I just realized a distinguishing trait of Gen X. Many of them seem to have made acomplishments as kids that whenever they perfrom a similar task/accomplishment they recall the praise from that moment, specifically not relying on others to praise them - Upgoat

I just realized a distinguishing trait of Gen X. Many of them seem to have made acomplishments as kids that whenever they perfrom a similar task/accomplishment they recall the praise from that moment, specifically not relying on others to praise them
submitted by DoYouEvenShit to ShowerThoughts 2 monthsMar 5, 2024 16:35:06 ago (+5/-1) (ShowerThoughts)

6 of the 7 of the Gen X people I can think of do this. The odd guy out is a nut job and can't think right at all from getting hit on the head too many times.

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[ - ] deleted 9 points 2 monthsMar 5, 2024 16:48:45 ago (+9/-0)

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[ - ] Belfuro 5 points 2 monthsMar 5, 2024 19:41:31 ago (+6/-1)

Genx is the last functional generation.

Even though we were the first that suffered from growing up in divorced families.

[ + ] Hoobeejoo

[ - ] Hoobeejoo 0 points 2 monthsMar 5, 2024 22:52:01 ago (+1/-1)

Yeah, andit totally didnt fuck us up at all. Hahaha "But think of all the cool shit you get from double holidays as your parents try and one up each other!"

Remember that "logic"?

[ + ] purityspiral

[ - ] purityspiral 1 point 2 monthsMar 6, 2024 09:41:55 ago (+1/-0)

I have kids now. They do it to me. This is the purest hell.
We should have seen. They tried to tell us, we did not listen.

[ + ] Belfuro

[ - ] Belfuro 0 points 1 monthMar 7, 2024 03:06:00 ago (+0/-0)

My dad just let my wife walk off with us. Instead turning to the bottle.

Turned me into a man through the power of negative role models. What not to do.

[ - ] gardella 3 points 2 monthsMar 5, 2024 18:46:11 ago (+3/-0)

Why would anyone need praise from an external source? I am my own judge, I do my work for my satisfaction, I care not what others may think.

[ - ] Hoobeejoo 2 points 2 monthsMar 5, 2024 22:50:08 ago (+2/-0)

We were the original "Slacker" generation. We were taught (or taught ourselves) not to give a fuck about what people think because praise wasn't something that was doled out often. We were raised by boomers who either ignored us so the System raised us or they shit on everything we did because nothing was as good as what they did.

GenX parents tended to overcomensate by becoming helicopter moms and Soccer Susans. That's where the participation trophies come from.

[ + ] Looneyskiproony

[ - ] Looneyskiproony 0 points 2 monthsMar 6, 2024 07:56:32 ago (+0/-0)

Bitter

[ + ] purityspiral

[ - ] purityspiral 0 points 2 monthsMar 6, 2024 09:43:26 ago (+0/-0)

but is it true?

[ - ] Spaceman84 1 point 2 monthsMar 5, 2024 18:55:16 ago (+1/-0)

You’re barely literate, dumb nigger.

[ - ] PearofAnguishJuniorManager 0 points 2 monthsMar 5, 2024 22:57:51 ago (+0/-0)

I crossed the Mississippi River on a mattress. I sought no praise, in fact, I didn’t want my parents to ever find out. The river pigs nabbed us on the way back, so my parents did find out. I got something. It wasn’t praise. But we did it, god damnit!

[ - ] CoronaHoax 0 points 2 monthsMar 5, 2024 19:49:40 ago (+0/-0)

Weird observation but maybe true

[ - ] WhatColorIsYourTigerCage 0 points 2 monthsMar 5, 2024 18:31:39 ago (+0/-0)

Can you give an example?

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