Generation X is the term often used to describe people who are born from 1964 (after baby boomers) to 1979. By default that places Unkster right smack in the middle of this generation, because being born in the seventies meant being teenagers in the eighties and young adults in the nineties, thus Unkers in the 2000s..... make sense?
Hooray!
Why are we important? Apart from having Egos the size of Jupiter and being unsatiable attention-seekers, here are some nuggets to chew on:
- We were born during a time of transition from the turbulent sixties to the more conservative 80s and 90s.
- Many of us are products of the 'sexual revolution' of the 60s (some of us are probably bastards I might add!)
- Our teenage years were also a time of huge advances in technology which now are part and parcel of our everyday world (PCs, Walkmans, VHS, CDs for example) - this explains our present obsession with gadgets, I guess. The first PC was introduced in 1981. Lets not forget ATARI as well!
- Politically we witnessed significant events and trends, the most important being the fall of communism and the cold war
- There was the Ronald Reagan & Margaret Tatcher eras
- The Falklands War
- The Tiananmen Sq Massacre
- The End of Marcos
- Iran Iraq War
- Economically we went through a roller coaster of sorts (but we were probably oblivious to its longer term implications).
- The rise of the East Asian Tigers (Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan)
- Longest Bull Run in US Stock Market
- But, followed by 'Black Monday' in 1987 and the recession after that
- The Rubiks Cube was born!!!
- New Wave Music!
So, with this backdrop of rich experiences and 'input', we became young adults in the 90s.... no need to be reminded of that I guess (also, I need to get back to work!), and the 'output' are the thirtysomething Unkers you see before you today!
Finally, just take a look at this list of
Generation Xers, and you know you are among a special and elite group!
UNKS ON BABY!!!