Posted on 03/15/2015 2:57:19 AM PDT by Publius804
Submitted again for consideration, Adam Carolla, born as his very cohort, Generation X, was beginning in 1964.
Joining him in this chapter is writer Chuck Palahniuk, born in 1962, another prominent Gen X cultural figure.
Consider now, as the swath of humanity that followed the boomers reaches full majority, in fullest possession of its powers, how variant Carolla/Palahniuk countercultures confront what we see on the horizon. How will the legacy of Generation X be written from this point forward?
How will a generation’s power-players and cultural icons impact, for example, policymaking on healthcare, strategies for dealing with the radical Islamist threat, and the social landscape that the millennials following them will inherit?
In September 2013, PJ Lifestyle editor David Swindle, riffing on Strauss and Howe’s Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation, laid out his self-described “oddball” take on generational theory. Swindle argues for more detailed time-frame specifications in generations, recommending five year break-downs in place of the usual twenty — “boomer-leaning Gen-X-ers,” “Millennial-Gen-X blends,” “Gen-X-leaning Boomers,” “Millennial-leaning Gen-Xers” and so forth.
However you want to slice and dice the decades — for the sake of this discussion, Carolla and Palahniuk are instructive examples of the reactions, rebellions, and disillusionments of a generation shaded by oblique pathos.
On the earliest cusp of X, Carolla is part of the generation that inherited a choice between three ideological frameworks: progressivism, reactionary traditionalism, and unaffiliated rebelliousness.
(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...
...Yet the Xers often HAVE the skills, and the work ethic, but their self-confidence has been utterly nuked, and potential employers can spot that a mile away, and will STILL hire a Gen Y snowflake over an Xer any day of the week.
Just like in advertising, it’s more about the package than the contents, and let’s face it, the Millennials have the package that impresses the boomers in HR.
I would never hire a GenYer snowflake over a GenXer. I do know that GenXers have great old American work ethic.
Here is a comment about the Fortune magazine article about the Princeton Studay - Millenials the least skilled
From Rush
What Millennials Know and Don't Know.
What Millenials Don't Know
And they voted for Obama. Twice.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.