Is it just me, or do a lot more people seem to have bad attitudes lately? I just notice a lot more negative vibe from people now like there was in the early 90's. It also seems like there's a resurgance of the Gen X attitudes that were common in the late 80's/early 90's.

Is it just me, or do a lot more people seem to have bad attitudes lately? I just notice a lot more negative vibe from people now like there was in the early 90's. It also seems like there's a resurgance of the Gen X attitudes that were common in the late 80's/early 90's.

I haven't noticed any Gen X attitude..I still have the impression people are way too full of themselves,especially teenagers;they think they've got it all and all the rest...it's just to cover up because they all feel empty inside,they just don't admit it.

I haven't noticed any Gen X attitude..I still have the impression people are way too full of themselves,especially teenagers;they think they've got it all and all the rest...it's just to cover up because they all feel empty inside,they just don't admit it.


I agree totally, no "Gen X" attitude at all. It's all about materialism and superficiality covering up a profound emptiness and loneliness, and lots of gimmickiness and trendiness.

I agree totally, no "Gen X" attitude at all. It's all about materialism and superficiality covering up a profound emptiness and loneliness, and lots of gimmickiness and trendiness.


I agree.

I agree totally, no "Gen X" attitude at all. It's all about materialism and superficiality covering up a profound emptiness and loneliness, and lots of gimmickiness and trendiness.


I thought that was the typical attitude of the teens during the Reagan/Bush Sr. era that are in their 30's now, at least the materialism and superficiality part.

I agree totally, no "Gen X" attitude at all. It's all about materialism and superficiality covering up a profound emptiness and loneliness, and lots of gimmickiness and trendiness.


...and proud of it! 

(X'ers of the world unite!  Place is goin' to heck in a handbasket anyways, so grab whatever scraps you can when the Boomers aren't looking!)

/Xer
//superficial
///materialistic
///and proud!

I dislike Generation X(as a whole- please do not take individual offense anyone).

I don't like things the way they're ran now by Boomers, but I tihink its REALLY going to suck when the Xers take over.  I get this feeling of massive apathy and selfishness from their generation like when they get in charge they really WILL take the above attitude.  "Screw it, the world is ****ed over anyhow so every man for himself, winner takes all".  I could see them going about this really bull**** laissez faire way of handling things, that will be worse than anything we've even seen from the Reagan revolution or the Boomers.

As a Yer I'm genuinely concerned about what condition the country will be in when WE "take over the reigns".

I thought that was the typical attitude of the teens during the Reagan/Bush Sr. era that are in their 30's now, at least the materialism and superficiality part.


That was the attitude of the adults in their 40s and 50s now who were "yuppies" and young adults through the '80s. The teens, who are now in their 30s, were more confused and "yearning to mean something" than anything else.

Is it just me, or do a lot more people seem to have bad attitudes lately? I just notice a lot more negative vibe from people now like there was in the early 90's. It also seems like there's a resurgance of the Gen X attitudes that were common in the late 80's/early 90's.


Tell me about it!  I'm experiencing it here on these boards.  more specifically over on the 90's board

I think a lot of the attitudes are coming from my age group - people in their 20's now that went to high school in the 90's.

This was an interesting topic so I wanted to bump it..

I agree totally, no "Gen X" attitude at all. It's all about materialism and superficiality covering up a profound emptiness and loneliness, and lots of gimmickiness and trendiness.


Do you think, in a way, the Gen X attitude was even more prevalent in the '90s (even if the culture obviously was not)? Just because the 1968 born '80s teens were now in their 20s and while young enough to still be a part of the youth culture, were old enough to influence the adult world as well. The grunge era and the Friends/coffeehouse atmosphere, ya know.

I agree totally, no "Gen X" attitude at all. It's all about materialism and superficiality covering up a profound emptiness and loneliness, and lots of gimmickiness and trendiness.

Ho! VERY well said!
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Do you think, in a way, the Gen X attitude was even more prevalent in the '90s (even if the culture obviously was not)? Just because the 1968 born '80s teens were now in their 20s and while young enough to still be a part of the youth culture, were old enough to influence the adult world as well. The grunge era and the Friends/coffeehouse atmosphere, ya know.

Yeah i think so..I mean grunge and Gen X go together don't they.

Do you think, in a way, the Gen X attitude was even more prevalent in the '90s (even if the culture obviously was not)? Just because the 1968 born '80s teens were now in their 20s and while young enough to still be a part of the youth culture, were old enough to influence the adult world as well. The grunge era and the Friends/coffeehouse atmosphere, ya know.


IMO, 1991-1996 was the most Gen X culture ever got. The '80s was still influenced by the baby boomers, both in terms of the artists themselves and culture as a whole. 1991-1996, almost every major musical artist seemed to be a Gen Xer. It was before Gen Y culture started creeping in during late 1996-early 1997 and after baby boomer culture finally lost hold of its influence, as they all started having kids and such.

It may also be because I live in San Diego. People have always been rude here, but they are especially bad this year. Just today alone I dealt with a few a$$holes.