Gen Xers
Pre-millennial demographic cohort
Gen Xers are people born roughly between 1965 and 1980, the generation following baby boomers and preceding millennials.
The label comes from Douglas Coupland's 1991 novel and suggests a cohort defined more by what it isn't than what it is—skeptical of institutions, media-savvy, independent: Gen Xers remember life before the internet.
Accumulated dirt or filth
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
- alternative rockNon-mainstream guitar-driven genre
- new waveEmerging trend or movement
- post-punkExperimental rock after '77
riot grrrl · ska · indie · goth · skateboarding · zines · underground · counterculture
1946-1964 birth cohort
- millennialsThose born 1981-1996
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- baby bustDeclining birthrate period
Phone-line internet connection
- AOLEarly internet provider
- dot-comWeb-based commercial enterprise
- floppy disksFlexible magnetic storage media
- VHSAnalog tape format
cassette tapes · Atari · Nintendo · pagers · beepers · Walkman · CD-ROM · Windows 95
Freed from false beliefs
- skepticalInclined to question claims
- jadedDulled by overindulgence
- ironicExpressing contrary meaning
- sarcasticMockingly insincere in tone
world-weary · slacker · apathetic · detached · sardonic · wry · disaffected · anti-establishment
Able to provide independently
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- individualisticFavoring personal autonomy
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
entrepreneurial · self-directed · adaptable · resilient · pragmatic · self-starter · free-thinking · nonconformist
Without oversight or guidance
- after-schoolFollowing final bell
- empty houseDwelling without occupants
- TV dinnersPrepackaged single-serving meals
- working mothersEmployed women raising children
grunge
Accumulated dirt or filth
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
- alternative rockNon-mainstream guitar-driven genre
- new waveEmerging trend or movement
post-punk · riot grrrl · ska · indie · goth · skateboarding · zines · underground · counterculture · DIY ethic
baby boomers
1946-1964 birth cohort
- millennialsThose born 1981-1996
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
dial-up
Phone-line internet connection
- AOLEarly internet provider
- dot-comWeb-based commercial enterprise
- floppy disksFlexible magnetic storage media
VHS · cassette tapes · Atari · Nintendo · pagers · beepers · Walkman · CD-ROM · Windows 95 · Netscape
disillusioned
Freed from false beliefs
sarcastic · world-weary · slacker · apathetic · detached · sardonic · wry · disaffected · anti-establishment · cynicism
self-reliant
Able to provide independently
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- individualisticFavoring personal autonomy
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
resourceful · entrepreneurial · self-directed · adaptable · resilient · pragmatic · self-starter · free-thinking · nonconformist · bootstrapping
unsupervised
Without oversight or guidance
- after-schoolFollowing final bell
- empty houseDwelling without occupants
- TV dinnersPrepackaged single-serving meals
Gen XersBoomers
Named sports organization
Generation Z · Gen Zers · Zoomers · Generation Alpha · Gen Alpha
Gen XersBoomers
Named sports organization
optimists · idealists · joiners · team players · institutionalists
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