(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
It's just me myself and I
(Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)
It's just me myself and I
(Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)
It's just me myself and I
(Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)
(Say it now)
Exactly! I am quite happy and take solace in being alone. Never had a problem. I have too much to do, even when doing nothing, that I don't get lonely.
I used to like cool (AKA normal) people. It was the only metric. You'd go to a social thing or whatever and if you sensed they were cool, or if a friend vouched for them, all good. I can't vouch for anyone these days, except my tiny circle of ever-diminishing peers, aside from those who killed themselves or have completely given up on life otherwise.
I’m 100% sure my mother planned to leave me at the hospital to be adopted, and I wish she had. Forgetting I exist was the second best thing she could do.
There are a million studies there so Im starting to think these studies are hoping that they get more engagement if they just leave Gen X off. Like they are hoping people will say ha look at this study, they left Gen X off, thats the most Gen X thing ever and then the study will get recognition. But there have been so many, its not even a novelty anymore.
"There's a lotta things about me you don't know anything about, pollster. Things you wouldn't understand. Things you couldn't understand. Things you shouldn't understand."
“I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die."
"Maybe in those last moments he loved life more than he ever had before. Not just his life - anybody's life; my life. All he'd wanted were the same answers the rest of us want. Except why we're not as lonely as Gen Z. That's obvious."
I live alone and LOVE IT. I love not having to answer to anyone, and being able to walk around in my underwear if I need to. However, I'm a dialysis patient and don't mind it cos I enjoy the face-to-face interaction with the staff and other patients.
I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don't want to do that.
>be marketed to
I think that's a key to a lot of the shit which omits Gen X. We don't trust anyone as a general rule. Oh you claim your product does this? Show me in real time or stfu kind of thing. We're the smallest generation, we have built in distrust. We're hard to market to.
Found this and as a generalist kind of statement I think it's pretty accurate when it's referring to GenX.
[https://www.tierleveldigitalmarketing.com/education/marketing-to-the-different-generations](https://www.tierleveldigitalmarketing.com/education/marketing-to-the-different-generations)
one specific quote from the article I think holds a lot of truth as products aren't made to be reliable anymore, we're in an age of disposable products.
"Showing genuine value and delivering on promises"
Neither of those are long term company focus for a lot of business as it costs bottom line $$s to provide. Also, we're now old and set in our ways and use products we've almost always used.
Being alone is not the same as being lonely (edit second alone oops).
Now hand me my hot cocoa, I'm watching my shows and I don't wanna get out of my blanket.
Then go away.
Ha this! I’ve had flu for 5 days now, locked myself in the spare bedroom with a tv and hard drive full of old shows, if this is “lonely” I’ll happily be lonely for as long as I can milk this flu!
I'm happy to hear your parents raised you right! My son is a millennial, and I may not have been the best parent, but I did my best to NOT be like my own parents as I raised him, and it seems he's doing alright so far - out in the world, working and making a living and regularly socializing with IRL friends and family. I wonder if your parents weren't surrounded by Boomer parents, raising your friends with participation trophies and Barney, and tearing their hair out at how weird and precious it had all become from when they were kids! That's how I felt. Helicoptering and judgemental as the day is long, how did this come to be? You might get a really interesting story about that if you ask them some time. :)
Aw that's nice to hear! I don't have kids but my friends who are parents definitely seem to be trying to do better.
Lot less violence anyway, which was so normalized when I was a kid. I remember kids boarding the bus with bruises and black eyes on the regular and no one thought twice about it
Ask and ye shall receive!
[https://www.reddit.com/r/StatisticsWithoutGenX/](https://www.reddit.com/r/StatisticsWithoutGenX/)
(DemographicsWithoutGenX was too long for reddit)
Off entertaining ourselves… behind a shed, in the woods where you’re building a fort and a ramp for your bike, chopping down trees and trouncing through a crick…
Literally laughed out loud at this. Seriously though, WHY DO THEY KEEP FORGETTING US??
I'm caught between enjoying being left alone and not labeled, and being a little put off that we're STILL being ignored by everyone.
Most Gen X here seem to be “meh, GTFO” about it, but I’m pissed off about always being forgotten. Maybe because I suspect it will be used against us to hurt us at some point. Like since obviously NO ONE was born from 1965-1980 (ish), they won’t be affected if we cancel their Social Security and Medicare benefits now, before they even start!
We need more representation IMO.
> Maybe because I suspect it will be used against us to hurt us at some point. Like since obviously NO ONE was born from 1965-1980 (ish), they won’t be affected if we cancel their Social Security and Medicare benefits now, before they even start!
This is my concern. I think it's valid.
"Oh, they exist, but they're such a small generation it won't hurt us at the polls if we bone them sideways!"
They did that in the UK to women born in the 50s. "Yeah, we can delay their pensions and save the government billions of pounds; nobody will notice." And they've gotten away with it for over a decade. (I'm American but have British friends.)
That's something that kind of itches the back of my brain at times, too. We're a whole generation that's never asked for opinions and never looked at in studies. We freaking exist, and it does tend to piss me off some that we're treated like we don't.
That's a pretty fair assessment for some of it. The ones that do bug me are when they'll be really vigilant to include even the new sub generations but we still get left off. Or, like the one linked in the post.
This will absolutely be how we get fucked. The boomers will die off having gotten max benefits their whole lives. Millennials will be tired of paying for stuff they don't get, so just as we become eligible everything is going to get cancelled because we don't exist and no one will ever notice if we get screwed.
Hey, my Prime Minister is genX!!
I honestly can't wait until the milennials get into power. It would be a nice change, especially in the US.
Too bad I'll probably be dead by then.
I’ve noticed that the Boomers want to lump us in with the allegedly ungrateful Millennials while the Millennials & GenZ want to lump us in with the old, out of touch scapegoats for all of society’s ills. It’s funny how I don’t see us really as either one. We just rarely are allowed to have our own identity as a generation.
I see us as our own generation, but I think you're right about how society tends to lump us. One of the reasons I love this sub is that I finally feel like there's people who get it. Get me.
i am wondering if this would have happened in other decades, people would have been more anal retentive about including everyone and more accuracy, no ? *ponders*
i also wonder if people are just so up their own ass they forget things. it´s like they have collective alzheimers or something. *mysteries*
In previous decades, I do have to wonder if they dove into the generation differences like they do now. I have zero proof but it sort of feels like if they did, it would be more accurate?
You might be right about them being up their own asses, lol. There's a weird internet collective of a "war" between Boomers and Millinials, and while I'm glad we never got that kind of odd attention.... I still feel like we're at the corner lunch table, taking it all in and totally forgotten about because those are the ones everyone thinks of.
Maybe it's me and my circle but we not buying anything much. We are chilling with each other and rocking pot luck arcade days and nights til we hit the grave!
Marketers are like: Hey you like Tekken? Check out all of this Tekken 8 stuff!!!!!
We like: That's nice as fuck!
Then we proceed to play Tekken 3 and wish them the best while talking shit!
Who the hell picks up the phone when an unrecognized number is calling? Who the hell picks up the phone when a RECOGNIZED number is calling? My guess is no one from our generation picked up the phone. Anyone who did pick up is clearly lonely.
I think we are as lonely as other generations, but the difference is that thanks to our upbringing as '"latchkey kids", we know how to lead solitary lives. Boomers would die without other people; and Millennials and Gen Z are lonely, but they seek to fill that hole by trying to find community online. But us Gen X, we are accustomed to having hobbies and doing things by ourselves. We're basically used to being loners, lol. Again, this does not mean we are happy...we just know how to be by ourselves if need be.
LOL...wonder how it skews their data since they left out a whole generation.
ETA: actually left out more than one generation. Still have Greatest Generation and some Silent Generation adults among us.
Loneliness was our after school snack. Our parents brought us into the world, but we largely raised ourselves. When we were young we longed to be seen, now we want to be left alone.
I have been lonely since I made my own Kraft mac and cheese for lunch while home alone at age 11. You gotta eat something while you wait for nuclear annihilation.
So it’s probs best they do not ask.
I’m reading this from a file closet at work because I don’t want to be around these fuvking people right now. I’d leave if there wasn’t some “urgent” bullshit that I have to be prepared for. Lonely? Nah more like leave me the fuck alone
>Loneliness affects everyone differently, according to the study’s results. Gen Z (38%) and millennials (37%) feel the most lonely compared to Gen X (31%) and boomers (19%). Further, the unemployed are twice as likely to be lonely than those not seeking work. Higher-income Americans are also more likely to be lonely than lower-income Americans.
Here is a study with Gen X included. The older you are the less lonely you are, go figure. Rest of article below.
https://fortune.com/well/2023/08/11/loneliness-study-digital-social-media/
Ah, the eternal paradox of loneliness! Gen Z and Boomers share this common plight. Despite the generational divide, solitude unites us all. Let's embrace our shared yearning for connection and build bridges across the generations. Together, we can conquer loneliness and forge lasting bonds.
Pfft whatever. I have been alone many many times but lonely? Nope. I just enjoy the “me time” before the pendulum swings back the other way and I’m running around to social events bitching and moaning.
I recently told my therapists that I find that I do best mentally when I’m not around people too often or too long, and I realized that after a certain amount of time being around others, I need my down time to decompress. I’ve been left alone for so long that now I kinda prefer it. It’s a lot more peaceful and stress free.
So is Gen X responsible for making younger generations lonely, by giving its offspring more attention than we got and creating unrealistic expectations?
Gen X is comfortable with alone-ness without getting lonely. Personally, I want my SO around, and some friends I know I can dial up, but I'm not obligated just to keep them happy. Months can go by, and I can pick up right where we left off. That's a good friend.
I don’t think millennials can fully grasp the idea of a Gen X wanting to be alone. Like I don’t want to exist for a limited period of time. Because I’m used to a level of lonely that they will never understand.
I grew up socially and have all the skills required to be a social human being, It's just that most of the time I could be bothered.
I am regularly presented with opportunities to expand my social circle but for the most, I don't put the time into them becoming more than close acquaintances.
I like spending time with people.
I just like spending time with myself more.
I generally like myself
I know I am flawed but I don't spend a lot of time beating myself up about it.
I legit laughed out loud hahaha.
That is just *too* fucking funny. Like, I get that we're often joked about but it's wild that whoever put this together--with all the other folks who collected the data--just literally left us out and no-one apparently noticed?
LMFAO
Gen X here, I’m not lonely I just don’t like people
Yes! I'm not lonely. Just leave me alone.
That’s right. We’re alone, but not lonely.
Everyone else let me down, so I abide.
Same. What happened to us?
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>**Dante Hicks:** But you hate people. > >**Randal Graves:** Yes, but I love gatherings. Isn't it ironic?
> No, but I seem to feel better when they're not around. This sums me up.
I'm not lonely, I have myself.
Who else could you possibly count on?
Me, myself, and I.
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) It's just me myself and I (Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh) It's just me myself and I (Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh) It's just me myself and I (Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh) (Say it now)
Yeah I tried to explain that to someone once. Alone ≠ Lonely.
Exactly! I am quite happy and take solace in being alone. Never had a problem. I have too much to do, even when doing nothing, that I don't get lonely.
No i Don't want to go hang out I want to stay home
I hate people....but love gatherings....
Gen x/millennial cusp. Yep. Fuck off. Not lonely, just wanna be left alone. Got my wife and my cats, I'm good.
Dogs and husband here
I used to like cool (AKA normal) people. It was the only metric. You'd go to a social thing or whatever and if you sensed they were cool, or if a friend vouched for them, all good. I can't vouch for anyone these days, except my tiny circle of ever-diminishing peers, aside from those who killed themselves or have completely given up on life otherwise.
If people didn’t suck so bad I wouldn’t dislike them
The fact that Gen X doesn't seem to exist is the most Gen X thing ever.
The greatest trick GenX ever pulled was to convince the world they didn’t exist.
>The greatest trick GenX ever pulled was to convince the world they didn't exist. We grew up learning how to do that.
By watching YOU dad!
I hurted myself laughing at this.
😂
That works on so many levels
This is your brain on…wait, never mind.
Our own parents forgot we existed.
I’m 100% sure my mother planned to leave me at the hospital to be adopted, and I wish she had. Forgetting I exist was the second best thing she could do.
The WW1 generation was called the lost generation. According to Strauss and Howe, we are the corresponding cohort. The forgotten generation.
We're Generation New Zealand. Generation Bielefeld.
I can remember being referred to as "the forgotten generation" even in the 90s. Guess they weren't kidding.
There are a million studies there so Im starting to think these studies are hoping that they get more engagement if they just leave Gen X off. Like they are hoping people will say ha look at this study, they left Gen X off, thats the most Gen X thing ever and then the study will get recognition. But there have been so many, its not even a novelty anymore.
I wasn't lonely, but now I'm starting to wonder if I should be. Dammit, OP, this post is turning me into a millennial. I'm getting loneliness FOMO.
Pollster: And Gen X do you feel lonely? GenXer: Fuck off.
"There's a lotta things about me you don't know anything about, pollster. Things you wouldn't understand. Things you couldn't understand. Things you shouldn't understand."
“I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die."
"Maybe in those last moments he loved life more than he ever had before. Not just his life - anybody's life; my life. All he'd wanted were the same answers the rest of us want. Except why we're not as lonely as Gen Z. That's obvious."
Fun fact: he improvised those lines. Fucking legend.
I’m a loner, pollster. A *rebel*.
You don't want to get mixed up with a guy like me.
I’m a rebel
a loner...
😂 yes
*And if I have a good day* Ahem, I mean, please fuck off. Like, now.
Right. We're also quite likely to not cooperate.
Don't you tell me how to live my life!
I don't even tell me how to live my life!
"I WANT MY 2 DOLLARS!"
Also GenXer: I'm the most likely generation to use drugs or kill myself.
“Welp, better motor if we’re gonna make that funeral”
We don’t give a fuck.
Word.
Whatever
Was gonna say: there’s a reason they didn’t include us in their poll. You answered it.
Lonely is out natural state
Meh, there's a difference between being lonely and enjoying being alone doing my own thing.
Alone, but not lonely.
Yes, and fine with it. Kinda liberating.
I live alone and LOVE IT. I love not having to answer to anyone, and being able to walk around in my underwear if I need to. However, I'm a dialysis patient and don't mind it cos I enjoy the face-to-face interaction with the staff and other patients.
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Well….whatever. Nevermind.
Hello
Hello
Hel**lo**
How low
Hallow
With the lights out,
Yup, I don't want to participate in their demographic studies, or be marketed to, or told how I feel. They can't put me in a box!
I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don't want to do that.
Loyd Dobbler!
I gave her my heart, she gave me a pen.
This made me laugh so hard!
>be marketed to I think that's a key to a lot of the shit which omits Gen X. We don't trust anyone as a general rule. Oh you claim your product does this? Show me in real time or stfu kind of thing. We're the smallest generation, we have built in distrust. We're hard to market to. Found this and as a generalist kind of statement I think it's pretty accurate when it's referring to GenX. [https://www.tierleveldigitalmarketing.com/education/marketing-to-the-different-generations](https://www.tierleveldigitalmarketing.com/education/marketing-to-the-different-generations) one specific quote from the article I think holds a lot of truth as products aren't made to be reliable anymore, we're in an age of disposable products. "Showing genuine value and delivering on promises" Neither of those are long term company focus for a lot of business as it costs bottom line $$s to provide. Also, we're now old and set in our ways and use products we've almost always used.
When I hear a thing is going to be "customized to my particular unique preferences" I instantly hate it.
How can I be lonely when I have all you guys?
Oh, I'm sorry. Didn't see you there. You say something?
You can see me?!
I see you bud
The fact they didn’t even ask is just the most latchkey thing ever.
Being alone is not the same as being lonely (edit second alone oops). Now hand me my hot cocoa, I'm watching my shows and I don't wanna get out of my blanket. Then go away.
Ha this! I’ve had flu for 5 days now, locked myself in the spare bedroom with a tv and hard drive full of old shows, if this is “lonely” I’ll happily be lonely for as long as I can milk this flu!
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*wondering if i need this*
*wondering if I can knit one*
My parents are GenX (I’m a millenial)… I feel better about life than the Millenials raised by Boomers. You all are amazing parents and people.
We had excellent examples...of how not to parent.
For us, the only way to win was not to play. /r/childfree
I'm happy to hear your parents raised you right! My son is a millennial, and I may not have been the best parent, but I did my best to NOT be like my own parents as I raised him, and it seems he's doing alright so far - out in the world, working and making a living and regularly socializing with IRL friends and family. I wonder if your parents weren't surrounded by Boomer parents, raising your friends with participation trophies and Barney, and tearing their hair out at how weird and precious it had all become from when they were kids! That's how I felt. Helicoptering and judgemental as the day is long, how did this come to be? You might get a really interesting story about that if you ask them some time. :)
Aw that's nice to hear! I don't have kids but my friends who are parents definitely seem to be trying to do better. Lot less violence anyway, which was so normalized when I was a kid. I remember kids boarding the bus with bruises and black eyes on the regular and no one thought twice about it
We need /r/DemographicsWithoutGenX just as there's /r/MapsWithoutNZ
Ask and ye shall receive! [https://www.reddit.com/r/StatisticsWithoutGenX/](https://www.reddit.com/r/StatisticsWithoutGenX/) (DemographicsWithoutGenX was too long for reddit)
Somewhere there’s a gen-x kiwi who’s the most left out person ever
No, we’ve been in the basement playing D&D for 35 years, alone, surviving on cold pizza crusts and Jolt.
Extra credit if you still play AD&D.
Of course it's AD&D! That newfangled "3rd edition" rules set will never catch on.
Off entertaining ourselves… behind a shed, in the woods where you’re building a fort and a ramp for your bike, chopping down trees and trouncing through a crick…
Hey, I found a crawdad!
It's not like it would have been hard for them to get statistics for GenX. Just get all 17 of us on a conference call and ask.
Bah, just text me. I don't want to be bothered with all that interaction.
Literally laughed out loud at this. Seriously though, WHY DO THEY KEEP FORGETTING US?? I'm caught between enjoying being left alone and not labeled, and being a little put off that we're STILL being ignored by everyone.
Most Gen X here seem to be “meh, GTFO” about it, but I’m pissed off about always being forgotten. Maybe because I suspect it will be used against us to hurt us at some point. Like since obviously NO ONE was born from 1965-1980 (ish), they won’t be affected if we cancel their Social Security and Medicare benefits now, before they even start! We need more representation IMO.
> Maybe because I suspect it will be used against us to hurt us at some point. Like since obviously NO ONE was born from 1965-1980 (ish), they won’t be affected if we cancel their Social Security and Medicare benefits now, before they even start! This is my concern. I think it's valid. "Oh, they exist, but they're such a small generation it won't hurt us at the polls if we bone them sideways!"
They did that in the UK to women born in the 50s. "Yeah, we can delay their pensions and save the government billions of pounds; nobody will notice." And they've gotten away with it for over a decade. (I'm American but have British friends.)
That's something that kind of itches the back of my brain at times, too. We're a whole generation that's never asked for opinions and never looked at in studies. We freaking exist, and it does tend to piss me off some that we're treated like we don't.
I think it's because we're cynical and almost immune to marketing/advertising.
That's a pretty fair assessment for some of it. The ones that do bug me are when they'll be really vigilant to include even the new sub generations but we still get left off. Or, like the one linked in the post.
This will absolutely be how we get fucked. The boomers will die off having gotten max benefits their whole lives. Millennials will be tired of paying for stuff they don't get, so just as we become eligible everything is going to get cancelled because we don't exist and no one will ever notice if we get screwed.
Hey, my Prime Minister is genX!! I honestly can't wait until the milennials get into power. It would be a nice change, especially in the US. Too bad I'll probably be dead by then.
I’ve noticed that the Boomers want to lump us in with the allegedly ungrateful Millennials while the Millennials & GenZ want to lump us in with the old, out of touch scapegoats for all of society’s ills. It’s funny how I don’t see us really as either one. We just rarely are allowed to have our own identity as a generation.
I see us as our own generation, but I think you're right about how society tends to lump us. One of the reasons I love this sub is that I finally feel like there's people who get it. Get me.
One thing is certain: they're not going to suddenly start noticing us. We're fading like a hairstyle that's never had its day.
We are so fetch.
i am wondering if this would have happened in other decades, people would have been more anal retentive about including everyone and more accuracy, no ? *ponders* i also wonder if people are just so up their own ass they forget things. it´s like they have collective alzheimers or something. *mysteries*
In previous decades, I do have to wonder if they dove into the generation differences like they do now. I have zero proof but it sort of feels like if they did, it would be more accurate? You might be right about them being up their own asses, lol. There's a weird internet collective of a "war" between Boomers and Millinials, and while I'm glad we never got that kind of odd attention.... I still feel like we're at the corner lunch table, taking it all in and totally forgotten about because those are the ones everyone thinks of.
I’m totally happy being the ‘middle kid’ of the generations
Stop talking about us! Stop looking at us! We are just fine being feral over here! lol
They merely adopted the loneliness. We were born in it, molded by it.
I didn’t see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but BLINDING!
Maybe it's me and my circle but we not buying anything much. We are chilling with each other and rocking pot luck arcade days and nights til we hit the grave! Marketers are like: Hey you like Tekken? Check out all of this Tekken 8 stuff!!!!! We like: That's nice as fuck! Then we proceed to play Tekken 3 and wish them the best while talking shit!
It's not that they didn't ask. It's that we didn't answer and don't care about their survey.
Meanwhile GenXers have been quietly independent and enjoying our own company for decades now.
Gen X has The Cure.
We weren't even supposed to be here today.
Gen X raised themselves. They were alone their entire childhood. Loneliness is their coping strategy.
They know, as latch-key kids, we were born into loneliness. We were molded by it. We didn't even have to go home til we saw the streetlights come on.
I'm terrified of being lonely but I hate being around other people.
For the love of everything holy, I was enjoying my loneliness until your ass showed up with a clipboard.
Who the hell picks up the phone when an unrecognized number is calling? Who the hell picks up the phone when a RECOGNIZED number is calling? My guess is no one from our generation picked up the phone. Anyone who did pick up is clearly lonely.
I think we are as lonely as other generations, but the difference is that thanks to our upbringing as '"latchkey kids", we know how to lead solitary lives. Boomers would die without other people; and Millennials and Gen Z are lonely, but they seek to fill that hole by trying to find community online. But us Gen X, we are accustomed to having hobbies and doing things by ourselves. We're basically used to being loners, lol. Again, this does not mean we are happy...we just know how to be by ourselves if need be.
Meh, fuck 'em
LOL...wonder how it skews their data since they left out a whole generation. ETA: actually left out more than one generation. Still have Greatest Generation and some Silent Generation adults among us.
Loneliness was our after school snack. Our parents brought us into the world, but we largely raised ourselves. When we were young we longed to be seen, now we want to be left alone.
I’m not lonely. I’m alone. There is a distinct difference. Also people still suck. Gen X.
Whatever
I have been lonely since I made my own Kraft mac and cheese for lunch while home alone at age 11. You gotta eat something while you wait for nuclear annihilation. So it’s probs best they do not ask.
I’m reading this from a file closet at work because I don’t want to be around these fuvking people right now. I’d leave if there wasn’t some “urgent” bullshit that I have to be prepared for. Lonely? Nah more like leave me the fuck alone
We don't need to complain about lonely...its just normal.
Gen x here: "love my pets. They don't judge me and are wonderful company. TY. Goodbye."
I mean, have you seen GenZers? No wonder.
>Loneliness affects everyone differently, according to the study’s results. Gen Z (38%) and millennials (37%) feel the most lonely compared to Gen X (31%) and boomers (19%). Further, the unemployed are twice as likely to be lonely than those not seeking work. Higher-income Americans are also more likely to be lonely than lower-income Americans. Here is a study with Gen X included. The older you are the less lonely you are, go figure. Rest of article below. https://fortune.com/well/2023/08/11/loneliness-study-digital-social-media/
We’ve put up with enough bs. No hurry to find more.
🤣🤣 Totally prefer it. Learning one can thrive in loneliness is pretty fucking powerful
We’re an after thought. Fine by me
Always have been. "It's 10pm, do you know where your children are?"
Probably calling from a pay phone in the middle of the city saying “ I’m at ( enter friends name) house”
This thread makes me feel really one with you other assholes.
* L.oving self * O.ver others * N.ever dependent * E.veryone can Eat Me * L.eave me be * Y.ou only live once
Will they probably forget to turn on then off the porch light a couple times to get our attention?
Meh - I'm lonely too but I got the phishing calls to keep me company.
Ah, the eternal paradox of loneliness! Gen Z and Boomers share this common plight. Despite the generational divide, solitude unites us all. Let's embrace our shared yearning for connection and build bridges across the generations. Together, we can conquer loneliness and forge lasting bonds.
I like being invisible. I stay out of trouble and mind my own business. Life is good as an observer.
Pfft whatever. I have been alone many many times but lonely? Nope. I just enjoy the “me time” before the pendulum swings back the other way and I’m running around to social events bitching and moaning.
We’re not “lonely”; just alone 😜
This thread is fckng gold
I recently told my therapists that I find that I do best mentally when I’m not around people too often or too long, and I realized that after a certain amount of time being around others, I need my down time to decompress. I’ve been left alone for so long that now I kinda prefer it. It’s a lot more peaceful and stress free.
I was gonna say... does Gen X even get lonely?
I feel like society is telling us what they've always told us....'Tough it out. Don't be a pussy.'
Or they think we are boomers
Tssh. Whatever
Whatever!!
So is Gen X responsible for making younger generations lonely, by giving its offspring more attention than we got and creating unrealistic expectations?
Good, good...we're still not being noticed, just like it should be.
It's like being a latch key kid all over again
I have a dog. Fuck people. Deal with enough of them at work.
I'm not lonely, I just want to be left alone.
Like i give a fuck! They can go fuck them self, just leave me alone!
Lonely? Whats that? [I've got my record collection to listen to](https://i.imgur.com/AUGiQSu.jpg) so why would I be lonely?
Gen X is comfortable with alone-ness without getting lonely. Personally, I want my SO around, and some friends I know I can dial up, but I'm not obligated just to keep them happy. Months can go by, and I can pick up right where we left off. That's a good friend.
I don’t think millennials can fully grasp the idea of a Gen X wanting to be alone. Like I don’t want to exist for a limited period of time. Because I’m used to a level of lonely that they will never understand.
I'm fine with being alone, with my record collection and edibles
I grew up socially and have all the skills required to be a social human being, It's just that most of the time I could be bothered. I am regularly presented with opportunities to expand my social circle but for the most, I don't put the time into them becoming more than close acquaintances. I like spending time with people. I just like spending time with myself more. I generally like myself I know I am flawed but I don't spend a lot of time beating myself up about it.
It’s just the same treatment we’ve come to expect our whole lives.
Caller: Are you lonely? GenXer: Mind your business and lose this number. Caller: Sheesh, okay. [hangs up] GenXer: So, so lonely.
What does lonely mean? - Gen X
Eh whatever. People are overrated.
I prefer alone not lonely. And I hate surveys. They probably couldn’t get any of us to answer…
That’s because I’m a rebel and a loner, Dottie
Yeah, we don't get "lonely". We were raised feral.
Make a friend of your loneliness and you'll never be alone
I'm not alone because I want to be. I'm alone because most people make me feel more alone then when I'm actually alone.
They asked us. We told them to Fuck Off.
I am lonely and do not prefer it.
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop to look around once in a while, you may miss it.
I legit laughed out loud hahaha. That is just *too* fucking funny. Like, I get that we're often joked about but it's wild that whoever put this together--with all the other folks who collected the data--just literally left us out and no-one apparently noticed? LMFAO
GenX here: I love having lunch by myself.
They merely adopted the loneliness.... we were born alone
As a Gen X I can say I really don't give two fucks.
Jfc. It’s 10pm, do you know where your children are?
reading these comments just warms my cold gen x heart. lol. They forgot us yet again… and we still wanna just be left alone.😂😂
Demographics. Said "Fuck off" when asked to do a survey on loneliness. Gen X: 100%
Our response should always and only be - whatever..
Shhhh, Mass invisibility is our collective superpower.
They couldn't reach us, we were at work