{"id":64596,"date":"2023-04-06T03:00:23","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T08:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hcsblogdotorg.wordpress.com\/?p=64596"},"modified":"2023-04-06T03:00:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T08:00:23","slug":"youre-damn-right-i-am-proud-to-be-generation-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/06\/youre-damn-right-i-am-proud-to-be-generation-x\/","title":{"rendered":"Generation X: The Last Common Sense Generation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Generation X Characteristics<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Generation X was born between approximately 1965 to 1976. They came of age in the midst of skyrocketing divorce rates in the U.S., a new trend of both parents working, and the birth of personal computing and personal technology devices, such as the Commodore64, Atari, and Walkman.<\/em><\/h2>\n

Gen X witnessed the start of MTV (1981) and was influenced by popular high school movies, such as Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club.<\/em><\/h2>\n

In addition, Gen X\u2014particularly in the U.S.\u2014came of age during key events, including:<\/em><\/h2>\n
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    The beginning of the AIDS epidemic<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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    Crack epidemic<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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    Iran-Contra affair<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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    Energy crisis<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Gen X has proven to be excellent leaders and founded many of today\u2019s most influential tech companies, including Google and Dell.<\/em><\/h2>\n

    Gen X is actually the glue that holds everything together within many workforces, and they are at a key moment in both life-stage and leadership roles. <\/em><\/h2>\n

    Gen X is already taking over senior leadership roles, a trend which will only ac<\/em>celerate.<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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