Gen X Turns 40, No One Notices
Number of Google hits on “baby boomers” “turn 60″ : 64,300
Hits on “Gen X” “turn 40″ : 377
(H/t: LifeTwo)
Yes, big media doesn’t just have political bias, it has generational bias as well.
Will missing this milestone fuel Gen X resentment of the generation that swept everything from its path? Wait ’till the X’ers find out all the good retirement towns are full, there’s no Social Security, and they’re never going to sleep with Winona Ryder. Then they’ll get up off the couch and there will be some trouble!
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July 28th, 2006 at 8:22 am
Heh, there’s a Canadian blogger called Gen X at 40. Since I’m a good bit past 40 I’m in some kind of sub-tweener-post-boomer netherworld. Attentions was showered to either side, whatever - we get no respect neither.