol.

[@smexehcougah3]

No, we don't. You don't care because you were raised with the perspective that the world is a very big place where the actions of a single individual are usually insignificant. However, the people who raised you to believe that were really bad at math and you never bothered to check their work.

[@starscreamthecruel8026]

I'm one better according to one of my friends. He told me, most people pretend they dont care but they do but apparently I pretend I do care when deep down, I just dont give a shit \m/

[@loosilu]

They never cared a damn about us, so ...

[@scottnobles5081]

We also were taught the horrors of communism. Now it's talked about, like it's a soft cuddly bear...

[@GenXThinks]

Yeah, I don't know how people can embrace those ideas. We have the Internet now, they can just look it up. Blows my mind to hear people promoting Socialism and Communism in the USA. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

[@donaldbraucher9885]

Wow! You actually don't realize that what we were taught was propaganda? I'm not claiming it's a cuddly bear, but there is some equivalency between how the propaganda of the cold war and the war on drugs was not truthful.

[@HelenaDammers]

@@donaldbraucher9885 It's only socialists/communists who act like it was just propaganda. the world proves you wrong. capitalism is the only good economic approach that benefits the people. I come from a former socialist country (East Germany) and all they did was cruel and propaganda. You think socialism is a good idea, then go in such a country to live and see for yourself what it does to you.

[@timkincade9763]

We were taught to hate Communist in school, last generation to serve in the military during the cold war , last to do duck and cover.

[@GenXThinks]

@@timkincade9763 Yeah, you're right about all of that 👍

[@user-so6bs3jq1t]

I remember when we were the cool, mysterious generation. No one seemed to understand us. Most of our parents ignored us, and now, oddly enough, we've become the forgotten generation.

[@GenXThinks]

From what I see online, we're still the cool mysterious generation. Everyone tries to copy us. Look at the movies. Everyone pretty much recognizes that we're the toughest and most badass generation right now. I started this channel because of what others were saying about us. 🤘😎 Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I totally appreciate it!

[@lisad6106]

I prefer intentionally invisible, but of course can be seen with a pair of kaleidoscope spy glasses. Anyone remember writing invisible notes with lemon juice that could only be read by holding the letter close but not too close to a candle flame or after ironing it. By fourth grade we all had burn scars from irons and grease splatters.

[@GenXThinks]

@@lisad6106 Yeah, I remember that! I never understood people who drive loud cars or anything that draws attention like that. Like they want to be pulled over. 🤣 I'd want KIT from Knight Rider, super quiet.

[@YourHighness352]

Don’t forget acid rain, Chernobyl, New Jersey 3 mile island.

[@GenXThinks]

And the African Killer Bees! There are quite a few that I forgot to mention. lol I have been reminded here in the comments by my awesome Gen-Xers. Thanks for watching and taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it!

[@kettle_of_chris]

I don't think anyone ever _really_ survives New Jersey.

[@timkincade9763]

3 mile is in Pennsylvania,

[@eh1702]

Chernobyl. Who could forget 30 years of sheep marked in orange. Every time I saw them I thought about how hard it rained and how we were soaked to our underpants, and then saw the news when we got home. I met a number of kids from Chernobyl. The land of orange-dyed (contaminated) sheep was their respite.

[@GenXThinks]

@@eh1702 Yes, that was a major event that I should have mentioned. I do remember the orange marked sheep. Thanks for watching and taking the time to respond. I appreciate it!

[@kellidinit3725]

Saw a science channel headline about some planet they are having a hard time finding, they call it “Planet X”. My first thought was, leave that planet alone. They don’t want to be found. 😂😂

[@GenXThinks]

LOL, you're right about that! Thanks for responding. I appreciate you taking the time to do it. Have a great day!

[@ChristChickAutistic]

It's called Niburu.

[@kikidevine694]

It's trying to find time for itself

[@1moonwitch]

😂 so true

[@mattbrown5511]

Just like this Gen-X. Don't poke the bear, fair warning.

[@blacknwhitecookie8967]

I'd have to say, as a Gen Xer, growing up in the South, there was always & constantly the looming threat of "The Lord's coming any day now"

[@GenXThinks]

I know what you mean! Thanks for taking the time to comment, I really appreciate it!

[@runningfromabear8354]

As a gen xer from the UK who spent most of their childhood in Germany as an army brat, I was always being reminded that when the bombs dropped, I 'd be first to die. It's one of my first memories. Add to that I watched my uncle die over 7 years of AIDS. I was very young when I heard an adult say soon everyone is going to have AIDS. That scarred me. I was in my 20s, a decade after my peers before I became sexually active. I wonder how many of our generation watched people die of AIDS.

[@starscreamthecruel8026]

tell him to bring his own beer, his own girl and his own pot :D

[@GenXThinks]

Yeah, that was a tough time for a lot of people. Thanks for joining the discussion and for your insightful comments.

[@michaelb.8953]

That was my dad back in the 1970's and in the 80's it was a lot of Nostradamus movies playing in our house on VHS and in the early 90's while in the military I thought we were in the very end times back then. The joke's on me as 45+ years later here we still are, but a thousand years to us is like one day to God.

[@mztweety1374]

We care but not enough to get on the Internet and constantly whine about it. Like other generations …we’re still at work. we’re also caring for our little elderly relatives… And if we’re not caring for them, we are worrying about them. And eventually burying them 😢

[@GenXThinks]

Very true. Thank you very much for your insights. I appreciate you taking the time to respond.

[@loosilu]

We BUILT the internet they're whining on.

[@nagaviper1169]

Exactly

[@loosilu]

we BUILT the internet they're whining on.

[@dhunter1133]

Them: "But this time it's for REAL! Why don't you understand?!?" Me: **sigh**

[@GenXThinks]

Exactly! 🤣👍🤣 Why won't you listen?!? Why won't you caaaare?!? LMAO Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

[@peteschaub7561]

Truly underrated comment. 😂

[@GenXThinks]

@@peteschaub7561 agreed 👍

[@fippodegyeoolies3629]

Not to mention, Genx were the first generation to grow up with an excessive divorce rate. Pre-genx, divorce was rare. For early Genxers, divorce was still taboo and kids from divorced families were looked down on. Nowadays divorce is commonplace and nobody looks at you weird because of it.

[@GenXThinks]

Very true. The view on divorce has changed dramatically during my lifetime. It's a sad truth. Thank you for your insights and for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it.

[@evilbarbie2160]

I had begged my mom to divorce my father in the early 80's... she wouldn't do it. Our lives would have been way better if she had. We put up with more abuse in those days, nobody was protecting us kids or looking for abuse at home if it wasn't an obvious physical injury. This is why we don't care about the crybaby crap going on, pronouns and alleged injuries, and obsessive demand for attention. We, who've had narcissist parents, know this is hell and anything after is better than this for us -the victimized, the "suck it up butter cup" crew. The perpetrators, not a good future prediction for them. Good reason for them to fear death. I welcome it, I know where I go. Golden rule is easy to live by... even when you come from an abusive home, it's not a hall pass to be rude to and hurt others intentionally.

[@djinfreemind1966]

My parents divorced twice

[@Saxxin1]

First year genX 65. My parents divorced when I was 7. Divorce became fashionable for our parents' generation. Both sets of grandparents stayed married though.

[@randomperson-dy6kj]

We've also been told we'll never get back what we paid into Social Security. Didn't care about retirement because I never expected to live this long. Still can't believe I'm turning 50 this year.

[@GenXThinks]

Yeah, they keep saying that SS will be bankrupt soon. Worrying about it would just make today suck more. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I truly appreciate it!

[@KamasKirian716]

They've been telling us that for so long that I never planned on ever collecting anything from it. I have my retirement through work, and I have my supplemental retirement accounts. IF I get to collect on SS, that'll be the money I use to play and drink beer.

[@GenXThinks]

@@KamasKirian716 What irritates me is the thought of the older generations taking it out as we put it in, then talking bad about us as if we ruined everything. It really chaps my hide.

[@watup110875]

Amen to that,... I'll be 49

[@MplsMaven]

I figured I’d make 28. Now I’m 58 and like WTF 😳

[@NhamshahSpah-ky-id6jo]

“We’ll all be using the metric system by 1980.” And remember when the Emergency Broadcast System used to do the Tone BEFORE telling us “This is a TEST…”? Countless times I remember driving and praying “PLEASE let this be a TEST!”. If it wasn’t, we were conditioned to know that we had about 30 minutes. Combine that with “the coming Ice Age” after being snowed in for a week after the blizzard of 78. After making it to adulthood, don’t expect our generation to participate in the panic-pôrn of “Climate Change”. We have no more F___s to give. Shaming me for driving a gas guzzler ain’t gonna work.

[@GenXThinks]

Exactly! I think that's how we all feel. We've seen it all and it's just one dud scare after another. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it.

[@rawbarbie]

Love this! At 44 - I’m end of Gen X born in 1980 - I finally f*cking made it financially - I got the biggest SUV - Expedition Max. It’s fits the kids and all our crap and if we get in an accident - we will be a little safer. I don’t give any f*cks how much gas it’s guzzling. 😂

[@GenXThinks]

@@rawbarbie Be proud of your missing f*cks, they were useless anyway. 🤣 I'm always happy to hear from like minded people. I hope you are enjoying the channel. Thanks for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it!

[@imm0rtalitypassi0n]

@@NhamshahSpah-ky-id6jo panic-porn is a great term for that

[@raychalashton]

I still want my damn flying car!!!!

[@GenXThinks]

Me too! 😂 Ray guns too! Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I truly appreciate it!

[@thisoldgoat3927]

The Jettsons was a psyop 😆

[@planetdisco4821]

No hoverboards either…

[@GenXThinks]

@@planetdisco4821 Yeah, I just watched Back To The Future 2, and I was thinking that exact same thing.

[@kevinaustin0369]

I would too. And then I think many folks don’t even know how to drive with any sense. The thought of them flying overhead is fucking mental.

[@Saxxin1]

The world has been on the brink of destruction my entire life. I survived them all.

[@GenXThinks]

We're probably the toughest generation as well. We are survivors. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

[@shaman9996]

.. and the "Energy Crisis". They told us we were all running out of oil, and had only a little bit left.

[@GenXThinks]

Yep, I remember that one too. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

[@brendafisher7722]

Indeed. Survived the 55 mph speed limit that was imposed for what seemed like an eternity.

[@GenXThinks]

@@brendafisher7722 barely survived

[@MRR-my2yl]

And water

[@RogueKT21]

We don’t care about the drama! We just want to live and enjoy the life that is in the now not constantly worrying about stuff.

[@GenXThinks]

Nicely said. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it.

[@Bruski68.]

Once you've internalised, that Death is the only promise we are given at birth, nothing really matters, it's all just petty B.S.

[@GenXThinks]

Exactly. I completely agree. Sometimes it just seems like we're staying alive until we get to see what's next. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I truly appreciate it!

[@tobiasb9645]

Being gen x is like at a young age know you are going to die and you dont give a fuck

[@kettle_of_chris]

1983 we came close a few times if y'all remember. That year was my 6th Grade year and if you could go back in time and wander the hallways between classes, you wouldn't hear talk about movies, sports, or the opposite sex, no. What you'd hear being talked about a lot of the time: Nuclear Disarmament. Especially when the movie The Day After Tomorrow aired on TV in the fall of 1983. This and many other reasons are why - when we heard the Berlin Wall was coming down - many of us wept, and a lot of us cried. Even as a HS senior at a huge house party when people heard the news they were either wyping tears or standing in silence. After 20 minutes of hugs and tears, the music came back and it was a way better party after that! We were so hopeful for the future. I will never forget those 10 years between 1980 and 1990.

[@GenXThinks]

Awesome times. I remember when that wall came down. The news reels of people taking chunks of it. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I sincerely appreciate it!

[@mattmccain8492]

There was also the movie " weeds" as well.

[@KamasKirian716]

"Amerika" to go along with "Red Dawn"

[@tanktop25]

I would say that as a group gen-X has made it our mission to be individuals and independent from groups. That as a whole makes us a group of adults who don't back down from the oddities of the world. It's all a funny game to us now..life is entertainment. So the crazier it gets the more we kind of like it.

[@GenXThinks]

Thank you for the insightful comments. I appreciate you taking the time to respond and thanks for watching!

[@failuretorelax9803]

May be late to the party here, but Gen X and I think we cared too much and we learned no one else cared so we learned not to care so we didn’t get hurt. 🤷‍♀️

[@GenXThinks]

Very interesting take on the process. It could have very well evolved that way. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I am truly grateful!

[@livingartdesigns06]

I was born in 1972, and was a hard-core punker in high school in a small country town in state of New Mexico. My hair stood up in all directions. I wore a painted and spiked leather jacket and combat boots. Talk about independence and defiance. I carry those traits to this day. I see how increasingly dependent and indoctrinated our society is becoming with each passing year and generation.

[@GenXThinks]

I see it too, and I honestly feel bad for these kids. We were very independent and resourceful. It's a great feeling to be that way. No wonder why the younger people have self esteem issues, the victim mentality isn't good for building strength and character. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

[@livingartdesigns06]

@GenXThinks Thank you for reading my comment and replying. Thanks, and keep up the great work with your channel.

[@GenXThinks]

@@livingartdesigns06 You're very welcome. I honestly enjoy swapping thoughts and ideas with my fellow Gen-Xers. Thanks again for watching and spending your time to comment. I'm truly grateful.

[@midplanewanderer9507]

One thing though: we weren't raised in the toxic soup of the Internet and current social media lunacy, where everyone is living up in everyone-else's ass, metaphorically-speaking. The immediacy of the 'meta-crisis' is now in everyone's face, and that's putting a dark twist on _all_ generations, but especially the youth, as this hyper-connected techno-dystopia lurches-on towards the abyss.

[@GenXThinks]

Interesting viewpoint. Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it.

[@hopeplans1773]

Acid Rain was another terror we had to fear.

[@GenXThinks]

It sure was, and don't forget about the African Killer Bees! 🤣 We've heard it all huh? Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. I seriously appreciate it!

[@chriskirsten8221]

Hell yeah we dont care - leave us all alone lol 1971 Gen Xer here 🤟

[@GenXThinks]

Glad to see you here! Thanks for watching the video and taking the time to comment. I appreciate it!

[@chriskirsten8221]

@@GenXThinks GenXers need to stick together lol

[@timkincade9763]

1972 . We lived through alot of change and still has no effect on us and still want to be left alone. The sky is falling and don't give a shit

[@chriskirsten8221]

@@timkincade9763 lol, EXACTLY!!!!

[@bertmunoz7100]

The most important phrase you said here was, "We learned". In some way we were still connected to our fathers and grandfathers past, we learned from their movies, their music and their TV shows.

[@GenXThinks]

Very true. Thank you for the interesting comment, I really appreciate it and I am glad you liked the video.

[@KamasKirian716]

Yes, there is an affinity and appreciation for WWII and the Great Depression in our generation. Probably because our grandparents were from that generation. Indoor plumbing, electricity, modern antibiotics, and tractors were new then and costly. I have photos of my grandmother's family still using horses to plow fields in the '30. Or the root cellar under the house, packed with stray, where the winter ice cut from the lakes/rivers was stored so they had ice through the summer. But these things are too abstract for the kids these days to really understand.

[@GenXThinks]

@@KamasKirian716 Your completely correct. I remember that stuff too. Stories about the Depression and the old cars when they just started becoming popular. Kids today are disconnected from the past because society has changed so much due to technology.

[@rollingring6607]

It's not that we don't care. We care a lot. But we also know we can't change anything that happens, so if something catastrophic ever does happen, we'll do our best to survive. Great video. Love your channel!

[@GenXThinks]

Yeah, I have to agree. We do care a lot, it just seems that way to others. Great insight, thanks for the response. I appreciate it.

[@kellidinit3725]

Exactly. We care. We just genuinely expect the worst.

[@wordup897]

WE CARE A LOT!!! One of my fave GenX punk anthems that ties in perfectly here kzbin.info/www/bejne/goLLiWuGl7OIjas

[@bertmunoz7100]

While we would not cry over spill milk, we would definitely not be millennials or Gen Z.

[@wordup897]

WE CARE A LOT!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/goLLiWuGl7OIjas

[@emmarae4322]

We care too much, I think. What's frustrating is seeing others care too little.

[@GenXThinks]

Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

[@GenxJul]

I think after being let down so many times, then we get to the point we don’t care lol, because caring changes nothing… just hurts us… so ya, we look after ourselves, and our kids, and screw the rest.

[@GenXThinks]

@@GenxJul I agree 👍 We care about certain things that actually matter, but we can't find any feeling for the next big global emergency. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I sincerely appreciate it!

[@timothyblazer1749]

We care about the world, but we do not care about things the world demands of us.

[@GenXThinks]

A very good insight into our generation. We do actually care but it seems like we don't to others because we're not scared to death of every apocalypse emergency the throw at us. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I appreciate it!

[@beefandbarley]

👍

[@reneeschnarr6260]

It’s not that we don’t care we’re burned out. A lot of us went through our parents divorces and remarriages and came home and raised our siblings while our parents had their midlife crisis’. Everyone I know who’s my age has been working since they could walk and a lot of us are raising grandchildren along with our parents.

[@GenXThinks]

You are totally correct. You hit the nail on the head. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

[@therooster6104]

In one very simple sentence I’ve learned how to sum up our Gen X lives . WE GOT USED ‼️

[@GenXThinks]

We are still getting used to pay into a SS fund that we won't ever be able to use. The Boomers are depleting it as soon as we put it in. It's a sad fact. You just have to laugh. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I sincerely appreciate it!

[@sci-fi.tsunami]

Remember "The Satanic Panic" of the 80s? 🤣 And how if you played records backwards Satan would show up? And all the churches losing their minds over every little thing?

[@GenXThinks]

Yeah, I sure do. It's one of the many things that I should have added in the video. Remember the African Killer Bees? LOL I have a great bunch of Gen-Xers reminding me of all the phony scares they tried on us. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. I truly appreciate it!

[@bullitthead7853]

Haha, and don't even THINK about playing Dungeons and Dragons, you devil worshipers!

[@winchestersons6258]

After what ive been through i honestly cant find it in me to care.

[@GenXThinks]

Yeah, sometimes I think that a post apocalyptic world would be better. I try not to stay in that place in my head though. Thanks for watching the video and taking the time to respond. I truly appreciate it.

[@winchestersons6258]

​@@GenXThinksthe good thing here is it could happen and we still wouldn't care. All we would say is I told you so and get in with our lives

[@drivenbyrage5710]

I have helped raise four children. Seeing what a dysfunctional society they will inherent, has compelled me to learn everything I can to understand the hows, the whys and the lies, so that I can guide them as best as I can. Unfortunately, even a parent with the best of intentions, is up against a society bent on self destruction that will not end well for anyone.

[@GenXThinks]

I'm afraid that I must agree with you. I don't like the direction our society is headed, but I hope I'm ready for it. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

[@candyl.8213]

76 here....love my fellow Gen Xers.

[@GenXThinks]

The other generations know that we rule! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, I sincerely appreciate it.

[@trinabenyi8791]

I remember the drills about ducking under the desk in case of a nuclear bomb. Like that would help. I said to my teacher if a bomb goes off the desk isn't going to save us. They said it would protect us from flying glass from the windows breaking..... They missed the point.

[@GenXThinks]

Yeah, I remember that too. It seemed pointless, even as a kid. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

[@AF_1892]

78 vintage here. I asked my parents about the bomb drills and the book thing. They were like, "yeah, we don't really know either and don't care about the Cold War". BUT this is Texas, at least ya'll go to the locker area for that drill, in case of a tornado". My childhood home was new, but it came with an older tornado bunker. It cost 35K then. Now it's been redone and sold for 150k, AND they just removed the storm/bomb shelter. They just built a carport over it, when it already had a garage. We do get huge hail, I wouldn't trust that silly carport.

[@lisad6106]

I used to think we had to do it to make our bodies easier to identify not ever thinking about who'd be left to identify us😂 We had literal bomb scares too where we had to evacuate to the field while the school was searched. NBD🤷‍♀️

[@GenXThinks]

@@AF_1892 Neither would I. I'd have kept the shelter in case of any number of emergencies. 👍

[@GenXThinks]

@@lisad6106 🤣🤣🤣 We never had bomb scares, we had to pull the fire alarm. 🤣 I mean, some other kids did stuff like that...

[@domading2759]

Lord of the flies was our blueprint of life

[@GenXThinks]

Yeah it was. The feral generation lol. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

[@FractalFab]

What people don't get about us. It's that "We don't care" is not the same as "We don't overreact" or "We aren't driven by our emotions". I think we lean more towards the second option. Today all I see around me is people "reacting" instead of "acting". And "acting" can be "Noticing but don't make a drama out of it". We see, we care but what's the point to generate stress and misery with emotions that won't resolve the problem in any way ? We care but only about the things we have the power and will to change. For the rest, we accept it..even if we don't agree with.

[@GenXThinks]

You are absolutely right. I started making these videos because I was reading stuff online about how other generations are mad because we don't care. We all know that we do care, saying we don't is meant to be a thumb in the eye of the media and Boomer politicians who have lied to us about so much over the years. Thanks for watching and for your insightful comments. I truly appreciate it!

[@FractalFab]

@@GenXThinks Thanks to you ! I just subscribed ;) The line "how other generations are mad because we don't care" is the perfect example ! Generations past Gen X are "mad"... I just want to say "well buddy it's your problem if you're mad, I'm not responsible of your emotions"

[@j348011]

Don't forget about the challenger explosion we watched on TV at school. If you grew up in the Midwest, we also had tornado drills at school, which we have survived several of them, and still do. I've also been an earthquakes a few times in the Midwest, and in California. I am Gen X, 1971.

[@GenXThinks]

I remember watching the Challenger explosion in science class. Tornadoes are crazy. We have hurricanes down here, but they don't hold a candle to the sheer destructive force of a twister. I remember doing the drills where we had to hide under our desk. Thanks for reminding me of the things I missed and for watching. I truly appreciate you taking the time to comment as well.

[@paulwyckoff635]

We care about the things we can change. Everything else is someone else's problem.

[@GenXThinks]

I totally agree. 👍 Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it!

[@greatesttoysevermade3693]

Gen X here…I’m just waiting for the giant meteor.

[@GenXThinks]

Yeah, they made movies about that one. lol I'm still waiting for the Acid Rain movie. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I truly appreciate it!

[@adambenedict6155]

Born in ‘74. I agree with your insights. We were fed more catastrophic events in our lives- real and fake -than we had the capacity to respond to. Compound this reality with half of us witnessing our parents divorcing. I think we Gen Xers grew up with a lot less delusions concerning the “American Dream” or the delusion that life was going to be easy. Further, we grew up with a “high tolerance” for pain and disappointment. Finally, we knew were weren’t “special”, we expected to have to push our way through.

[@GenXThinks]

Add independence and resilience to that excellent list and you have the makings for a book. Great comment 👍 Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

[@hikewithmike4673]

Gen X seems to have a lot in common with the quiet generation that came of age in the 1950s, they were overshadowed by the Greatest generation and the baby Boomers, Gen x was overshadowded by the boomer and millenials

[@GenXThinks]

Interesting take on the subject. Thanks for watching and for responding. I really appreciate your time!

[@johnfulton402]

To paraphrase non-genX band, The Who: We refuse to get fooled again. I mean, we probably will and probably already have been several times but were fighting it.

[@GenXThinks]

Yeah, I know what you mean. I just don't think that we fall as deeply as everyone else. lol We keep a good dose of scepticism in reserve. Thanks for watching, and taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

[@jasonp.1195]

He's right about the litany of catastrophes drip fed to us throughout our development. The opening minutes of the film "Pleasantville" (1998) includes a good example of this used to set the mood.

[@GenXThinks]

I'm going to have to check that out. I've never seen that movie. Thanks for the tip. Also thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

[@kevinhardy8997]

“I don’t care if you use me again” -- The Cars

[@GenXThinks]

I'll have to try and remember that one. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@victorcretu7741]

As a Gen-X, I think I care very much about a lot of things. But, I'm skeptical and unfazed about many, many other things. As another Gen X likes to say: "That don't impress me much!". And I do not understand why people are getting hysterical because we are unfazed.

[@GenXThinks]

I think that most of us would agree with you. 👍 The complete apathy thing is how others see us from the outside. We know we care about real stuff, important stuff. Just not the latest media emergency. Thanks for watching and taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

[@purplegrapeape8500]

We just don’t give 2 fucks or shits about it!!! It’s that simple….😂

[@GenXThinks]

🤣👍💯 Thanks for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it!

[@purplegrapeape8500]

@@GenXThinks I’ve been hearing the younger generations talking about us and talking about how better they are than us???? I’m like nahhh!!! Beavis….hey where’s butt head. AHAHHAHAAAA……I’ve said before and I’ll said again. These young ones wouldn’t have last 2 minutes with us when we were growing up!!!!

[@BrianK-zz4fk]

I agree the fear mongering doesnt work that well on us, maybe because we had to interact in person with people including bullies, you either needed to fight or be a doormat. Even if you lost they would repect it and leave you alone.

[@GenXThinks]

True. The anonymity and physical distance of the Internet era have given rise to a lot of character changes, not all of them good. Thank you for watching and for taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

[@lizardsauceintheburg3745]

Gen-Xer (born 1971) This man is speaking the truth. The whole life of threats of apocalypse every day and raised to think and do for ourselves and not expect handouts. I raised my boys to be the same way.

[@GenXThinks]

Thanks for the vote of confidence and for raising kids who have heads on their shoulders. They will be valued by their community one day. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I truly appreciate it!

[@RichardCarscadden]

Don't forget, W.W. III is back in the game.

[@TheGrimlx3]

I care,but I'm not gonna lose sleep over it....every "doomsday" scenario...global warming,cooling,ozone,MAD,.....what ever....the world can only cry wolf so many time before we stop taking it seriously...we got this...we will adapt...(Gen-X 1979)

[@GenXThinks]

Yeah, I think that most of us feel the same way you do. Others just think we don't care because we don't get worked up every time someone cries wolf. We have heard it too many times to completely fall for it again. We still have to make a living, no matter what the talking heads are trying to scare us with this time. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

[@mauricerevelle8451]

“The ice age is coming, the sun’s zooming in, meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin, engines stop running but I have no fear, cause London is drowning and I.. Live by the river” The Clash “London Calling” Says it all. Heard it all before.

[@GenXThinks]

Awesome quote! Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it.

[@The_Amazing_Funktopuss]

We learned from a very early age that our feelings and opinions only matter to us as individuals. Everything else is debatable but no one had time to care about feelings. Insulting each other was a pass time, it was for fun, No one cared about what someone called us, we just had a bag full of comebacks to any insult to throw back. Something very much lacking in today's society.

[@GenXThinks]

You said that right 👍 The insults flew both ways and it was all for fun. The best friends insulted each other the most. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I sincerely appreciate it!

[@davidjayhalabecki438]

"..We Don't Need Another Hero.." just popped into my head.

[@GenXThinks]

We've had to become our own heroes. We haven't had any. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I sincerely appreciate it!

[@joyfulhomemaker8053]

Gen X raised Gen Z. 😒

[@GenXThinks]

Nobody's perfect... 🤣 Thanks for watching and taking a moment to comment. I sincerely appreciate it.

[@littlemissy3936]

I am Gen X and I raised millennials AND Gen Z .

[@joyfulhomemaker8053]

@@littlemissy3936 Double crappy lol

[@rahnihlkuzurandra8462]

We Gen Xers is also the most nihilistic generation too, the constant impending apocalypse threats made us not care about what happens tomorrow so we learned to live in the moment. We learned that in the end, nothing matters so we lived each moment as hard as we could.

[@GenXThinks]

Very true, and very insightful. Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. I sincerely appreciate it!

[@JHgth68]

It turns out we find ourselves needing to know the plural of apocalypse

[@GenXThinks]

Apocalypsi?

[@flamesintheattic]

"It's the end of the world as we know it.. and I feel fine." - Michael Stipe/R.E.M.

[@GenXThinks]

That should be Gen-X's theme song. 🤘😎 Thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate it!

[@dedeborya9015]

I don't care - do not let my indifference blind you from by Apathy. but if you step too close and get in my face - ya gonna find out that I don't care about YOU. I care a bunch about ME. Gen X 1968; Mil Vet, Expat, Digital Nomad, ZFG - happy to watch it all collapse and burn as it needs to. popcorn and beer at the ready.

[@GenXThinks]

You fit right in! 👍 Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

[@PoopieMoldturd]

We just want to be ignored and left alone because we are used to it. It is what it is!

[@GenXThinks]

You got that right! 👍 I totally agree. If everyone could just learn to let everyone else live their lives in peace, the world would be a much better place. We are constantly told that we are wrong for leaving everyone else alone and expecting the same in return. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

[@JordanSedai]

I am not a gen Xer, but this makes sense to me. I can appreciate that what gen X went through is probably among the most extreme and reinforced over time, but it’s not like every generation doesn’t go through similar things. Gen Z and Alpha are going through an arguably much more tangible threat than most other generations, what with frequent school shootings that genuinely put their lives at risk with no warning. The mindset of not caring makes sense from a conditioning perspective; when people are told that something really bad can happen, and after looking back on it, they rarely turn out so terribly, it’s understandable to grow ambivalent or indifferent about purported existential problems. And I ultimately think it’s acceptable for individual people to fall into these mindsets and don’t think they should be criticized overly much for it. However, what I can’t accept is when people with this mindset (or corrupt people) seek out or are in positions of power. This is certainly not talking about everyone, but people with these mindsets in positions of power lack the emotional vigor needed to invest in and tackle real issues without being tainted by their indifference/pessimism. The other thing I want to say is that, although it may be hard to see, there is a lot of survivorship bias going on in all this trauma, on an individual and societal level. When looking back, it can seem like a crisis was less serious than it was made out to be or that too much of a fuss was made about it, but it really should be understood that sometimes the crisis was averted precisely because of how much emphasis was placed on it, and that the response was therefore appropriate if mitigating the disastrous harm was the goal and the outcome. It’s a fallacy to believe that when something it made out to be a existential problem that it inherently isn’t or shouldn’t be treated as one. Sometimes it genuinely shouldn’t be because bad actors are falsely portraying it. But sometimes it is. I do understand that it is mentally exhausting to try to put everything on yourself, but usually the things the government (for example) asks you to do personally to contribute really isn’t that big of a deal when you zoom out. I think trying to get that different perspective, and avoiding any sensationalized media, is a good idea to not go crazy. But I do still encourage people to try to keep up with reasonable requests as much as they can, because you never know when was is being requested is going to contribute to genuinely mitigating the damages and averting the crisis.

[@GenXThinks]

I can say that I agree with most of what you said. I would never compare myself to a generation of people who have random shootings in their schools. I have no idea what that would do to someone, but we are going to find out. As far as the media sensationalizing things, it's different when you are a child. That was my point. We heard these things talked about on the news and by our family, and nothing ever came of them. Whether it was totally bs or because disaster was averted by some amazing people, it doesn't matter when you're a kid. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate your insightful comments!

[@JamesAllen-xk8bc]

"Who cares? In forty years we'll all be dead!".

[@GenXThinks]

LOL They keep pushing back the date on us. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I truly appreciate it!

[@larrycambron2137]

Because we wasn't the cuddle generation

[@GenXThinks]

Ain't that the truth! Cuddles were done with a leather belt lol. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it!

[@mikek0135]

And, it's all brought to us by older generations, and they wanted us to care about what they wanted? Naw.

[@GenXThinks]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. I appreciate it. The older generations are running things into the ground imo.

[@balaton1]

LOVE THE COMMENTARY. Born 1968, my school had a video to survive a nuclear attack was to do drills by getting under my desk. Late 70's in school the "missile gap". The soviets have this many tanks, we have less. They had this many bombs, we have less. Then a school video that Nostradamus said the world would end in 1986, and also Haley's comet would appear 1986. I remember wondering I I was going to see the Comet or the end of the world the year I graduated. I remember teachers telling me that we are retreating from an ice age and that created the great lakes. Now I'm told rising sea levels are all my fault because I drive a internal combustion engine. I do not speak for my generation. That would be arrogant and offensive. I can only speak to myself. I will be dead with in 25 years. And on one will remember me. Just like 25 years after you leave. The same. Just live your life. Only do in private what you would not be ashamed in front of those who love you. It ain't hard. After all, our sun will grow to be a blue giant in a few billion years and no books will be written after that. Buy the ticket, take the ride. Quit your bitching, pay your taxes, save for retirement. Complaining has never been a path to being debt free, or free. Make your decisions knowing there will be a result, either way. And stop blaming me for how your life tuned out. I did not make those decisions for you.

[@GenXThinks]

Well said 👍. People don't understand how happy they can be by accepting responsibility. You can't take credit for your good decisions if you don't take credit for the bad. It's a mindset. Thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate it!

[@KarlBuckley-bw3vc]

GenX here, too many people today fight on the 'behalf' of other people or groups. GenX just minds our own business and gets on with life. Plus we had thick skin, and the current young generations are afraid of everything and thinks everything is a micro aggression 😅

[@GenXThinks]

You said that right! 👍. Microagression, what a crock of whiny crap. 🤣 I can't believe that people would choose to be that way on purpose. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

[@nwdragonfly]

Yes! also my family was very religious and kept saying things like see you in the morning unless Jesus comes while all the while saying Russia was going to invade. Causing me to wonder should I fear Jesus or Russia?

[@GenXThinks]

Thanks for watching and taking a moment to comment. I appreciate it!

[@nwdragonfly]

@@GenXThinkssubscribed 🎉’76

[@bigbenguitarslinger494]

Indifference is usually the product of an excessive amount of hoaxes. You can only cry wolf for so long before people stop listening to you

[@GenXThinks]

Very true. We all learned that long ago. Thank you for watching and for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it.

[@mclayton336]

Anyone remember the "acid rain" epidemic? 😄 Death has always be at the door for us, so to speak. No one gave a shit about us. Parents, siblings, teachers, and society as a whole. It's what drew me to the metal music scene at an early age because of the political, social, and apocalyptic lyrics. It was a BIG middle finger to the system. We are the forgotten generation, which is fine by me.

[@GenXThinks]

Yeah, the acid rain actually scared me most as a kid. I can't believe I forgot to add it in the video. Nice call 👍. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I truly appreciate it!

[@planetdisco4821]

I’m a 55 YO Aussie X’er. My great grandad was born in 1893 and died when I was 22 he taught me how to chop wood and set the fire in not only his wood burning stove in the kitchen (which he kept using until the very end) but also his hot water service in the bathroom. He was 11 years old when he and his dad went there separate ways at Station Pier, Port Melbourne to become what you yanks call lumberjacks in the mountains of Victoria. His daughter aka my Nana also made it to nearly 100 she was a tiny scarecrow of a woman who sewed up shoes in a factory her whole life and had hands that were as strong as eagles talons. Her husband died fighting the Japanese on the Kokoda trail in Papua New Guinea and as a child her home burned to the ground in the bushfires of the 1930’s where her Mum had managed to rescue the sewing machine and the curtains and made her a school uniform from them that night in the barn and sent her to school the very next day. My dad was a boilermaker who worked his arse off for his wife and kids and taught me how to hunt and fish. THESE ARE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT RAISED ME. And they were WISE. Now I watch my much younger housemate raise her kid with an iPad and she wonders why I get pissed about it. So, Yeah I care, actually. But. It’s only useful to care if the young actually listen to the Wisdom of their Elders. Which they patently do not. And btw one of the things I quite like about getting old is I’m allowed to be grumpy. Also back in the day we made some really frikn cool music too…lol

[@GenXThinks]

Yes, I totally agree. Back then we weren't influenced by people online. The values of society have radically changed in a relatively short time. Not only do you need to teach children today, but you must try to get them to unlearn the BS they've picked up online. It's not easy today. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

[@planetdisco4821]

@@GenXThinks no worries mate 👍

[@susanlippy1009]

Lol. So true the world was always ending. We were also the first generation they pushed college on. The first generation to start the financial backslide, we overall did worse than our parents with slowing wages. Satanic panic and exorcist toping the chart while Rocky Horror played late night🤣. It was a strange time when the world was breaking out of traditionalism. We didnt care because we were busy doing our own thing.

[@GenXThinks]

Spot on! I actually forgot about the Satanic Panic until I started responding to the comments here. We went through some crazy stuff as kids, and somehow kept our sanity. Well, most of you did. 🤣 Thanks so much for watching the video and taking the time to comment. I sincerely appreciate it!

[@margitpetajamaa4366]

People said I don't care, and I don't care what they said. I really don't give a shit

[@GenXThinks]

Gen-X to the bone! Awesome. Thank you for taking the time to respond, I really appreciate it.

[@ShawnRavenfire]

I remember as a kid reading Dr. Suess's "The Butter Battle Book," which was literally written to explain the Cold War concept of Mutually Assured Destruction to little children just learning to read.

[@GenXThinks]

Yeah, seems crazy now. Thanks for watching and for taking a moment to comment. I appreciate it!

[@mikhailiagacesa3406]

I DO care...I just don't care about YOU.

[@GenXThinks]

👍 Most Gen-Xers would agree with you I think. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I appreciate it!

[@jessestaggs2136]

And if you lived in California, we had to be afraid of "The Big One" earthquake which was going to make the state crumble into the ocean.

[@GenXThinks]

OH yeah, you're right. I remember hearing that it was just a matter of time. Maybe it was in school or on TV, but I remember seeing a graphic of the fault line and being told how much of the state would slide into the Pacific. Nice call 👍 Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it!

[@TedCornish]

Thing is we’ve seen and heard it all before, so we just get on with it. 👍👍

[@GenXThinks]

Exactly! 💯 Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it.

[@TedCornish]

@@GenXThinks we’re the last of the great generation so we stick together mate 👍👍

[@oldb-1kenobi]

Oh, I don't know...maybe because we grew up with the constant threat of nuclear war and a Soviet spy around every corner..we learned to deal with stuff and still enjoy life.

[@GenXThinks]

We had to. Either that or hide in the closet for 60 years. You are absolutely right. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I sincerely appreciate it!

[@RitaLady]

Anyone remember the 70s left behind series with that creepy song? Ugh. We were bombarded with kidnappings, apocalypse, death cults, demon possession, ozone layer, you name it. Eventually we just started ignoring it and got on with life. So yes, we don't like hysterical, overly emotional people trying to stress us out. And we side eye those who cry about the climate because, been there done that.

[@GenXThinks]

Well said, and of course, I totally agree 👍. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I truly appreciate it!

[@sighingcassandra57]

Well said sir

[@GenXThinks]

Thank you. I really appreciate it. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for responding!

[@MichaelOBrien71]

Loved it Ty sir 👍👍

[@GenXThinks]

Thank you for watching. I appreciate you taking some time to comment. I'm glad you liked it!

[@jcsabolt2]

I’m in my early 50’s, highly educated and successful and my dad still doesn’t listen to a darn word I say.

[@GenXThinks]

Some people never change. They must get in some kind of mental rut. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I truly appreciate it!

[@tenofivelips]

I remember learning how over population would have the west in drought in elementary school during the 70s. The 80s was nuclear war. The difference in attitude from the 70s to the 80s went from "save water, shower together" to "greed is good" & " the one who dies with the most toys wins". For me, having turned 12 in 1980, the 180 society has taken towards the conservation of the 70s is where my nihilism comes from. The threat of nuclear war, 55 yrs and counting. Having the new tradition of grilling on the BBQ on Christmas in New England that's what makes me frightened and only because I have children.

[@GenXThinks]

I really wish that we could truly trust our government and media. We just have no idea what to believe. The climate is changing, but what is causing it? Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I sincerely appreciate it!

[@MrEric622]

Tempered by the boomer generation, we were taught to be fearless, emotionless. Thick skin is an understatement.

[@GenXThinks]

Right you are! You hit the nail on the head. Thanks for watching and taking the time to respond. I'm sincerely grateful!

[@theengineer704]

Gen. X is a generation of survivors. We read Guns and Ammo, compared Martial Arts, watched Highlander till the VHS tape was ruined, etc. We lived through the Cold War, many wars, etc. Now, I am going to listen to some Blue Oyster Cult’s, “Veteran of a Psychic War” from the movie, Heavy Metal. 🤘🏾

[@GenXThinks]

You hit the nail on the head. Survivors is what we are, and we have been proving it for decades. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I'm truly grateful!

[@cheriecourville9430]

It's true, all of it. Plus, we watched people die on TV in the news, the shuttle explosion. Attacks on the twin towers before 911. Mass shootings, wars played for us all to see. The world's been ending before our eyes. Now I just play in my garden and know that it is my peace in a world of chaos that no one can stop. So I enjoy my piece of heaven while I can. In the words of Metallica, "nothing else matters."

[@GenXThinks]

Nice way to work Metal into the conversation. You're definitely Gen-X! 🤘😎 Thanks so much for watching and for taking a moment to comment. I really appreciate it!

[@mikeh7917]

A LOT better than the generic "we drank from a garden hose" nonsense.

[@GenXThinks]

Thank you! That means a lot to me. I truly appreciate it. I'm very happy that you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to respond. I'm truly grateful!