Are we the luckiest generation?
My spouse and I were discussing this the other day. Are we the luckiest generation to date?
Gen X was too young to serve in Vietnam. That was the last war that was affected by the draft and now we as a generation have aged out of the draft. And if you have kids, they may have aged out, too. (US residents only)
Gen X was able to experience our entire childhood without devices. We got to ride our Big Wheels and our bikes and stay out until dark and not have helicopter parents. (This could be a negative, also.)
Our parents were boomers and most of the boomers suffered some pretty severe neglect / abuse as kids from The Greatest Generation, which impacted our boomer parents. Gen X was really the first generation to be open to receiving therapy in order to make our lives better and to try and recover from the neglect and abuse many of our parents bestowed upon us.
Many Gen X will benefit financially when their Boomer parents pass away because many of the Boomers were able to buy houses at an affordable price, with pensions and that will be inherited at some point.
Gen X also got to buy houses and goods at an affordable price. College was affordable too.
I’m sure there are other things I’m forgetting. Thoughts?