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Jul 25, 2017
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Nat Gas Man
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one difference however is that baby boomers were eager to leave home at 18 that
has pretty much died with the younger generations. It isn't bad, just a different mentality. But there weren't the creature comforts of home that we now enjoy.
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I remember when it was cool to make fun of Gen X'ers and paint them as immature,
fbguru
7/25/17 7:50am
You may be right but for some the "transition" takes a long, long time.
Real G Man
7/25/17 7:52am
And some never transition, but that isn't new.
fbguru
7/25/17 7:57am
Good article from the Atlantic on this:
Ulysses14
7/25/17 7:58am
I haven't read the article, but I think there is some contribution to the
IndependentGeorge
7/25/17 8:04am
Well said. Every older generation thinks younger generations are just terrible
spinner
7/25/17 8:07am
that's not true. President Hinkley told us that we were the best generation of
GeauxCougs
7/25/17 8:11am
It cuts both ways
spinner
7/25/17 8:16am
one difference however is that baby boomers were eager to leave home at 18 that
Nat Gas Man
7/25/17 8:11am
I'd say a lot of that comes from how much less economic security there is today
spinner
7/25/17 8:18am
Huh, never heard that Gen Xers didn't want to leave home
bluelands
7/25/17 8:19am
"Failure to Launch" was the common term. There was even a rom com about it.
BYUtka
7/25/17 8:25am
That is identified with Millennials
bluelands
7/25/17 8:42am
I don't think it is lack of desire as much as lack of opportunity.
BYUtka
7/25/17 8:31am
Or lack of perceived opportunity.
BYUtka
7/25/17 8:39am
Hey, GenX are slackers. Don't take that away from me.
spinner
7/25/17 8:15am
I'm getting it from both groups.
fbguru
7/25/17 8:31am
When you're 40, when you have teenagers, or both.
spinner
7/25/17 8:55am
2 Peter 3:4 warned us about you millennials
Choke
7/25/17 9:01am
My philosophy is that everyone sucks regardless of when they were born.
sgriff
7/25/17 9:34am
How equitable.
But some people suck more than others.
Choke
7/25/17 9:38am
Except the generation transitioning to adulthood right now are not millenials.
BYU81
7/25/17 9:42am
Right and wrong
Choke
7/25/17 9:52am
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