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Originally Posted by cathexis
Many of us who were Boomer activists, observed in the '80s that Gen X had dropped the Left political baton, not wanting to be active. Some tried to analyze this apathy. One of the prevailing theories was that Gen X had seen how much energy their parents had put out with mixed results, and did not wish to "waste" their energy.
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The boomers dropped the baton when they turned into yuppies.
Gen X saw all the hippies turn hypocrite and then a whole bunch of hippie parents chose their kids' childhood as a time to "find themselves," embracing divorce like sliced bread.
The generation that said "never trust anyone under 30" turned 40 while we were watching and it wasn't pretty.