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Solly Mack

(90,800 posts)

10. Boomer/Generation Jones. My SO is Generation X.

Reply to GPV (Original post)

Sat Jul 8, 2023, 03:11 PM

Jul 2023

I get along well with those born after me. Primarily because I don't find anything special about being born when I was born. I don't think the music was better or the books were better (good stuff across generations), or the fashion was better (Well, OK. A lot of what passed for fashion in the 70's was just plain ugly) or that my age group has a monopoly on good/better/best work ethics, values, morals, or anything else.

Different people think/feel differently. I accept that. Doesn't change how I think, but I accept that.

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POLL: Debunking this myth about Baby Boomers also reveals something about Gen Z [View all] GPV Jul 2023 OP

So... 2naSalit Jul 2023 #1

These arbitrary dividing lines Progressive dog Jul 2023 #2

Constantly changing definition zipplewrath Jul 2023 #4

Those born between '56-'64 are sometimes referred to as Generation Jones. Raftergirl Jul 2023 #7

I was born in 1958 and this is how I think of myself. phylny Jul 2023 #13

Seems like every thing that was said about my generation is now being applied to Gen Z LostOne4Ever Jul 2023 #3

When my friends complain about their kids and grandkids, I point out the crap we pulled when young. Irish_Dem Jul 2023 #5

You're as old as you think. nt usonian Jul 2023 #6

Generation Jones here. we can do it Jul 2023 #8

Same here. shrike3 Jul 2023 #11

I'm in the Silent Generation, so I won't say anything about this DavidDvorkin Jul 2023 #9

Boomer/Generation Jones. My SO is Generation X. Solly Mack Jul 2023 #10

The gap is 66 years, not 50. Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #12

I am a boomer and close to Tree Lady Jul 2023 #14