Back in season one of his show, The Twilight Zone, Rod Serling penned a prophecy of GenX’s end. By taking a look at it, you GenXers can see what lies in store for you at the end of your life. The episode is “One For the Angels” starring the incomparable Ed Wynn as Lew Bookman, a barely making it, apparently …
Why GenerationX Didn’t Get Mentors
Last time we looked at why you don’t have a mentor, and focused on the Hidden High Potentials. Today, let’s look at the generational parts of Why You Didn’t Get a Mentor. This is specific to the United States, but you may find it applicable (or not) if you live elsewhere. It turns out that those born from around 1961 …
“This Older Generation” by Randolph S. Bourne
Here is a response to the snarky “Letter to a Rising Generation” by the old-fogey C.A. Comer. Bourne was a university student when he wrote this. His style is a bit flowery but it was done for effect. My comments following. This Older Generation by Randolph S. Bourne I read with ever-increasing wonder the guarded defenses and discreet apologies for …
GenX: Prepare to get shafted. Again.
Let’s start out the new year with the fortunes of the so-called 13th generation, the decried Generation X (born 1961 to 1979): you are totally screwed. Here are some interesting facts about this most despised generation, using data for the United States: Test scores for the class born in 1961 include 10% less A’s and 10% more C’s than that …
“But I’m not GenX; I’m a late Boomer!”: Who Is, and Who Ain’t, Generation X in America
Who is this “Generation X” or “GenX” that I keep talking about? Surely, it’s not you, right? And isn’t this whole generations stuff just invented to sell products? The first question comes from the idea that “God, please don’t make me a part of GenX”. Even people who are in it don’t want to be identified with it. Which is …